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Sophie (musician)

October 21, 2023

Sophie Xeon (/ˈziːɒn/; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as Sophie (stylised in all caps), was a Scottish music producer, songwriter, and DJ. Sophie's work was known for its brash take on pop music and distinguished by experimental sound design, "sugary" synthesized textures, and incorporation of influences from underground dance styles.[5] It would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre.

Sophie
Sophie performing in 2018
Background information
Also known asSophie Xeon
Born(1986-09-17)17 September 1986
Glasgow, Scotland
Died30 January 2021(2021-01-30) (aged 34)
Athens, Greece
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Music producer
  • DJ
  • songwriter
Instruments
DiscographySophie discography
Years active2009–2021
Labels
Websitemsmsmsm.com

Sophie,[a] who initially remained anonymous and later came out as a transgender woman, came to prominence with the breakthrough singles "Bipp" (2013) and "Lemonade" (2014), which were compiled on the singles collection Product (2015). Sophie's only studio album Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides followed in 2018, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Sophie worked closely with artists from the PC Music label, including A. G. Cook and GFOTY, and also produced for acts such as Charli XCX, Vince Staples, Kim Petras, Madonna, Let's Eat Grandma, and Namie Amuro.[5]

Sophie died in January 2021 after an accidental fall in Athens. The Fader eulogized Sophie as a "pioneering Scottish artist whose vibrant electronic productions expanded modern pop music's scope,"[8] while Pitchfork credited Sophie's influential work with "mold[ing] electronic music into bracingly original avant-garde pop".[7]

Early life Edit

Sophie was born on 17 September 1986 and raised in Glasgow, Scotland.[9][10][11][12] Sophie's father would play cassettes of electronic music in the car and take Sophie to raves as a very young child, and Sophie quickly became enamoured with the music. In an interview published by Lenny Letter, Sophie stated that in childhood: "I spent all my time listening to those cassette tapes. I'd steal them from the car." After receiving a keyboard as a birthday gift, Sophie then became interested in creating new music.[13]

At the age of approximately nine or ten, Sophie expressed the desire to drop out of school to become an electronic music producer (although Sophie's parents did not allow this).[13] Sophie continued to create music throughout adolescence, regularly announcing "I'm just going to lock myself in my room until I've made an album."[13] A half-sister asked Sophie to DJ her wedding; later Sophie admitted that the half-sister "didn't know what I was doing in my room on my own" and had assumed Sophie was a DJ. Around this time, Sophie learned to DJ in addition to production.[13][14]

Career Edit

Early years Edit

Sophie's music career began in a band named Motherland, formed with bandmates Sabine Gottfried, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, and Marcella Dvsi. Sophie played live shows in Berlin and the UK during 2008–2009. Sophie later collaborated with bandmate Matthew Lutz-Kinoy on a series of performance works.[15] In October 2010, Sophie remixed the Light Asylum single, "A Certain Person", creating the Motherland Radio version, uploaded to Light Asylum's SoundCloud page the following month.[16] In 2011, this remix was included on Light Asylum's In Tension EP as a bonus track for the CD release.[17] In 2012, this track was given a 300-copy release for club deejays on 12-inch, 45 rpm clear vinyl by independent label Mexican Summer.[18][19] In 2011, Sophie scored the short film Dear Mr/Mrs by Dutch team Freudenthal/Verhagen.[20] Detroit deejay Jeffrey Sfire met Sophie in Berlin in 2013; the two formed the duo Sfire,[21] releasing a 12-inch vinyl disc Sfire on the CockTail D'Amore label. Sophie vocalized on one song "Sfire 3",[22] which was later remixed by John Talabot in 2016.[23] Sophie became involved with artists affiliated with the PC Music label after encountering Dux Kidz, a project between A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle.[24]

2012–2015: First Sophie releases Edit

 
Sophie (left) produced "Hey QT" with A. G. Cook (right)

Sophie's debut single "Nothing More to Say" was released in February 2013 via the London-based Glaswegian label Huntleys + Palmers.[18] The single, featuring vocals from UK singer Jaide Green, consisted of two mixes of the titular track (titled the "Dub" and "Vox"), as well as the B-side, "Eeehhh", which was initially posted on (and later deleted from) Sophie's SoundCloud in 2011. Its follow-up, "Bipp"/"Elle"—which had been released on SoundCloud as previews in the previous year along with a third track "OOH"—was released on Numbers later that year.[20] "Bipp" in particular, featuring vocals from Sophie's former Motherland bandmate Marcella Dvsi, received considerable attention from music critics, topping XLR8R's year-end list and placing 17 on Pitchfork's.[25][26] Pitchfork later ranked "Bipp" 56 on its list of the best tracks from 2010 to 2014.[27] In mid-2014, Sophie collaborated with Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.[28] Also in 2014, Sophie collaborated with A. G. Cook and the US-based artist Hayden Dunham for the project QT, co-producing her debut single "Hey QT" with Cook. The project included a fictional energy drink called the QT Energy Elixir. At Sophie's request, "Hey QT" repeats the drink's name for product placement.[29]

