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Mulherin performing in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Edward Mulherin
Also known as	n,n. never,forever. TRAU CHOI
Born	(1992-06-04) June 4, 1992 (age 32) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Origin	Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Genres	Emo rap trap indie rock post hardcore alternative rock screamo
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	vocals guitar bass guitar drums
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Reapers Realm Records
Website	nothingnowhere.net

Joseph Edward Mulherin (born June 4, 1992), better known by his stage name nothing,nowhere., is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

While the music composed by Mulherin is entirely written and produced by him, he maintains a group of musicians who perform with him for live shows under the "nothing,nowhere." name. The band has toured as a supporting act for Grandson, Real Friends, Tiny Moving Parts, Thrice, La Dispute, Neck Deep, and Fall Out Boy on multiple tours.

Early life

Mulherin was raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and spent summers in Hyde Park, Vermont. He attended Igo Elementary School and Ahern Middle School. Afterwards, Mulherin spent his freshman year of high school at Xaverian Brothers High School, before transferring to Foxborough High School his sophomore year, where he studied computer-based design. He first came into contact with making music at the age of 12, when his cousin let him borrow their acoustic guitar with which he covered various emo songs. For a period of time, Mulherin worked for ice cream company Ben & Jerry's as a videographer, creating numerous advertisements and promotional material.

History

The origin of the name "nothing,nowhere." comes from Mulherin's inspiration from a lecture by the philosopher Alan Watts on the concept of nothingness and its "fertility".

In 2015, Mulherin began uploading songs on SoundCloud under the name nothing,nowhere. In June of that year, he released his debut album titled the nothing,nowhere. LP onto Bandcamp. After releasing two EPs, Bummer, and Who Are You, featuring Austrian producer Oilcolor, Mulherin debuted several of his most iconic singles of the pre-Fueled by Ramen era, including: Deadbeat Valentine, I'm Sorry, I'm Trying, and Letdown. Then, after appearing on multiple tracks by other Soundcloud artists, on October 20, 2017, he released his commercial debut album, Reaper, which consisted of guitar-based emo rap that the New York Times called "one of the most promising pop albums of the year." He produced the album with Erik Ron and Jay Vee. The track "Hopes Up" features vocals from Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, and the track "REM" features Delaware rapper Lil West. New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica listed Reaper as his #1 album of 2017.

On February 16, 2018, it was confirmed that Mulherin had signed to Fueled by Ramen as he released a new single titled "Ruiner", the first of several that would appear on his upcoming album of the same name, which was released on April 13, 2018. In March 2018, Mulherin cancelled his tour due to chronic laryngitis and a hemorrhaged vocal fold, this included his first European show in London.

From October 19 to November 9, 2018, Mulherin was on tour in Europe.

On January 28, 2020, Mulherin released a new single titled "Nightmare", subsequently announcing dates for a world tour. However, these dates were soon cancelled in March of the same year due to complications involving the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 18, 2020, Mulherin released a single titled "Death". On July 10, 2020, Mulherin released an album titled "One Takes: Vol. 1". The album features versions of songs released prior that were all recorded in one take. Music publication The Line of Best Fit rated it a 7.5/10, calling the album an exposé of "the raw nature of human hurt and understanding". On July 24, 2020, Mulherin released a single titled "Lights (4444)". On September 18, 2020, Mulherin released a single titled "Pretend". On October 5, 2020, Neck Deep announced new dates for their All Distortions Are Intentional US Tour, with Mulherin as a supporting act. On October 27, 2020, Mulherin released a single titled "Blood" featuring indie rock singer KennyHoopla and producer Judge. On December 7, 2020, Mulherin announced his upcoming fourth album, Trauma Factory, which would be released on February 19, 2021. He subsequently released a new single for the album, titled "Fake Friend".

In 2023, Mulherin released his fifth studio album: Void Eternal. The album received high praise from critics and was described as post-hardcore, nu-metal and emo. The album features artists: Pete Wentz, Underoath, Buddy Nielsen, Freddie Dredd, Silverstein, SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Will Ramos.

On January 20, 2024, Mulherin confirmed that he'd become an independent artist. On social media, he announced that he set himself the target of releasing four albums in 2024. On January 29, 2024, he announced that he would be releasing a new 18-track album called Dark Magic on February 9, 2024, which went back to his earlier sound of emo rap. On June 28, 2024, he released his second album of the year, Hell or Highwater, about which Mulherin said that it was a country album. On October 16, 2024, he released his third album of the year, miserymaker. On December 20, 2024, he released his fourth album of the year, Cult Classic.

Personal life

Mulherin has almost never used alcohol, cigarettes or other recreational drugs, and in his freshman year of college, he became vegan straight edge. Mulherin also takes care of hens at his Vermont farmhouse, the eggs from which he gathers and gifts to those visiting his home who are not vegans themselves.

In August 2018, Mulherin cancelled a string of shows, including an appearance at Reading & Leeds Festival due to severe anxiety. He had previously canceled shows due to depression and anxiety in July 2018, further revealing he was pursuing treatment. In an interview with The Fader in November 2018, Mulherin disclosed that he had felt anxiety and panic attacks regularly as a child and the effects it had on his life led to depression.

