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How much do you really know about Nicolas Jaar? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Nicolas Jaar released an album under the alias 'Against All Logic' in 2018.

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'2012-2017' came out under Against All Logic, a house/techno alias. It was a surprise hit, featuring samples from funk and soul.

2.

Nicolas Jaar's father is the acclaimed Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar.

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Alfredo Jaar is a renowned Chilean-born artist and filmmaker, father of musician Nicolas Jaar.

3.

Nicolas Jaar composed the score for the 2020 video game 'The Last of Us Part II'.

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The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, with additional music by Mac Quayle. Nicolas Jaar is an electronic musician known for his solo albums and scoring films such as 'Dheepan' (2015) and 'Ema' (2019).

4.

Nicolas Jaar co-founded the label 'Other People' with experimental musician Oneohtrix Point Never.

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Other People is Jaar's own label, launched in 2013. Oneohtrix Point Never runs his own label, Software Recording Co.

5.

Nicolas Jaar won a Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2021.

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Nicolas Jaar has never won a Grammy. His 2020 album 'Telos' was not nominated; the 2021 award went to Kaytranada for 'Bubba'.

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Nicolas Jaar once performed a live set on the Atacama Salt Flat in Chile.

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In 2015, he played an intimate live set on the Salar de Atacama for a small audience, an event that blended music with the vast natural landscape.

7.

Nicolas Jaar studied neuroscience at Brown University before pursuing music full-time.

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Jaar studied at Brown but focused on comparative literature and music. He never formally studied neuroscience.

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Jaar's track 'Space Is Only Noise' samples a NASA recording of Saturn's rings.

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The title track from his 2011 debut album incorporates a field recording of radio waves from Saturn, processed into a haunting drone.

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