Sophie's next single, "Lemonade"/"Hard", was released in August 2014, with vocal contributions on the former from fellow musician Nabihah Iqbal[30] and model Tess Yopp and vocal contributions on the latter from PC Music artist GFOTY. Numbers released "Lemonade"/"Hard" as a 12" single.[31] Both tracks appeared on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts.[32] "Lemonade" and "Hard" placed 68th and 91st respectively on the 2014 Pazz & Jop critics poll, and the single was included in the top ten of year-end singles lists by The Washington Post, Resident Advisor, Complex, and Pitchfork;[33][34][35][36] "Hard" was included in the top ten on lists by Dazed and Dummy.[37][38] "Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's.[39]

2015–2017: Product and breakthrough Edit

 
Sophie performing in 2015

In March 2015, Charli XCX announced a collaboration with Sophie.[40] It was later revealed that the pair had worked on multiple songs for XCX's upcoming studio album.[41] In September 2015, Sophie's debut album Product was made available for preorder. The eight tracks listed were the four Numbers singles from 2013 and 2014, as well as four new tracks: "MSMSMSM", "Vyzee", "L.O.V.E.", and "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye". "MSMSMSM" was released on 29 September,[42] and "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye" followed on 15 October.[43]

In February 2016, Charli XCX released her Vroom Vroom EP, produced primarily by Sophie.[44] It was later revealed that the extended play would act as a teaser for XCX's upcoming album, which would be produced by Sophie. After the extended play's release, Sophie embarked on tour with Charli XCX in promotion of new music. Sophie, along with A. G. Cook and Hannah Diamond also involved with the EP, received cameos in the official video for the lead single, "Vroom Vroom". The video was premiered on Apple Music and other platforms soon after.[45]

In late 2016, Sophie acted as an additional producer on Charli XCX's song "After the Afterparty", which features vocals from Lil Yachty. Sophie cameos in the single's official music video. Sophie also received production credits for two songs on XCX's 2017 mixtape Number 1 Angel,[46] and another for one song on XCX's second mixtape of 2017, Pop 2, which was released later that year.[47]

Sophie collaborated with producer Cashmere Cat on several tracks from his album 9, including "Love Incredible" alongside Camila Cabello and "9 (After Coachella)" with MØ.[48]

2017–2021: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Edit

In October 2017, Sophie released "It's Okay to Cry", the first new material from the artist in almost two years. The music video for the song was the first time Sophie's voice and image were used in a release. Sophie subsequently opened up to the press about being a trans woman.[49] Later in the month, Sophie also debuted in live performance, premiering newly recorded songs from Sophie's second album with vocal performances by Cecile Believe. The single "Ponyboy" was released with a self-directed music video on 7 December 2017. The third single from the album, "Faceshopping", was released on 16 February 2018 with a music video on 4 April 2018.[50]

On 3 April 2018, Sophie announced via Instagram that the album was complete and that it would not be titled Whole New World as previously thought.[51][failed verification] On 1 May 2018, an interview with Crack Magazine revealed that the official album title is Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides. It was released on 15 June 2018[52] by Sophie's own label, MSMSMSM, along with Future Classic and Transgressive. In early 2018, it was revealed in one of Sophie's tweets that the artist had contributed to and produced Lady Gaga's latest album. In a video posted on social media, when asked, Sophie said: "Yes. I mean whatever, you know. I work on a lot of different things. If it comes out, then it's cool. You can never tell. But she's a really cool person."[53]

In July 2018, Sophie revealed work on four new projects, including a newly released debut album, which were all going to be released that year. Sophie said, "I have the next one finished... I'm going to release four albums this year". In an interview with Lenny Letter, Sophie said that Sophie had done so much collaborating with other people that, "Basically, I've done a whole new album in the last two weeks." When asked to clarify whether this was a comment on EPs or albums, Sophie stated that it would be "a mix". Sophie had also been working with Kim Petras, Charli XCX, and Bibi Bourelly on new material within the year, as well as some rap collaborations in addition to the confirmed Lady Gaga collaboration.[54][55][56]

At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Sophie made history as both one of the first openly transgender artists to be nominated in this category and one of the three first openly transgender women to be nominated for a Grammy.[57] During a red carpet interview at the ceremony, Sophie confirmed work on a remix album of Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides.[58] In July 2019, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album was announced as part of an exclusive 3-CD set that included the original Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides album as well as a clutch bag featuring its artwork.[59] The remix album was later released as two videos on YouTube on 29 July.[60] Sophie's September 2020 single "Metal" was a collaboration with Jimmy Edgar.[61] In January 2021, the single "Unisil" was released two days before Sophie's death.[62] Sophie had made the song alongside Product and initially released it as a digital bonus track.[63]

Sound and image Edit

 
"Bipp" (2013)
"Bipp" features a pitch-shifted vocal over a minimal rhythm that uses a flanging effect.[64]
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Sophie primarily used the Elektron Monomachine synth-sequencer and Ableton Live workstation to create music.[65] Apart from vocals, Sophie created synthesized sounds from the elementary waveforms by using the Monomachine, eschewing the use of samples.[32] Likening the construction of a track to building a sculpture out of different materials, Sophie synthesized sounds resembling "latex, balloons, bubbles, metal, plastic, [and] elastic".[32][65][66] Tiny Mix Tapes described Sophie's production as "liquid metal or maybe the noise equivalent of non-Euclidean geometry".[67] AllMusic wrote that Sophie's "sophisticated, hyperkinetic productions" feature a "surrealist, blatantly artificial quality", typically making use of high-pitched female vocals in addition to "sugary synthesizer textures, and beats drawing from underground dance music styles" as well as "experimental sound design."[5]

