Sega Bodega

Salvador Navarrete (born 16 February 1992), better known by his stage name Sega Bodega, is a Scottish music producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and co-head/founder of record label and collective NUXXE. Sega Bodega is known for his futuristic, bass-heavy and leftfield takes on electronic and club music, fusing various elements of UK bass and hip-hop music, deconstructed club, and trip hop music into his songs. He rose to prominence producing tracks for London-based rapper, co-founder of the NUXXE label and close collaborator Shygirl, gaining attention from the likes of Rihanna, using various NUXXE tracks for her Fenty Beauty commercials and fashion shows. Sega Bodega released various EPs before releasing his debut album, Salvador, in 2020.
Salvador Navarrete was born on 16 February 1992, in Galway, Ireland to a Chilean father and an Irish mother. He lived in Ireland until he was 10, which he was then relocated to Glasgow. producer since 2008 playing in various bands until he could understand how to use Digital audio workstation. Navarrete briefly studied at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland, but largely taught himself to produce music using online tutorials.
Initially, from about 2010, Navarrete operated under the moniker Peace, but retired it when the Peace (band)|indie rock band of the same name began rising to fame. He would later settle on his Sega Bodega moniker in 2012.
=== 2012-2015: Early beginnings ===
Sega Bodega first began gaining traction through various remixes, from which he gained widespread attention from, and DJ gigs, supporting Lil B in Glasgow and playing the Field Day (festival)|London Field Day festival in 2012.
In February 2013, Sega Bodega released his debut EP Song Dynasty, a collection of tracks recorded as far back as 2010, but refined and polished after developing a better understanding of the technicalities to music production. The EP was released via the London-based label, Week of Wonders. This was followed by his 34 EP, released in May 2013, also via the Week of Wonders label.
In May 2014, Sega Bodega was a part of the lineup for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival, where he played his re-released single "Stay Nervous", and "Maryland", which would later appear on his 2018 EP self*care, among other tracks. He also relocated to London in 2014.
After taking a hiatus from releases, Sega Bodega returned with the October 2015 release of the first SS project, containing reimagined and 'alternative' takes on cult film scores, such as A Clockwork Orange, Eraserhead, Akira and Boyz n the Hood, among others. The project was self-released. This was followed shortly after by the Sportswear EP, released via the Activia Benz label.
=== 2016-2018: NUXXE, Ess B, the start of collaboration & self*care ===
In June 2016, London rapper Shygirl released her debut single, "Want More", produced by Sega Bodega. The single marked the first release of collective and label NUXXE, co-founded by Sega Bodega, Shygirl and French producer and performer COUCOU CHLOE, formed from a desire to create music and art with an easy-going, free-flowing and fun attitude, seperate from other pre-establishing labels, and to introduce a sound that no one had heard before to the world. The single would also appear in a Fenty Beauty commercial later in 2019. The release of "Want More" was followed by a collaborative single in October 2016 from Sega Bodega and COUCOU CHLOE titled "SPIT INTENT", under the moniker Y1640.
February 2017 marked further collaboration with the single "CC", featuring Shygirl. The track was the lead single from Sega Bodega's next EP, titled Ess B, released later that month via the Crazylegs label, followed by one other Crazylegs release: the "Nivea" double single in July. More NUXXE releases continued shortly after Ess B's release, such as another Y1640 single in March, titled "WEEP", Shygirl's double single "MSRYNVR" in May, and COUCOU CHLOE's EP Erika Jane in September, on which Sega Bodega is featured. In October, Sega Bodega released a second installation of the cinema-inspired project, SS, featuring more reimagined takes on film scores such as Requiem for a Dream (this track also features Shygirl on vocals), Alien (film)|Alien and Ghost in the Shell, among others.
March 2018 marked the first release from French singer and producer Oklou on the NUXXE label: her EP The Rite of May, on which Sega Bodega contributed co-production on the final track, "Friendless". Sega Bodega also released a piano version of the song later in the year. The two would continue to collaborate further down the line.
