David Nothaker (born September 23, 1989), better known by his stage name Notaker (stylized as И O T A K E R), is an American DJ and producer based in

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. He is best known for his midtempo-progressive style and for breakout singles like "

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"," Shimmer", and " The Storm" which have amassed over 11 million, 2.5 million, and 3.7 million streams on

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respectively. Notaker has performed at music festivals across the United States including Global Dance Festival in Denver, Das Energy in Utah, and Freaky Deaky in Texas.

Early life

Nothaker first got into electronic music after attending his first electronic music show and then being encouraged by a friend to write music. He noted

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and M83 as his inspirations.

Career

Notaker released his first single, "Oceanview Dr", in September 2015, on Brooklyn Fire Records, a label owned by

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. He followed up with another single in December 2015 titled "Feel the Rain" released on Zerothree Records. In March 2016 Notaker released his first EP, a three track release self-titled ''The Notaker EP''. The EP consisted of "Dream World Lapse", "Subweapon", and "Monarch (speed of light edit)". The EP was released on

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's Positronic Digital imprint. In April 2016 Notaker released his debut single with

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, "Infinite". He followed up in November 2016 with "Gems" released on

Notaker was listed by

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as one of "Dancing Astronaut's 25 Artists to Watch in 2017" The following year in February Notaker released " Shimmer" with

He released "Born in the Flames" as a single on March 17, 2017, via

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. On March 24, 2017, Notaker released his first single with

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titled Abyss, the release was part of the label's ''We are Friends Volume 6'' compilation. On July 5, 2017, he released "Wake Up, You're Dreaming" as part of

's '' Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1'' compilation album. On August 18, 2017, his remix of " Saving Light" by

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and Standerwick was included in the official remix package on Monstercat. On October 2, 2017, Notaker released the promotional single for his Genesis EP titled Who I Am. The single featured co-producer Declan James and vocalist Karra with the lyrics co-written by Matthew Steeper. On October 26 the full Genesis EP was released with "Just Close Your Eyes", "So Much Love", "Wake Up, You're Dreaming", "Terra", and the extended mix of "Who I Am" which was released only on beatport.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Remixes

References

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