The New York Times described Sophie's work as "giddy fun, but [...] also an invitation to consider pop's pleasures, structures and gender expectations, and pop's commercial status as both a consumer item and an emotional catalyst."[68] The Fader likened it to "K-Pop, J-Pop, Eurodance at its most chaotic, and even turn of the millennium American/UK boybandisms."[69] Sophie told Billboard that the genre of music produced was "advertising".[12] Variety and The New York Times described the work of Sophie as pioneering the 2010s style known as "hyperpop".[70][71]

Sophie's early visuals came from a series of colourful images described as "Homemade Molecular Cooking",[20] with the singles' cover art often depicting objects made from plastic or other industrial materials, an idea that originated from discussions with John Roberts, a fellow electronic musician.[72]

Personal life Edit

Sophie was described as a reclusive figure, and a limit of the artist's media exposure promoted a sense of mystery about Sophie. The artist's identity was concealed in interviews through voice masking, as well as by covering parts of Sophie's body.[20][28] Early in the artist's career, Sophie's real-life identity was the subject of press speculation. Prior to her coming out as a trans woman, Sophie was criticized by some commentators for using femininity as an apparently ironic musical device.[73][74][75] In a 2013 Pitchfork e-mail interview, when asked about the choice of Sophie as a stage name, the artist responded: "It tastes good and it's like moisturizer."[20] At one Boiler Room show, drag performer Ben Woozy was recruited to mime a DJ set while Sophie pretended to be a bodyguard.[76]

The music video for "It's Okay to Cry", released in October 2017, was the first time Sophie's voice and image were used in a solo release, with Sophie appearing nude from the bust up against a backdrop of clouds. This was widely interpreted as a coming out announcement as a trans woman.[49] Sophie confirmed a trans identity in subsequent interviews, also speaking of feeling boxed-in by labels and describing music as "my chosen method of communication" and self-expression.[77] After Sophie's death, Pitchfork reported that one representative had said Sophie "preferred not to use gendered or non-binary pronouns" as an artist.[7]

Death and legacy Edit

At around 4 a.m. on 30 January 2021, at the age of 34, Sophie died at Attikon University Hospital in Athens.[78] Sophie had been taken to the hospital after accidentally falling three storeys (approximately 42 feet or 13 metres) from the rooftop of a building while attempting to take a picture of the full moon.[79][80] Sophie's partner, Evita Manji, said that "it took the police and fire brigade around 90 minutes to get her out" before their arrival to the hospital.[81][82]

Artists including Rihanna, Sam Smith, Vince Staples, Charli XCX, A. G. Cook, and Christine and the Queens expressed their condolences.[9][83][84][85]

On 4 June 2021, Sophie's brother announced plans to release some of Sophie's unreleased work.[86]

On 16 June 2021, the International Astronomical Union announced that the minor planet 1980 RE1 was given the permanent name Sophiexeon.[87]

In March 2022, Charli XCX dedicated her album Crash to Sophie.[88]

At the 2023 Grammys, Sophie's former collaborator Kim Petras became the first transgender person to win an award in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category; during her acceptance speech, she credited Sophie for paving the way for her.[89]

Discography Edit

Main article: Sophie discography

Awards and nominations Edit

Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
AIM Independent Music Awards 2018 Sophie UK Breakthrough of the Year Nominated [90][91]
Innovator Award Won
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Independent Album of the Year Nominated
2020 Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album Best Creative Packaging Nominated [92]
2021 "Sweat" (Sophie Remix) Best Independent Remix Nominated [93]
Grammy Awards 2019 Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Best Dance/Electronic Album Nominated [94]
Libera Award 2019 Best Dance/Electronic Album Nominated [95]
Q Awards 2018 Sophie Best Solo Artist Nominated [96]

Notes Edit

  1. ^ The subject is referred to without personal pronouns as a representative told Pitchfork that Sophie "preferred not to use gendered or non-binary pronouns".[7]