In May 2018, Shygirl released her debut EP via NUXXE, Cruel Practice, featuring production from Sega Bodega on every track. The EP gained positive attention from multiple high-profile publications, such as Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork, Crack Magazine and Tiny Mix Tapes|Tiny Mixtapes.
In October 2018, Sega Bodega unveiled his next EP, self*care, his first full-length project released via NUXXE. The EP also marked a new direction for Sega Bodega, as he began using his own vocals more prominently than on any other previous release. The EP is also notable for having artwork designed by PC Music musician and visual artist Hannah Diamond.
=== 2019-present: Further collaboration, SEXORCISM & Salvador ===
In January 2019, Sega Bodega surprise released the "mimi" single, as well as playing a headlining live show in London's Hoxton Hall in February.
2019 bore many collaborations with other indie artists, such as Cosima, Col3trane, Nadia Tehran and MISOGI, among others, as well as further collaborations with Oklou and Shygirl. NUXXE also released COUCOU CHLOE's NAUGHTY DOG EP in May.
2019 also marked NUXXE's highest profile artist signing and album release: American rapper and singer Brooke Candy and her October-released debut album, Sexorcism (Brooke Candy album)|SEXORCISM. The album features a slew of features from the likes of Charli XCX, Iggy Azalea and Rico Nasty, among many others. Candy had faced many delays and blocks towards releasing her debut album, with plans to release it dating as far back as 2014. When Candy and Sega Bodega spoke on a panel together for LoomFest May 2019 in Barcelona, Candy was made aware of the NUXXE label that Sega Bodega co-runs and conversations on releasing the album on NUXXE were struck. Sega Bodega himself co-produced one track on the album: the single "Drip" featuring American singer, actress and television personality Erika Jayne.
In November 2019, Sega Bodega released the single "U Suck", which would be the lead single for his debut album Salvador. The single delved into a more synth-pop direction, and again featured Sega Bodega's vocals prominently. He then played a headlining show in St Pancras Old Church|St Pancras Old Church, London with a backing string quartet in December, to promote the single and premiere upcoming music from his album.
In early January 2020, Sega Bodega announced his debut album Salvador for a 14 February release. The same day as the announcement, he released the single "Salv Goes to Hollywood". The track combines the more vocal-heavy ideas of his recent work, with his roots in deconstructed club music and intense bass.
Salvador was released in February to acclaim from publications like Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine, Resident Advisor and Pitchfork, among others, and fans alike.
Sega Bodega also continued to collaborate with Oklou on her debut mixtape Galore, released in September, co-producing two tracks, and Shygirl's ALIAS EP, released in November, acting as co-executive producer alongside Shygirl on the project. Among these established collaborators, Sega Bodega also contributed heavily to American rapper Zebra Katz's debut record LESS IS MOOR in March, and appeared on Dorian Electra's My Agenda project in October, as a featured artist (which was his first time appearing as such) and as a co-producer on two tracks.
In early November, Sega Bodega released a collaborative single with English musician Låpsley, titled "Make U Stay".
Sega Bodega has been open about his struggles with alcoholism, stating he often hid his anxieties behind drinking, He has also stated that quitting alcohol was the hardest thing he has ever done.
As of 2020, he is 4 years sober.
Sega Bodega has also been open about his struggles with mental health, writing an op-ed and guide on self-care in 2018 for i-D, coinciding with the release of his EP titled self*care.
