Jason W. Chung (born January 27, 1985 ), better known as Nosaj Thing, is an American artist, record producer, and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He has produced tracks for Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Kid Cudi, Tinashe, Toro Y Moi, serpentwithfeet, Kučka, Julianna Barwick, and is the founder of Timetable Records.

Biography

Born in Los Angeles, California. 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, Drift, was released on Alpha Pup Records 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 Kazu Makino. 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' DIY avant-garde music venue The Smell and experimental hip hop club night Low End Theory where he became part of a community of beat makers including Samiyam and Flying Lotus. 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, Drift, was released on Alpha Pup Records 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 audiovisual show, featuring large scale video projections of live manipulated graphics, with showcase performances at Sónar Festival, Pop Montreal and São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound. 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 Coachella Festival 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

Remix albums

EPs

Singles

Productions