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sophie, musician, sophie, xeon, september, 1986, january, 2021, known, mononymously, sophie, stylised, caps, scottish, music, producer, songwriter, sophie, work, known, brash, take, music, distinguished, experimental, sound, design, sugary, synthesized, textur. Sophie Xeon ˈ z iː ɒ n 17 September 1986 30 January 2021 known mononymously as Sophie stylised in all caps was a Scottish music producer songwriter and DJ Sophie s work was known for its brash take on pop music and distinguished by experimental sound design sugary synthesized textures and incorporation of influences from underground dance styles 5 It would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre SophieSophie performing in 2018Background informationAlso known asSophie XeonBorn 1986 09 17 17 September 1986Glasgow ScotlandDied30 January 2021 2021 01 30 aged 34 Athens GreeceGenresExperimental pop 1 hyperpop 2 electronic 3 avant pop 4 dance pop 5 Occupation s Music producerDJsongwriterInstrumentsElektron MonomachineAkai AX60Clavia Nord RackYamaha MotifNative Instruments RazorApple Logic ProAbleton LiveAbleton Push 6 DiscographySophie discographyYears active2009 2021LabelsMSMSMSMFuture ClassicTransgressiveNumbersHuntleys PalmersWebsitemsmsmsm wbr com Sophie a who initially remained anonymous and later came out as a transgender woman came to prominence with the breakthrough singles Bipp 2013 and Lemonade 2014 which were compiled on the singles collection Product 2015 Sophie s only studio album Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides followed in 2018 earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Electronic Album Sophie worked closely with artists from the PC Music label including A G Cook and GFOTY and also produced for acts such as Charli XCX Vince Staples Kim Petras Madonna Let s Eat Grandma and Namie Amuro 5 Sophie died in January 2021 after an accidental fall in Athens The Fader eulogized Sophie as a pioneering Scottish artist whose vibrant electronic productions expanded modern pop music s scope 8 while Pitchfork credited Sophie s influential work with mold ing electronic music into bracingly original avant garde pop 7 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early years 2 2 2012 2015 First Sophie releases 2 3 2015 2017 Product and breakthrough 2 4 2017 2021 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides 3 Sound and image 4 Personal life 5 Death and legacy 6 Discography 7 Awards and nominations 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditSophie was born on 17 September 1986 and raised in Glasgow Scotland 9 10 11 12 Sophie s father would play cassettes of electronic music in the car and take Sophie to raves as a very young child and Sophie quickly became enamoured with the music In an interview published by Lenny Letter Sophie stated that in childhood I spent all my time listening to those cassette tapes I d steal them from the car After receiving a keyboard as a birthday gift Sophie then became interested in creating new music 13 At the age of approximately nine or ten Sophie expressed the desire to drop out of school to become an electronic music producer although Sophie s parents did not allow this 13 Sophie continued to create music throughout adolescence regularly announcing I m just going to lock myself in my room until I ve made an album 13 A half sister asked Sophie to DJ her wedding later Sophie admitted that the half sister didn t know what I was doing in my room on my own and had assumed Sophie was a DJ Around this time Sophie learned to DJ in addition to production 13 14 Career EditEarly years Edit Sophie s music career began in a band named Motherland formed with bandmates Sabine Gottfried Matthew Lutz Kinoy and Marcella Dvsi Sophie played live shows in Berlin and the UK during 2008 2009 Sophie later collaborated with bandmate Matthew Lutz Kinoy on a series of performance works 15 In October 2010 Sophie remixed the Light Asylum single A Certain Person creating the Motherland Radio version uploaded to Light Asylum s SoundCloud page the following month 16 In 2011 this remix was included on Light Asylum s In Tension EP as a bonus track for the CD release 17 In 2012 this track was given a 300 copy release for club deejays on 12 inch 45 rpm clear vinyl by independent label Mexican Summer 18 19 In 2011 Sophie scored the short film Dear Mr Mrs by Dutch team Freudenthal Verhagen 20 Detroit deejay Jeffrey Sfire met Sophie in Berlin in 2013 the two formed the duo Sfire 21 releasing a 12 inch vinyl disc Sfire on the CockTail D Amore label Sophie vocalized on one song Sfire 3 22 which was later remixed by John Talabot in 2016 23 Sophie became involved with artists affiliated with the PC Music label after encountering Dux Kidz a project between A G Cook and Danny L Harle 24 2012 2015 First Sophie releases Edit nbsp Sophie left produced Hey QT with A G Cook right Sophie s debut single Nothing More to Say was released in February 2013 via the London based Glaswegian label Huntleys Palmers 18 The single featuring vocals from UK singer Jaide Green consisted of two mixes of the titular track titled the Dub and Vox as well as the B side Eeehhh which was initially posted on and later deleted from Sophie s SoundCloud in 2011 Its follow up Bipp Elle which had been released on SoundCloud as previews in the previous year along with a third track OOH was released on Numbers later that year 20 Bipp in particular featuring vocals from Sophie s former Motherland bandmate Marcella Dvsi received considerable attention from music critics topping XLR8R s year end list and placing 17 on Pitchfork s 25 26 Pitchfork later ranked Bipp 56 on its list of the best tracks from 2010 to 2014 27 In mid 2014 Sophie collaborated with Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 28 Also in 2014 Sophie collaborated with A G Cook and the US based artist Hayden Dunham for the project QT co producing her debut single Hey QT with Cook The project included a fictional energy drink called the QT Energy Elixir At Sophie s request Hey QT repeats the drink s name for product placement 29 Sophie s next single Lemonade Hard was released in August 2014 with vocal contributions on the former from fellow musician Nabihah Iqbal 30 and model Tess Yopp and vocal contributions on the latter from PC Music artist GFOTY Numbers