Elvin Estela (born March 14, 1977), better known by his stage name Nobody, is an American hip hop producer based in

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. He is a resident DJ at

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. He has collaborated with 2Mex,

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, and

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. He has also been a member of Blank Blue and

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. ''Better Propaganda'' placed him at number 73 on the "Top 100 Artists of the Decade" list.

Life and career

Nobody's solo debut album, ''Soulmates'', was released on

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in 2000. The second solo album, ''Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1'', was released in 2003. He released the third solo album, '' And Everything Else...'', on

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and Xololanxinxo, among others. Nobody wrote the article about 1960s psychedelic rock for ''

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'' in 2006. In 2008, Estela released the album, ''Western Water Music Vol. II'', on Ubiquity Records under the Blank Blue moniker, a collaboration with Niki Randa. It is the official follow-up to his 2003 album, ''Pacific Draft: Western Water Music Vol. 1''. The duo's sound has been compared to

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, and

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. Live the pair have been assisted by drummer Andres Renteria and bassist Brian Akio Martinez. The fourth solo album, ''One for All Without Hesitation'', was released on

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in 2010. He returned with ''Vivid Green'', an album featuring

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and Baths, in 2013. In 2019, he released a studio album, ''All Too Familiar''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Soulmates'' (2000) * ''Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1'' (2003) * '' And Everything Else...'' (2005) * '' Tree Colored See'' (2006) * ''Western Water Music Volume II'' (2008) * ''One for All Without Hesitation'' (2010) * ''Vivid Green'' (2013) * ''All Too Familiar'' (2019)

Compilation albums

* ''Revisions Revisions: The Remixes 2000-2005'' (2006) * ''Puzzles'' (2015)

EPs

* ''Earthtones EP'' (1999) * ''Porpoise Song EP'' (2004) * ''Dive EP'' (2008) * '' Sincerely Yours'' (2011) * ''Prodigal Son'' (2015) * ''Invisible Threads'' (2016)

Singles

* "Fiend and the Fix" (2000) * "Afternoon Focus" (2000) * "Shades of Orange" (2001) * "Ballorettes" (2002) * "Fancy" (2005) * "Broaden a New Sound" (2005) * "Rex" (2012) * "Our Last Dance" (2013) * "Smash Yr Radio" (2019)

Productions

* Of Mexican Descent - "Money Is Meaningless" from ''Exitos Y Mas Exitos'' (1998) *

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- "Vibes from the Tribe" from ''Remixes'' (2001) * 2Mex - "Ghost Writer", "M Is for Memo", and "I Didn't Mean to Touch Your Hand" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001) *

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- "Anywhere Anyone (Nobody Remix)" (2001) *

- "Shockadoom" from ''

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- "Whetting Whistles (Nobody's Tumbling Through Time Remix)" from ''Glass Bottom Boats'' (2004) *

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- "From South Carolina (Nobody Remix)" from ''The Young Machines Remixed'' (2004) *

- "Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)" from ''

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- "Girls Alone (Nobody Muzak Mix)" from ''The Now Sound Redesigned'' (2005) *

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- "Sounds Like...", "B-Girl Queendom", "The Turning Point", and "Dandylions" from ''Califormula'' (2005) *

- "La Correcion Exchange" from '' Surrounded by Silence'' (2005) *

- "What If We Do? (Nobody Remix)" from ''La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita'' (2006) * Busdriver - "Casting Agents and Cowgirls", "Less Yes's, More No's", and "The Troglodyte Wins" from '' RoadKillOvercoat'' (2007) *

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- "Paid Dues" from ''Murs 3:16 Presents'' (2008) *

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- "Trance Figure (Nobody Remix)" (2009) * Busdriver - "Handfuls of Sky", "Quebec and Back", and "Manchuria" from ''

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'' (2009) *

- "Hurry Up and Wait" and "21" from ''

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'' (2010) *

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- ''

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'' (2010) *

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- "Death Sweater" from ''

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'' (2011) * Nocando - "Westside Rentals" from ''Zero Hour'' (2012) *

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- "Ophic (DJ Nobody Remix)" (2012) *

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- "Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)" from '' Give Up (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)'' (2013) * Nocando - "You Know" and "Last but Not Least" from ''Tits & Explosions'' (2013) *

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- "Milk n' Honey" from ''Venice'' (2014) *

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- "(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home" from '' Brick Body Kids Still Daydream'' (2017) * Open Mike Eagle - "Every Little Thing" from ''What Happens When I Try to Relax'' (2018) *

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- "The Good Life (Nobody Remix)" from ''Flux'' (2018)

References

External links

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on

Mush Records Mush Records is an American independent record label. It was founded by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché in 1997. History Originally known as Dirty Loop Music, Mush Records started out as a recording studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the label for ...

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