Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing crafts stately, ethereal electronic music and instrumental hip-hop, with influences that range from Boards of Canada and DJ Shadow to Danny Elfman and Erik Satie. Emerging as part of the Los Angeles beat scene during the 2000s, he released his debut album, Drift, in 2009, and made beats for noted emcees like Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper. He subsequently explored house, ambient, R&B, and other genres on releases like Home (2015) and Continua (2022), inviting guests such as Toro y Moi, serpentwithfeet, and Julianna Barwick.