released Lemonade Hard as a 12 single 31 Both tracks appeared on the Billboard Twitter Real Time charts 32 Lemonade and Hard placed 68th and 91st respectively on the 2014 Pazz amp Jop critics poll and the single was included in the top ten of year end singles lists by The Washington Post Resident Advisor Complex and Pitchfork 33 34 35 36 Hard was included in the top ten on lists by Dazed and Dummy 37 38 Lemonade appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald s 39 2015 2017 Product and breakthrough Edit nbsp Sophie performing in 2015In March 2015 Charli XCX announced a collaboration with Sophie 40 It was later revealed that the pair had worked on multiple songs for XCX s upcoming studio album 41 In September 2015 Sophie s debut album Product was made available for preorder The eight tracks listed were the four Numbers singles from 2013 and 2014 as well as four new tracks MSMSMSM Vyzee L O V E and Just Like We Never Said Goodbye MSMSMSM was released on 29 September 42 and Just Like We Never Said Goodbye followed on 15 October 43 In February 2016 Charli XCX released her Vroom Vroom EP produced primarily by Sophie 44 It was later revealed that the extended play would act as a teaser for XCX s upcoming album which would be produced by Sophie After the extended play s release Sophie embarked on tour with Charli XCX in promotion of new music Sophie along with A G Cook and Hannah Diamond also involved with the EP received cameos in the official video for the lead single Vroom Vroom The video was premiered on Apple Music and other platforms soon after 45 In late 2016 Sophie acted as an additional producer on Charli XCX s song After the Afterparty which features vocals from Lil Yachty Sophie cameos in the single s official music video Sophie also received production credits for two songs on XCX s 2017 mixtape Number 1 Angel 46 and another for one song on XCX s second mixtape of 2017 Pop 2 which was released later that year 47 Sophie collaborated with producer Cashmere Cat on several tracks from his album 9 including Love Incredible alongside Camila Cabello and 9 After Coachella with MO 48 2017 2021 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Edit In October 2017 Sophie released It s Okay to Cry the first new material from the artist in almost two years The music video for the song was the first time Sophie s voice and image were used in a release Sophie subsequently opened up to the press about being a trans woman 49 Later in the month Sophie also debuted in live performance premiering newly recorded songs from Sophie s second album with vocal performances by Cecile Believe The single Ponyboy was released with a self directed music video on 7 December 2017 The third single from the album Faceshopping was released on 16 February 2018 with a music video on 4 April 2018 50 On 3 April 2018 Sophie announced via Instagram that the album was complete and that it would not be titled Whole New World as previously thought 51 failed verification On 1 May 2018 an interview with Crack Magazine revealed that the official album title is Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides It was released on 15 June 2018 52 by Sophie s own label MSMSMSM along with Future Classic and Transgressive In early 2018 it was revealed in one of Sophie s tweets that the artist had contributed to and produced Lady Gaga s latest album In a video posted on social media when asked Sophie said Yes I mean whatever you know I work on a lot of different things If it comes out then it s cool You can never tell But she s a really cool person 53 In July 2018 Sophie revealed work on four new projects including a newly released debut album which were all going to be released that year Sophie said I have the next one finished I m going to release four albums this year In an interview with Lenny Letter Sophie said that Sophie had done so much collaborating with other people that Basically I ve done a whole new album in the last two weeks When asked to clarify whether this was a comment on EPs or albums Sophie stated that it would be a mix Sophie had also been working with Kim Petras Charli XCX and Bibi Bourelly on new material within the year as well as some rap collaborations in addition to the confirmed Lady Gaga collaboration 54 55 56 At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides was nominated for Best Dance Electronic Album and Sophie made history as both one of the first openly transgender artists to be nominated in this category and one of the three first openly transgender women to be nominated for a Grammy 57 During a red carpet interview at the ceremony Sophie confirmed work on a remix album of Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides 58 In July 2019 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Non Stop Remix Album was announced as part of an exclusive 3 CD set that included the original Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides album as well as a clutch bag featuring its artwork 59 The remix album was later released as two videos on YouTube on 29 July 60 Sophie s September 2020 single Metal was a collaboration with Jimmy Edgar 61 In January 2021 the single Unisil was released two days before Sophie s death 62 Sophie had made the song alongside Product and initially released it as a digital bonus track 63 Sound and image Edit nbsp Bipp 2013 source source track Bipp features a pitch shifted vocal over a minimal rhythm that uses a flanging effect 64 Problems playing this file See media help Sophie primarily used the Elektron Monomachine synth sequencer and Ableton Live workstation to create music 65 Apart from vocals Sophie created synthesized sounds from the elementary waveforms by using the Monomachine eschewing the use of samples 32 Likening the construction of a track to building a sculpture out of different materials Sophie synthesized sounds resembling latex balloons bubbles metal plastic and elastic 32 65 66 Tiny Mix Tapes described Sophie s production as liquid metal or maybe the noise equivalent of non Euclidean geometry 67 AllMusic wrote that Sophie s sophisticated hyperkinetic productions feature a surrealist blatantly artificial quality typically making use of high pitched female vocals in addition to sugary synthesizer textures and beats drawing from underground dance music styles as well as experimental sound design 