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Nicolás Jaar (b. 10 January 1990) is an American experimental electronic musician, record producer, composer, DJ, and mixing engineer based in New York. He co-founded the band DARKSIDE in 2011 and has released music under various aliases, most notably Against All Logic. Jaar established two record labels, Clown & Sunset (2009–2013) and another since 2013. In 2008, the same year he enrolled in college, Jaar presented his 12" debut on a Brooklyn-based label. He graduated in 2012 with a degree in comparative literature. Jaar remained active in the NYC underground dance scene, producing multiple "disco edits" and "reworks" during the nu-disco resurgence in the early 2010s, with some tracks included on 12" and digital compilations. He gained prominence and critical acclaim after his debut full-length album was released in 2011. Jaar appeared on an iconic weekly show in May 2012, where his selection was voted "Mix of the Year." Besides producing several studio albums and numerous EPs, Nicolás Jaar has composed film soundtracks for the crime drama "Dheepan" (2015), which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, "Ema" (2019), for which he earned the "Best Score" award at the Miami International Film Festival, and the Georgian-French drama "Beginning" (2019) by Déa
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