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L.A.-based producer Nosaj Thing, (Jason Chung, 23) is a sound innovator—His electronic soundscapes and wild beat tectonics play like vignettes that affect the listener's mind as deeply as he hits their soul. Without a doubt, Nosaj Thing is among L.A.'s finest musical modulators. He has received Artist-to-Watch accolades from XLR8R, remixed Daedulus and Elliot Lipp, won Plastic Little/Turntable Lab's remix contest featuring MF Doom, and won L.A.'s prestigious Project Blowed beat battle. He has shared the stage with the likes of Sixtoo, Architecture in Helsinki, DJ Krush, Z-Trip, Free the Robots, Eliott Lipp, Flying Lotus, Edit, and Daedelus. He's a staple and a crowd pleaser at L.A.'s underground hip-hop good time, Low End Theory.

Comparisons run along with Ratatat, DJ Shadow, and Boards of Canada. A survey of his own record collection will turn up pieces from Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Radiohead, Daft Punk and Eric Satie.

"L.A.-based producer Nosaj Thing pits gritty electronics à la Justice against sultry hip-hop undertones‐and the two worlds meet with a surprising smoothness. This is one producer worth keeping an eye on." -- XLR8R Magazine

"Over the past year, we've seen an amazing evolution from one of L.A.'s young great hopes. We are expecting nothing less than an all-around sensory beatdown from Nosaj Thing, a true embodiment of the next wave." -- Daddy Kev, Alpha Pup Records

"He's blazed Low End Theory on multiple occasions, leaving the crowd deaf and dumbfounded." -- Low End Theory