5 The New York Times described Sophie s work as giddy fun but also an invitation to consider pop s pleasures structures and gender expectations and pop s commercial status as both a consumer item and an emotional catalyst 68 The Fader likened it to K Pop J Pop Eurodance at its most chaotic and even turn of the millennium American UK boybandisms 69 Sophie told Billboard that the genre of music produced was advertising 12 Variety and The New York Times described the work of Sophie as pioneering the 2010s style known as hyperpop 70 71 Sophie s early visuals came from a series of colourful images described as Homemade Molecular Cooking 20 with the singles cover art often depicting objects made from plastic or other industrial materials an idea that originated from discussions with John Roberts a fellow electronic musician 72 Personal life EditSophie was described as a reclusive figure and a limit of the artist s media exposure promoted a sense of mystery about Sophie The artist s identity was concealed in interviews through voice masking as well as by covering parts of Sophie s body 20 28 Early in the artist s career Sophie s real life identity was the subject of press speculation Prior to her coming out as a trans woman Sophie was criticized by some commentators for using femininity as an apparently ironic musical device 73 74 75 In a 2013 Pitchfork e mail interview when asked about the choice of Sophie as a stage name the artist responded It tastes good and it s like moisturizer 20 At one Boiler Room show drag performer Ben Woozy was recruited to mime a DJ set while Sophie pretended to be a bodyguard 76 The music video for It s Okay to Cry released in October 2017 was the first time Sophie s voice and image were used in a solo release with Sophie appearing nude from the bust up against a backdrop of clouds This was widely interpreted as a coming out announcement as a trans woman 49 Sophie confirmed a trans identity in subsequent interviews also speaking of feeling boxed in by labels and describing music as my chosen method of communication and self expression 77 After Sophie s death Pitchfork reported that one representative had said Sophie preferred not to use gendered or non binary pronouns as an artist 7 Death and legacy EditAt around 4 a m on 30 January 2021 at the age of 34 Sophie died at Attikon University Hospital in Athens 78 Sophie had been taken to the hospital after accidentally falling three storeys approximately 42 feet or 13 metres from the rooftop of a building while attempting to take a picture of the full moon 79 80 Sophie s partner Evita Manji said that it took the police and fire brigade around 90 minutes to get her out before their arrival to the hospital 81 82 Artists including Rihanna Sam Smith Vince Staples Charli XCX A G Cook and Christine and the Queens expressed their condolences 9 83 84 85 On 4 June 2021 Sophie s brother announced plans to release some of Sophie s unreleased work 86 On 16 June 2021 the International Astronomical Union announced that the minor planet 1980 RE1 was given the permanent name Sophiexeon 87 In March 2022 Charli XCX dedicated her album Crash to Sophie 88 At the 2023 Grammys Sophie s former collaborator Kim Petras became the first transgender person to win an award in the Best Pop Duo Group Performance category during her acceptance speech she credited Sophie for paving the way for her 89 Discography EditMain article Sophie discography Product 2015 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides 2018 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Non Stop Remix Album 2019 Awards and nominations EditAward Year Nominee s Category Result Ref AIM Independent Music Awards 2018 Sophie UK Breakthrough of the Year Nominated 90 91 Innovator Award WonOil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Independent Album of the Year Nominated2020 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Non Stop Remix Album Best Creative Packaging Nominated 92 2021 Sweat Sophie Remix Best Independent Remix Nominated 93 Grammy Awards 2019 Oil of Every Pearl s Un Insides Best Dance Electronic Album Nominated 94 Libera Award 2019 Best Dance Electronic Album Nominated 95 Q Awards 2018 Sophie Best Solo Artist Nominated 96 Notes Edit The subject is referred to without personal pronouns as a representative told Pitchfork that Sophie preferred not to use gendered or non binary pronouns 7 References Edit Day Laurence SOPHIE reveals piercing new single L O V E The Line of Best Fit Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 Retrieved 12 July 2016 Hyperpop Pioneer SOPHIE Dead at 34 Paste 30 January 2021 Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 5 June 2021 Fitzmaurice Larry 10 October 2013 Sophie Pitchfork Archived from the original on 1 August 2016 Retrieved 18 July 2016 GAIKA announces debut album BASIC VOLUME featuring production from SOPHIE The Line of Best Fit Archived from the original on 16 June 2018 Retrieved 15 June 2018 a b c d Simpson Paul SOPHIE Biography AllMusic Archived from the original on 26 March 2016 Retrieved 10 April 2016 Musikinstrumenten Museum 16 April 2021 How Experimental Pop Producer SOPHIE Pushed the Envelope Google Arts amp Culture Archived from the original on 16 April 2021 Retrieved 5 May 2021 a b c Monroe Jazz 30 January 2021 Sophie Has Died Pitchfork Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Ross Alex Robert SOPHIE has died The Fader Archived from the original on 12 February 2021 Retrieved 18 February 2021 a b Pareles Jon 30 January 2021 Sophie Who Pushed the Boundaries of Pop Music Dies at 34 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 14 February 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Mougin Marie 4 September 2018 SOPHIE le nouveau phenomene de la scene pop experimentale et underground France Inter in French Radio France Archived from the original on 7 January 2019 Retrieved 6 January 2019 Fox Killian 24 January 2016 Sophie review scream if you want to go slower The Observer Archived from the original on 10 July 2018 Retrieved 2 August 2018 a b Lin Yu Cheng 22 February 2017 SOPHIE A Beginner s Guide to a Hyperpop Mystery Red Bull Music Academy Archived from the original on 19 October 2017 Retrieved 2 May 2017 a b c d Siemsen Thora SOPHIE On Criticism Collaborating and Childhood Lenny Letter Archived from the original on 30 October 