Nobody (producer)

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Nobody
Birth nameElvin Estela
Also known asDJ Nobody
Born (1977-03-14) March 14, 1977 (age 47)[1]
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
Instrument(s)Sampler
Years active1998–present
LabelsUbiquity Records, Plug Research, Mush Records, Alpha Pup Records, Hellfyre Club

Elvin Estela (born March 14, 1977[1]), better known by his stage name Nobody, is an American hip hop producer based in Los Angeles, California.[2] He is a resident DJ at Low End Theory.[3] He has collaborated with 2Mex, Abstract Rude, Freestyle Fellowship,[4] Busdriver, and Mystic Chords of Memory.[5] He has also been a member of Blank Blue[6] and Bomb Zombies.[7] Better Propaganda placed him at number 73 on the "Top 100 Artists of the Decade" list.[8]

Life and career

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

Prefuse 73 and Xololanxinxo, among others.[12]

Nobody wrote the article about 1960s psychedelic rock for XLR8R in 2006.[13]

In 2008, Estela released the album, Western Water Music Vol. II,[14] on Ubiquity Records under the Blank Blue moniker, a collaboration with Niki Randa.[15] It is the official follow-up to his 2003 album, Pacific Draft: Western Water Music Vol. 1.[16][17] The duo's sound has been compared to The Monkees, DJ Shadow, and J Dilla.[18] Live the pair have been assisted by drummer Andres Renteria and bassist Brian Akio Martinez.[19]

The fourth solo album, One for All Without Hesitation, was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2010.[20]

He returned with Vivid Green, an album featuring Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Nocando and Baths, in 2013.[21]

In 2019, he released a studio album, All Too Familiar.[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

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

EPs

  • Earthtones EP (1999)
  • Porpoise Song EP (2004)
  • Dive EP (2008) (with Niki Randa, as Blank Blue)
  • Sincerely Yours (2011) (with Nocando, as Bomb Zombies)
  • Prodigal Son (2015)
  • Invisible Threads (2016) (with Niki Randa, as Blank Blue)

Singles

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

Productions

  • Of Mexican Descent
    - "Money Is Meaningless" from Exitos Y Mas Exitos (1998)
  • Phil Ranelin - "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)
  • Dntel - "Anywhere Anyone (Nobody Remix)" (2001)
  • Freestyle Fellowship - "Shockadoom" from Shockadoom (2002)
  • Adventure Time - "Whetting Whistles (Nobody's Tumbling Through Time Remix)" from Glass Bottom Boats (2004)
  • Her Space Holiday - "From South Carolina (Nobody Remix)" from The Young Machines Remixed (2004)
  • Busdriver - "Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
  • The Free Design - "Girls Alone (Nobody Muzak Mix)" from The Now Sound Redesigned (2005)
  • Ellay Khule
    - "Sounds Like...", "B-Girl Queendom", "The Turning Point", and "Dandylions" from Califormula (2005)
  • Prefuse 73 - "La Correcion Exchange" from Surrounded by Silence
    (2005)
  • Mia Doi Todd - "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)
  • Isaiah Toothtaker - "Paid Dues" from Murs 3:16 Presents (2008)
  • School of Seven Bells - "Trance Figure (Nobody Remix)" (2009)
  • Busdriver - "Handfuls of Sky", "Quebec and Back", and "Manchuria" from Jhelli Beam (2009)
  • Nocando - "Hurry Up and Wait" and "21" from Jimmy the Lock (2010)
  • Omar Rodríguez-López - Tychozorente (2010)
  • Beans - "Death Sweater" from End It All (2011)
  • Nocando - "Westside Rentals" from Zero Hour (2012)
  • Free the Robots - "Ophic (DJ Nobody Remix)" (2012)
  • The Postal Service - "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)
  • Anderson Paak
    - "Milk n' Honey" from Venice (2014)
  • Open Mike Eagle - "(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)
  • Anomie Belle - "The Good Life (Nobody Remix)" from Flux (2018)

References

  1. ^ a b Nobody (March 14, 2015). "Gonna Celebrate 6 Months Off The Sauce And 38 Years Of Life With Lots Of Sauce Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Leeuwis, Jeremy (November 10, 2006). "Nobody to release Revisions Revisions". Music Remedy.
  3. ^ Martins, Chris (June 21, 2013). "DJ Nobody Teams With Cedric Bixler-Zavala for Sunny Psych-Hop 'Our Last Dance'". Spin.
  4. ^ Book, John (January 16, 2001). "Nobody — Soulmates — Ubiquity Records". RapReviews.
  5. ^ Martins, Chris (October 6, 2010). "Nocando and DJ Nobody are 'Bomb Zombies'". LA Weekly.
  6. URB. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original
    on October 23, 2012.
  7. ^ Fallon, Patric (October 20, 2010). "Nocando and Nobody Collaborate on Bomb Zombies". XLR8R. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Artists of the Decade: #73 Nobody". Better Propaganda.
  9. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (November 2000). "Nobody — Soulmates". Exclaim!.
  10. ^ Battaglia, Andy (September 16, 2003). "Nobody: Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1". The A.V. Club.
  11. ^ Dombal, Ryan (June 7, 2005). "Nobody: And Everything Else..." Pitchfork.
  12. ^ Dameron, Emerson (June 9, 2005). "...And Everything Else". Dusted Magazine.
  13. ^ Estela, Elvin (May 8, 2006). "Nobody: Trip Fantastic". XLR8R.
  14. ^ "Blank Blue: How We Listen Is How We Live". L.A. Record. June 14, 2007.
  15. ^ Nishimoto, Dan (April 27, 2008). "Album Review: Blank Blue - Western Water Music Vol. 2". Prefix.
  16. URB. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original
    on October 23, 2012.
  17. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Western Water Music, Vol. II - Blank Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  18. ^ Turner, Gustavo (June 3, 2008). "Blank Blue: Western Water Music Vol. II". The Phoenix.
  19. ^ Feuer, Daiana (September 24, 2010). "Blank Blue @ The Airliner". L.A. Record.
  20. ^ Martins, Chris (June 10, 2010). "Q&A: DJ Nobody on Love, Auto-Tune and Low End Theory". LA Weekly.
  21. ^ Patrin, Nate (July 25, 2013). "Nobody: Vivid Green". Pitchfork.
  22. ^ Simpson, Paul. "All Too Familiar - Nobody". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

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