=== Albums ===
Title 	Details
Salvador	
* Released: February 14, 2020
* Label: NUXXE
* Formats: LP record|LP, Digital distribution|digital download, Streaming media|streaming
=== EPs ===
Title 	Details
Song Dynasty	
* Released: February 12, 2013
* Label: Week of Wonders
* Formats: LP, digital download
34 	
* Released: April 1, 2013
* Label: Week of Wonders
* Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
Sportswear 	
* Released: October 23, 2015
* Label: Activia Benz
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
SS 	
* Released: October 30, 2015
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
Ess B 	
* Released: February 24, 2017
* Label: Crazylegs
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
self*care 	
* Released: October 24, 2017
* Label: NUXXE
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
=== Mixtapes ===
Title	Details
SS 	
* Released: November 10, 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
=== Singles ===
Title 	Album 	Label 	Year
"Stay Nervous" 	Song Dynasty	Week of Wonders	2014
"CC"
(featuring Shygirl)	Ess B 	Crazylegs 	2017
"Nivea" / "Bacardi" 	 	Crazylegs 	2017
"kisses 2 my phone" 	self*care 	NUXXE 	2018
"mimi" 	 	NUXXE 	2019
"U Suck" 	Salvador 	NUXXE 	2019
"Salv Goes To Hollywood"	Salvador 	NUXXE 	2020
"Make U Stay"
(with Låpsley)	 	NUXXE 	2020
=== Remixes ===
Title 	Artist(s) 	Year
"Voices"	Dawn Richard	2017
"All Around The World"
(featuring Desiigner and Chynna)	Mura Masa 	2017
=== Other tracks ===
Title 	Album 	Label 	Year
"Jansen" 	 	Secret Songs	2014
"Jaxon" 	Singles Club Executive Lounge: Celebrating 50 Years of Activia Benz	Activia Benz	2016
"I'll Never B"	LuckyMe Advent Calendar 17 	LuckyMe 	2018
=== Songwriting and production credits ===
Year	Title 	Artist(s) 	Album 	Credits 	Writer(s) 	Producer(s)
2016	"Want More" 	Shygirl 	rowspan="3" 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2016	"SPIT INTENT" 	Y6140 	Co-producer 	Chloé Olivié 	Chloé Olivié, Navarrete 	
2017	"Weep" 	Y6140 	Co-producer 	Chloé Olivié 	Chloé Olivié, Navarrete 	
2017	"MSRY" 	Shygirl 	MSRYNVR 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2017	"NVR" 	Shygirl 	MSRYNVR 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2017	"Flip U" 	COUCOU CHLOE 	Erika Jane 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Chloé Olivié, Navarrete 	Navarrete, Chloé Olivié
2018	"Friendless" 	Oklou 	The Rite of May 	Additional producer 	Oklou 	Oklou, Sega Bodega (add.), Krampf (add.)
2018	"Rude" 	Shygirl 	Cruel Practice 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2018	"O" 	Shygirl 	Cruel Practice 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2018	"Nasty" 	Shygirl 	Cruel Practice 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2018	"Gush" 	Shygirl 	Cruel Practice 	Co-producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega, Dinamarca
2018	"Asher Wolfe" 	Shygirl 	Cruel Practice 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2018	"U.A.F.W.M." 	Quay Dash 	rowspan="2" 	Producer 	Quay Dash 	Sega Bodega
2019	"R U Lonely 2?" 	Cosima 	Co-producer 	Cosima, Fryars 	Fryars, Sega Bodega 	
2019	"Ferment" 	Murlo 	Dolos 	Co-writer/producer 	Murlo, Sega Bodega 	Sega Bodega
2019	"Problems In Us" 	Col3trane 	Heroine 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Cole Basta, Jay Mooncie, Navarrete 	J Moon, Sega Bodega
2019	"Tell Nobody" 	Nadia Tehran 	Dozakh: All Lovers Hell	Co-writer/co-producer 	Fabian Berglund, Nadia Kardar Tehran, Patrick Alvarsson, Navarrete 	Sega Bodega, Nadia Tehran, DJ HAYDN
2019	"Bleached" 	MISOGI 	Blood Moon Underworld 	Co-writer 	Falls, MISOGI, Navarrete, Zain Siddiqui 	Falls, MISOGI
2019	"UCKERS" 	Shygirl 	 	Producer 	Blane Muise 	Sega Bodega
2019	"TEASR" 	Elheist 	WHOLESOME GOODY 	Producer 	Elheist 	Sega Bodega
2019	"Close To You (Moonlighting)"	Cosima 	rowspan="3" 	Co-producer 	Cosima Ehni, Duncan James, Matt Parad 	Sega Bodega, Duncan James, Matt Parad
2019	"BB" 	Shygirl 	Co-writer/producer 	Blane Muise, Sega Bodega 	Sega Bodega 	
2019	"Forever" 	Oklou 	Co-producer 	Oklou 	Oklou, Sega Bodega (co.) 	