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2018 Chapman Sam 30 March 2016 The Question of SOPHIE Queerspace Archived from the original on 5 February 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Russell Legacy 11 January 2012 Expanded Benefits Matthew Lutz Kinoy and SOPHIE Bomb Archived from the original on 8 February 2015 Retrieved 7 February 2015 Light Asylum 29 November 2010 A Certain Person Motherland Radio Edits remix no 2 SoundCloud Archived from the original on 10 January 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2021 Light Asylum 2011 In Tension CD with bonus track Mexican Summer MEX 088 a b Orton Karen 22 February 2013 Sophie Nothing More to Say EP Dazed Digital Archived from the original on 8 August 2020 Retrieved 27 March 2021 Light Asylum 2012 A Certain Person Motherland s Radio Mix Mexican Summer MEX 103 a b c d e Fitzmaurice Larry 10 October 2013 Rising Sophie Pitchfork Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Staff 7 November 2014 Jeffrey Sfire Dalston Superstore Archived from the original on 25 April 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2021 Sfire 2013 Sfire CockTail d Amore CDA 007 Sfire 2016 Sfire 3 John Talabot Remixes CockTail d Amore Muting the Noise CDA 016 Bulut Selim 24 February 2015 Next Danny L Harle Dummy Archived from the original on 26 February 2015 Retrieved 25 February 2015 Powell Mike 16 December 2013 The Top Tracks of 2013 Pitchfork Archived from the original on 18 December 2013 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Reynaldo Shawn 13 December 2013 XLR8R s Best of 2013 Tracks XLR8R Archived from the original on 15 December 2013 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Gaerig Andrew 18 August 2014 The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far 2010 2014 Pitchfork Archived from the original on 6 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 a b Denney Alex 2014 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu gets kawaii with SOPHIE Dazed amp Confused Archived from the original on 3 October 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Lea Tom 9 September 2014 Hey QT An interview with 2014 s most love her or hate her pop star Fact Archived from the original on 11 September 2014 Retrieved 10 September 2014 Dunn Francesca 31 March 2016 a lesson in throwing shade by nabihah iqbal i D Archived from the original on 17 July 2020 Retrieved 17 July 2020 Liu Nelson 2 October 2014 Maxo Not That Bad ft GFOTY Mass Appeal Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 1 March 2015 a b c Grant Kristin Westcott 19 August 2014 U K Producer SOPHIE Q amp A On Secrecy Synthesis amp What s Next Billboard Archived from the original on 7 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Richards Chriss 23 December 2014 The Top 50 Singles of 2014 The Washington Post Archived from the original on 24 December 2014 Retrieved 7 March 2015 RA Poll Top 50 tracks of 2014 Resident Advisor 19 December 2014 Archived from the original on 9 January 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 5 Sophie Lemonade Complex 19 December 2014 Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 Pitchfork December 2014 Archived from the original on 15 December 2014 Retrieved 14 December 2014 Cliff Aimee 12 December 2014 The top 20 tracks of 2014 Dazed Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 Bulut Selim 8 December 2014 The 20 best tracks of 2014 Dummy Archived from the original on 11 March 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 Helman Peter 6 July 2015 SOPHIE s Lemonade Soundtracks A McDonald s Commercial Stereogum Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 6 July 2015 Knopper Steve 19 March 2016 Charli XCX Explores New Avant Pop Direction at SXSW Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Charli XCX teases SOPHIE collaboration DIY 28 March 2015 Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Sophie Just Like We Never Said Goodbye Consequence of Sound 30 September 2015 Archived from the original on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2015 SOPHIE Just Like We Never Said Goodbye Stereogum 15 October 2015 Archived from the original on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2015 Lee Morgan 26 February 2016 Stream Charli XC s SOPHIE produced Vroom Vroom EP Fact Magazine Archived from the original on 1 April 2016 Weekes Jabari 22 April 2016 Watch One Guy Sneak in a Dab for the SOPHIE Charli XCX Collab Vroom Vroom Vice Archived from the original on 5 February 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Nolfi Joey 7 March 2017 Charli XCX Announces New Mixtape Number 1 Angel Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 3 February 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Kreps Daniel Spanos Brittany 30 January 2021 Avant Pop Producer Sophie Dead at 34 After Sudden Accident Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Beta Andy 3 May 2017 Cashmere Cat 9 Pitchfork Archived from the original on 3 February 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 a b Lhooq Michelle 7 December 2017 Pop Producer SOPHIE on Anonymity Honesty and Artifice Teen Vogue Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 6 July 2018 Faceshopping by SOPHIE Soundhound com Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 3 July 2020 heyitscarina Instagram Profile Archived from the original on 29 July 2014 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Sophie s OIL OF EVERY PEARL S UN INSIDES out now Transgressive 15 June 2018 Archived from the original on 16 June 2018 Retrieved 15 June 2018 DiMeglio Mary J 8 July 2018 Sophie Confirms Rumoured Lady Gaga Collaboration Watch the Video Billboard Archived from the original on 8 October 2018 Retrieved 16 July 2018 SOPHIE Has Three More Albums Coming This Year 19 July 2018 Archived from the original on 20 July 2018 Retrieved 20 July 2018 SOPHIE says she has three more releases in the works for this year The FADER Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 1 August 2019 SOPHIE says she s releasing four albums this year DIY 20 July 2018 Archived from the original on 20 July 2018 Retrieved 20 July 2018 SOPHIE s Grammy Nomination Is a Groundbreaking Moment PAPER 8 December 2018 Archived from the original on 27 February 2019 Retrieved 26 February 2019 Sophie Red Carpet Interview 2019 GRAMMYs Recording