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| Also known as | Richard Singphiphat Nakhonethap |
| Origin | San Diego, United States |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Member of | ISOKNOCK |
| Website | www |
Richard Singphiphat Nakhonethap, [1] known by the stage name Knock2, is a Laotian-American DJ and music producer from San Diego, California. [2] His music typically combines elements of bass house, trap, and many other musical genres. [3] Nakhonethap is also a member of ISOKnock, an electronic music duo composed of himself and ISOxo. He has collaborated with popular EDM artists including Dillon Francis, Nghtmre, and RL Grime. [4] Nakhonethap's increase in popularity has been attributed to energetic DJ sets at standalone shows and festivals in combination with viral social media marketing. [5] [6] [7]
Introduced to DJing in middle school, Nakhonethap took an interest in music production due to his involvement in his middle school's breakdancing club. [8] Nakhonethap reportedly began DJing at 11 years old and taught himself music production by watching production tutorial videos on YouTube. [9] Nakhonethap would go on to attend Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego where he would continue DJing attracting the interests of artists such as Diplo and Flo Rida.[ citation needed ] At age 14, Nakhonethap would meet Julian Isorena, better known by his stage name of ISOxo, at the San Diego County Fair where the two were scheduled to DJ. [10] Nakhonethap and Isorena would go on to collaborate heavily on future projects and shows. [11] Nakhonethap has cited NGHTMRE as one of his biggest inspirations. [12]
In 2020, Nakhonethap released the single "What's the Move" in collaboration with Henry Fong and General Degree. [13] On February 5, 2021, Nakhonethap released the single "Dashstar*" [14] which found immediate success and, as of 2024 [update] , is his most streamed song. In the same year, Nakhonethap featured in Dancing Astronaut's Artists to Watch in 2021. [15] "Dashstar*" was the third most played song at Electronic Daisy Carnival Las Vegas in 2022. [16] On August 24, 2022, "Dashstar*" was added to Counter Strike 2 as a Music Kit for the Initiator's Music Box. [17] On August 6, 2021, Nakhonethap released his debut extended play 2Hearts, [18] which contains five tracks. [19] A deluxe version of the extended play was released on September 9, 2022, featuring two additional tracks. [20]
On October 30, 2022, Nakhonethap alongside fellow artist ISOxo under the portmanteau ISOKnock, released niteharts. The extended play features a compilation of ten remixes of previous songs. [21]
On January 27, 2023, Nakhonethap released his second extended play, Room202. [22] [23] The extended play contains six tracks and a debut headlining tour accompanying the release titled the "Room202 Tour" included 13 stops. [24] Additional stops were added to the tour including a four-day grand finale at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. [25] On August 18, 2023, Nakhonethap released a deluxe version of the extended play titled ROOM202 dlux which added two additional tracks. [26]
On August 1, 2024, in collaboration with ISOxo, Nakhonethap's debut album as ISOKnock, 4Evr, was released. [27] [28] The album contains eight tracks and was released on the 88rising label. [29] In the same year, ISOKnock performed at Coachella. [30]
On January 17, 2025, Nakhonethap released his solo debut album, nolimit, containing 17 tracks, on 88rising.
| Title | Year |
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| "Japan" (with Cheyenne Giles) | 2018 |
| "Radial" (with ISOxo) | 2019 |
| "Dvncefloor" (with Cheyenne Giles) | 2019 |
| "What's the Move" (with Henry Fong, General Decree) | 2020 |
| "Dashstar*" [31] | 2021 |
| "Speak Up!" | 2021 |
| "Paranoid" | 2022 |
| "Jade" | 2022 |
| "Gettin' Hott" | 2022 |
| "Dashstar* (VIP)" | 2022 |
| "Make U Sweat!" [32] [33] | 2023 |
| "One Chance" [34] [35] (with Nghtmre, Marlhy) | 2023 |
| "Buttons!" [36] (with Dillon Francis) | 2023 |
| "Feel U Luv Me" [37] [38] | 2024 |
| "Hold My Hand" | 2024 |
| "Come Aliv3" (with RL Grime, Abi Flynn) | 2024 |
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| "Smack Talk" (with RL Grime) | 2024 |
| "4Evr" (with cade clair) | 2024 |
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