Before creating music, Mulherin had an interest in filmmaking. He attended film school at Burlington College in Vermont and while in college, Mulherin co-created the short film Watcher which won a prize at the Vermont International Film Festival. In 2013, he participated in a contest by the organization Creative Mind Group at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France, shooting, directing and co-editing the film One Day which received three awards.

Discography

Studio albums

As never,forever.

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

2010s

2020s

As featured artist

Music videos

Notes

1. The release has been referred to as both an album and mixtape by the artist himself.

References

1. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 31, 2017). "Review: Nothing,Nowhere.'s Tormented Emo-Rap Shows Hip-Hop's Post-Modern Evolution". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
2. "nothing,nowhere. | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
3. ^ "reapers realm records, R3 🤞🏻". X. January 20, 2024.
4. ^ Jon Caramanica, "nothing,nowhere. Blends Hip-Hop and Emo to Make Tomorrow's Pop," New York Times, October 20, 2017.
5. ^ Mortimer, Frank (30 May 2013). "On the straight and narrow". The Sun Chronicle. Foxboro, United States (published May 30, 2013). Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
6. ^ Bolton, Michele Morgan (June 27, 2013). "From home movies to Cannes, film-maker makes it to the big time". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
7. Genius, Nothing Nowhere Biography based on an Interview by OnesToWatch.com "Nothing, Nowhere Wants To Do Something Everywhere in Our Latest Q&A" (Archived Version)
8. "nothing,nowhere. Twitch stream: 2023-07-19 - "writing"". YouTube. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
9. "Nothing Nowhere interview March 20 2018". YouTube. April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
10. Chris Payne, "Emo-Meets-Hip-Hop Project nothing,nowhere. Premieres 'Hopes Up' Video With Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba," Billboard, August 7, 2017.
11. Jon Caramanica, "nothing,nowhere. Blends Hip-Hop and Emo to Make Tomorrow's Pop," New York Times, October 20, 2017.
12. Chris Payne, "Emo-Meets-Hip-Hop Project nothing,nowhere. Premieres 'Hopes Up' Video With Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba," Billboard, August 7, 2017.
13. Mosi Reeves, "Review: Nothing,Nowhere.'s Tormented Emo-Rap Shows Hip-Hop's Post-Modern Evolution," Rolling Stone, October 31, 2017.
14. Mitch Findlay, "nothing, nowhere & Lil West Collide For Some Emo Rap," HotNewHipHop, October 23, 2017.
15. Jay Balfour, "Tracks," Pitchfork, October 23, 2017.
16. Jon Caramanica, "The Best Albums of 2017," New York Times, December 6, 2017.
17. ^ Sam Taylor, "Nothing, Nowhere Has Released His New Album 'Ruiner'," Upset, April 13, 2018.
18. "nothing,nowhere. Cancels Remaining Headlining Dates Due To Vocal Cord Injury". the Noise. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
19. "nothing,nowhere. Has Cancelled The Remainder Of His Current Tour - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
20. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "nightmare - out now"". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
21. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "uk/eu: tickets are officially on sale cop one and come to a show excited to see you again"". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
22. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "i will be back stay healthy🔨"". Retrieved 18 March 2020.
23. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "Death"". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
24. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "one takes: vol 1. out now"". Retrieved 10 July 2020.
25. Loftin, Steven. "Burgeoning emo rapper nothing.nowhere exposes the rawness of life". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
26. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "lights (4444) out now"". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
27. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "Pretend // Out Now"". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
28. "Neck Deep on Twitter: "Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, we have had to postpone our US headline tour until 2021. We've tried to preserve as many of the dates as poss & are super buzzed to confirm that @nothingnowhere & @HeartAttackMane will join us on all shows"". Retrieved 5 October 2020.
29. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "🩸Blood🩸 (Ft. @Kennyhoopla & @Judgebeats)"". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
30. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "Trauma Factory February 19"". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
31. "nothing,nowhere. on Twitter: "Fake Friend Out Now"". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
32. "Nothing,Nowhere resurrects nu-metal with VOID ETERNAL's untethered rage". thelineofbestfit.com. The Line of Best Fit. March 31, 2023.
33. "dark magic[,] february 9th[,] 18 songs". X. January 19, 2024.
34. Ep 10: nothing,nowhere. on REVERB's Quarantine Kitchen. 14 July 2020. Event occurs at 4:41. Retrieved 20 February 2021. I've been vegan about 9 years
35. Depasquale, Jenna (January 19, 2021). "nothing,nowhere. Enters a New Era". Underground Underdogs. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
36. "nothing,nowhere. cancels this weekend's appearance at Reading & Leeds". Alternative Press. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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39. "How mindfulness practice helped experimental rapper nothing,nowhere". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
40. "🎶 nothing,nowhere. Twitch stream: 2024-01-31 - "╰☆☆ SPELLCRAFTING SOUNDS ☆☆╮"". YouTube. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

External links

• nothing,nowhere. on SoundCloud
• Nothing,Nowhere at AllMusic

• 1992 births
• Alternative hip-hop musicians
• Burlington College alumni
• Decaydance Records artists
• Emo rap musicians
• Fueled by Ramen artists
• Living people
• People from Foxborough, Massachusetts
• People from Burlington, Vermont
• Rappers from Massachusetts
• Rappers from Vermont
• 21st-century American rappers
• Equal Vision Records artists