Academy GRAMMYs 10 February 2019 Archived from the original on 25 August 2020 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Moen Matt 17 July 2019 SOPHIE s New Remix Album Comes as a Clutch Paper Archived from the original on 20 October 2020 Retrieved 19 April 2020 SOPHIE shares OIL OF EVERY PEARL S UN INSIDES remix album FACT Magazine Music News New Music 30 July 2019 Archived from the original on 1 August 2019 Retrieved 30 July 2019 Renshaw David 30 September 2020 Producer Jimmy Edgar drops new songs with SOPHIE and Danny Brown The Fader Archived from the original on 6 February 2021 Retrieved 8 February 2021 Butchard Skye 4 February 2021 SOPHIE s playful defiant music broke pop boundaires New Statesman Archived from the original on 4 February 2021 Retrieved 8 February 2021 SOPHIE drops previously unreleased B side UNISIL Crack Magazine 28 January 2021 Archived from the original on 9 February 2021 Retrieved 8 February 2021 Ryce Andrew 9 July 2013 SOPHIE Bipp Elle on Numbers Single Resident Advisor Archived from the original on 8 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 a b Sterner Daniel 2014 Sophie Elektron Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Kretowicz Steph 26 June 2014 You re Too Cute Kyary Pamyu Pamyu SOPHIE PC Music and the Aesthetic of Excess The Fader Archived from the original on 8 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 David S 8 April 2016 Charli XCX Vroom Vroom EP Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved 3 April 2023 Pareles Jon 2 December 2015 With Product Sophie Swarms the Senses With Synthetic Sounds The New York Times Archived from the original on 16 August 2019 Retrieved 2 September 2019 Turner David 4 August 2014 SOPHIE Debuts New Song Hard on Rinse FM The Fader Archived from the original on 8 September 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2014 Amorosi A D 30 January 2021 Sophie Grammy Nominated Avant Pop Musician Dies at 34 Variety Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 Retrieved 31 January 2021 Pareles Jon 30 January 2021 Sophie Who Pushed the Boundaries of Pop Music Dies at 34 The New York Times Archived from the original on 14 February 2021 Retrieved 31 January 2021 Roberts John 16 January 2013 SOPHIE SUP Magazine 25 Archived from the original on 15 January 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Martin Lauren 20 January 2014 Please Don t Let 2014 Be the Year that Female DJs Are a Novelty Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 7 November 2021 Feminine Appropriation Was 2014 s Biggest Electronic Music Trend The Fader Archived from the original on 30 August 2019 Retrieved 24 August 2019 Grimes Thinks SOPHIE s Name Is Fucked Up Stereogum 2 November 2015 Archived from the original on 2 December 2019 Retrieved 24 August 2019 Abellera Jazper 13 October 2014 Sophie Is Trolling EDM By Spitting Its Cult of Personality Back Into Its Face Vice Archived from the original on 3 November 2019 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Juzwiak Rich 15 June 2018 SOPHIE on Her New Album Old Disco and Expressing Trans Identity in Music The Muse Jezebel Archived from the original on 23 August 2019 Retrieved 24 August 2019 Richards Will 30 January 2021 DJ and producer SOPHIE has died NME Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 31 January 2021 Beaumont Thomas Ben 30 January 2021 Sophie acclaimed avant pop producer dies aged 34 The Guardian Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 Retrieved 31 January 2021 Sophie Grammy nominated Scottish musician dies at age 34 CBC Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 Retrieved 31 January 2021 Hinton Patrick 1 February 2021 SOPHIE s girlfriend Evita Manji I managed to tell I love her and to keep fighting www mixmag net Archived from the original on 1 February 2021 Retrieved 1 February 2021 Newman Vicki 31 January 2021 Sophie Xeon s girlfriend told her to keep fighting after tragic rooftop fall The Daily Mirror Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 Retrieved 1 February 2021 Yoo Noah 30 January 2021 Danny L Harle Arca Flying Lotus Grimes More Pay Tribute to SOPHIE Pitchfork Archived from the original on 1 February 2021 Retrieved 1 February 2021 Sam Smith Rina Sawayama Rihanna amp More React to Sophie s Tragic Death A True Visionary and Icon of Our Generation Billboard Archived from the original on 2 February 2021 Retrieved 2 February 2021 Sophie agcook com Archived from the original on 5 May 2021 Retrieved 5 May 2021 Moen Matt 4 June 2021 SOPHIE s Brother Confirms Posthumous Music in the Works Paper Mag Archived from the original on 28 December 2021 Retrieved 4 June 2021 WGSBN Bulletin Volume 1 3 PDF International Astronomical Union 16 June 2021 ISSN 2789 2603 Archived PDF from the original on 6 October 2021 Retrieved 10 February 2023 Ahmed Aneesa 21 March 2022 Charli XCX pays tribute to late friend SOPHIE I ve never met anyone like her Mixmag Archived from the original on 7 February 2023 Retrieved 7 February 2023 Daly Rhian 6 February 2023 Kim Petras pays tribute to SOPHIE at 2023 Grammys NME Archived from the original on 7 February 2023 Retrieved 7 February 2023 Homewood Ben Idles Jorja Smith and Let s Eat Grandma lead AIM Awards 2018 nomination Music Week Archived from the original on 10 July 2020 Retrieved 9 July 2020 AIM Awards 2018 winners crowned PRS For Music Archived from the original on 10 July 2020 Retrieved 9 July 2020 Nominees Archived from the original on 10 July 2020 Retrieved 10 July 2020 Grein Paul 6 June 2021 Arlo Parks Leads 2021 AIM Awards Nominations Billboard Archived from the original on 27 October 2021 Retrieved 27 October 2021 Grammy nominated DJ and producer Sophie dies aged 34 RTE 30 January 2021 Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2021 A2IM Announces 2019 Libera Award Nominees BroadwayWorld 28 March 2019 Archived from the original on 26 July 2020 Retrieved 10 July 2020 https planetradio co uk hits radio entertainment music q awards 2018 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sophie musician SOPHIE official website Archived from the original on 8 November 2021 Sophie discography at Discogs nbsp Sophie at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sophie musician amp oldid 1180540550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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