2019	"Drip"
(feat. Erika Jayne) 	Brooke Candy 	SEXORCISM 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Brooke Candy, Oscar Scheller, Ashnikko, Navarrete, Jesse Saint John	Sega Bodega, Oscar Scheller, Raf Riley
2020	"ISH" 	Zebra Katz 	LESS IS MOOR 	Co-writer/producer 	Zebra Katz, Navarrete 	Sega Bodega
2020	"BLUSH" 	Zebra Katz 	LESS IS MOOR 	Co-writer/producer 	Zebra Katz, Navarrete 	Sega Bodega
2020	"MOOR" 	Zebra Katz 	LESS IS MOOR 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Zebra Katz, Navarrete, Michael Carr 	Walter Gross, Sega Bodega
2020	"SLEEPN" 	Zebra Katz 	LESS IS MOOR 	Co-writer/producer 	Zebra Katz, Navarrete 	Sega Bodega
2020	"LICK IT N SPLIT"
(feat. Shygirl)	Zebra Katz 	LESS IS MOOR 	Co-writer/producer 	Zebra Katz, Blane Muise, Navarrete 	Sega Bodega
2020	"Control"
(featuring Isamaya Ffrench & Izambard)	God Colony 	Cult 	Co-writer 	God Colony, Isamaya Ffrench, Izambard, Sega Bodega 	God Colony
2020	"god's chariots" 	Oklou 	Galore 	Drum producer 	Marylou Mayniel, Casey Manierka, Blane Muise 	Oklou, Casey MQ (co.), Sega Bodega (drum), Florian Le Prisé (drum)
2020	"rosebud" 	Oklou 	Galore 	Additional producer 	Marylou Mayniel, Casey Manierka 	Oklou, Casey MQ, Sega Bodega (add.), Florian Le Prisé (drum)
2020	"M'Lady" 	Dorian Electra	My Agenda 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Dorian Electra, Count Baldor, Sega Bodega, Will Vaughan 	Count Baldor, Sega Bodega, Will Vaughan
2020	"Barbie Boy"
(featuring Sega Bodega)	Dorian Electra	My Agenda 	Featured artist/co-writer/co-producer	Dorian Electra, Sega Bodega 	Count Baldor, Sega Bodega
2020	"Like" 	Alissic 	 	Co-producer 	Oli Sykes 	Dan Lancaster, Sega Bodega
2020	"SEVEN" 	Shygirl 	ALIAS 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Sega Bodega, Shygirl 	Sega Bodega
2020	"SLIME" 	Shygirl 	ALIAS 	Co-writer/co-producer 	SOPHIE, Sega Bodega, Kai Whiston, Shygirl 	SOPHIE, Kai Whiston
2020	"FREAK" 	Shygirl 	ALIAS 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Sega Bodega, Shygirl 	Sega Bodega
2020	"TASTY" 	Shygirl 	ALIAS 	Co-writer/additional producer 	Oscar Scheller, Sega Bodega 	Oscar Scheller, Sega Bodega (add.)
2020	"SIREN" 	Shygirl 	ALIAS 	Co-writer/co-producer 	Happa, Sega Bodega 	Happa, Sega Bodega
Category:1992 births
Category:Scottish record producers
Category:Scottish record producers