Nosaj Thing

Nosaj Thing
Background information
Born	c. 1985 Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Electronica, experimental music, hip hop
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Alpha Pup Records
Website	nosajthing.com

Jason Chung, better known as Nosaj Thing, is a Korean American electronic musician based in Los Angeles County, California. He self-released his first EP Views/Octopus in 2006 and released his debut LP, Drift, on Alpha Pup Records on June 9, 2009.^[1][2]

History

Nosaj Thing was raised in Los Angeles.

He was involved in music at a young age and Hip-hop has had a profound influence on his music. At the age of 12, he learned the basics of DJing and began to produce on the computer shortly after. Nosaj Thing has since played at various shows and festivals including Sonar Festival^[3] and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Music

Chung's track "Aquarium" from the EP Views/Octopus was used by rapper Kid Cudi in "Man on the Moon (The Anthem)", from his mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. On October 4th, 2011 rapper Kendrick Lamar released a single titled "Cloud 10", produced by Nosaj Thing. The song was recorded for Windows Phone promotion.^[4]

Discography

Full albums

• Drift (2009, Alpha Pup Records)
• Drift Remixed (2010, Alpha Pup Records)

EPs

• Views/Octopus (2006)

Remixes

• Health ("Tabloid Sores") (2008)
• Flying Lotus ("Camel") (2008)
• Boris ("Buzz In") (2009)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg featuring Beck ("Heaven Can Wait") (2009)
• The xx ("Islands")
• Radiohead ("Reckoner")
• Drake ("Forever")
• Malachai ("Let 'Em Fall")
• Portishead ("Wandering Star/Coat of Arms")
• Jogger ("Nice Tights")
• Adam Freeland ("Rock On")
• Nalepa ("Flatlands")
• Blank Blue ("Eyes Closed")
• Daedelus ("It's Madness")
• 50 Cent ("I Get Money (Lazer Sword Neon Hot Pockets Remix)")
• Plastic Little ("More Tongue Less Teeth (Featuring MF Doom)"

References

1. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (17 February 2010). "A Smell of His Own:Nosaj Thing finds his place in the new IDM". Baltimore City Paper. http://www.citypaper.com/music/story.asp?id=19773. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
2. ^ Martins, Chris (14 May 2009). "Rattling the Underground With Nosaj Thing and Low End Theory". LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/2009-05-14/music/rattling-the-underground. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
3. ^ Parker, Tristan (18 June2010). "SonarFestival: Nosaj Thing Day two, pre-giginterview". Clash (magazine). http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/sonar-festival-nosaj-thing. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
4. ^ http://hiphop-n-more.com/2011/10/kendrick-lamar-cloud-10/

External links

• Nosaj Thing website
• MySpace

Persondata
Name	Nosaj Thing
Alternative names
Short description	Musician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
Place of death