Jason W. Chung (born January 27, 1985), better known as Nosaj Thing, is an American artist, record producer, and DJ based in

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. He has produced tracks for

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, Chance the Rapper, Kid Cudi,

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, and is the founder of Timetable Records.

Biography

Born in

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. He is of Korean descent. At the age of 12, he began to make music using computers. He self-released the debut EP, ''Views/Octopus'', in 2006. His first studio album, ''

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'', was released on

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in 2009. A remix version of the album, titled ''Drift Remixed'', was released in 2010. In 2012, he released a single, "Eclipse/Blue", which featured vocalist

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. His second studio album, '' Home'', was released in 2013. His third studio album, '' Fated'', was released in 2015. In 2016, he released an EP, ''No Reality''. His fourth studio album, ''Parallels'', was released in 2017.

Career

''Views/Octopus''

His earliest performances were at Los Angeles'

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avant-garde music venue The Smell and experimental hip hop club night

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where he became part of a community of beat makers including

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and

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. He went on to self-release the debut EP, ''Views/Octopus'', in 2006 featuring beats made throughout this early period.

''Drift''

His first studio album, ''

'', was released on

in 2009. A remix version of the album, titled ''Drift Remixed'', was released in 2010.

Subsequent Releases

Between 2012 and 2017 Thing released a further three full length studio albums, and EP and a Single. In 2013 he founded record label Timetable Records featuring artists such as D Tiberio, Holodec, Gerry Read, Whoarei, 4THSEX and Daito Manabe on the roster. In 2020 Thing announced he had signed to LuckyMe Records, releasing EP ''No Mind'' and single "For The Light" with accompanying music video

Live

Throughout 2009 and 2010 he toured a live

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show, featuring large scale video projections of live manipulated graphics, with showcase performances at Sónar Festival,

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and

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. In 2016 Thing collaborated with Japanese artist Daito Manabe to create a touring show featuring real-time augmented reality visuals using multiple Kinect cameras on stage. The debut performance at

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was described by Pitchfork Magazine as "runaway winner for best visual production" and was billed by Sónar Festival as "extremely captivating, technologically advanced, show of inordinate beauty".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2009) * '' Home'' (2013) * '' Fated'' (2015) * ''Parallels'' (2017) * ''Continua'' (2022)

Remix albums

* ''Drift Remixed'' (2010)

EPs

* ''Views/Octopus'' (2006) * ''No Reality'' (2016) *''No Mind'' (2020)

Singles

* "Night Crawler" (2010) * "Eclipse/Blue" featuring

(2012) * "For The Light" (2020)

Productions

* Kid Cudi – "Man on the Moon (The Anthem)" from ''

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'' (2008) and '' Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009) *

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– "Split Seconds (Between Nannies and Swamis)" from '' Jhelli Beam'' (2009) *

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– "Head Static" from '' Jimmy the Lock'' (2010) * Flash Bang Grenada – "Beat My B*tch" from ''

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'' (2011) *

– "Cloud 10" (2011) * Chance the Rapper – "Paranoia" from '' Acid Rap'' (2013) * KUČKA – "Real" from ''

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'' (2019) * Park Hye Jin – "Clouds" (2020) * Kid Cudi – "Another Day" from '' Man on the Moon III: The Chosen'' (2020) * Jamie Isaac – ''3'' (2020) *

– "Nod" from '' Healing Is a Miracle'' (2020)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nosaj Thing Living people 1985 births American musicians of Korean descent American electronic musicians Musicians from Los Angeles People from Montebello, California