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SOPHIE’s Legacy Will Live On Through Asteroid Named In Her Honor
SOPHIE‘s music and legacy will continue to live on forever in the universe—literally. The WGSBN (Working Group of the International Astronomical Union) recently made an announcement that an asteroid has been permanently renamed after the late electronic music pioneer, whose death following an accidental fall shocked the music community at large in January 2021. The WGSBN is the association that names minor planets and comets. Shortly after SOPHIE’s tragic death, superfan Christian Arroyo launched a Change.org petition to get a planet named after her. After artist illustrations and renditions of exoplanet TOI 1338 b were shared, fans noticed similarities between the drawings and SOPHIE’s Every Pearl’s Un-Insides album cover art. That’s when Arroyo ask...
A Vinyl Reissue of SOPHIE’s Debut EP, “Nothing More To Say” Is Due In 2022
There is perhaps no music producer who was more influential to the experimental electronica movement of the mid-2010s than SOPHIE. The late trans icon has been sorely missed since her tragic death in January, and now, a vinyl repress of her debut EP will help keep her memory alive. Due in early 2022, the reissue of Nothing More To Say will include the three tracks that introduced her signature, high-energy sound to the world: titular track “Nothing More To Say” (in both its “Vox” and “Dub” versions) and “EEEHHH.” Cover art for SOPHIE’s “Nothing More To Say” EP. The record label Huntleys + Palmers has also announced that proceeds from the sale will benefit the Scottish Trans Alliance. According to Resident Advisor, ...
Celebrate LGBT History Month With This Playlist Featuring Transgender Dance Music Artists
As LGBT History Month wraps up, a San Francisco area radio show has curated a playlist of songs by transgender artists who are continuing to shift the sound and change the music industry one release at a time. Titled “TRANS*CENDENTAL: TRANS*EXCELLENCE,” ADP.FM’s playlist is comprehensive and consists of music by Honey Dijon, Big Freedia, Pabllo Vittar, and many more. It also features two tracks by the late SOPHIE, a renowned electronic music producer who died following an accidental fall in January 2021. Check out the full “TRANS*CENDENTAL: TRANS*EXCELLENCE” playlist below. Recommended Articles The LGBTQ+ community continues to fight what seems to be a never-ending battle. Their voices are slowly bei...
Friends of the Late SOPHIE Launch Art Auction for Transgender Rights
In the wake of the tragic death of trailblazing electronic music producer SOPHIE in January 2021, the late artist’s friends and collaborators have launched a fundraising effort for Transgender rights. The campaign—an art auction called God Is Trans—will raise money for the Trans Justice Funding Project, a community-led fundraising initiative aimed at justice and equality for Trans people around the globe. Among the items up for bidding: an Eckhaus Latta white silk dress, photos by Renata Raksha and Zoe Chait, and a number of original art works including a print by SOPHIE’s ‘It’s OK To Cry’ music video director Nick Harwood. “As friends and collaborators of Sophie’s in the US, we have organized this online auction and ...
Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘my dear papa’ Philip for devoted service
Britain’s Prince Charles paid a personal tribute on Saturday to his “dear papa” Prince Philip, saying the royal family missed him emormously and that the 99-year-old would have been amazed at the touching reaction across the world to his death. Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who had been at her side throughout her record-breaking 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on Friday. “As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously,” Charles, the couple’s eldest son and heir to the throne, said outside his Highgrove House home in west England. “My dear papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful f...
BloodPop® Teases Potential “Chromatica” Remix Album From Lady Gaga
Renowned producer BloodPop®, a longtime creative collaborator and A&R of Lady Gaga, sent the Little Monsters into a tizzy this week when he posed a simple question on Twitter. “In theory – which artists would y’all want to see on a Chromatica remix album (and on what song),” he tweeted, followed by a series of emojis. The post opened the floodgates to thousands of replies requesting remixes from Grimes, Madonna, Lil Nas, Britney Spears, and many more. While the tweet clearly indicates that the idea of a remix album is floating around, it was BloodPop®’s ensuing response to his own tweet that seemingly confirmed that a record is in the works. He tagged Rina Sawayama, whose November 2020 hit “LUCID” he produced, before the sing...
The First Single Off Basside’s SOPHIE-Produced EP is Here: Listen
Throughout her storied career, electronic icon SOPHIE was known for both her solo catalogue and a lengthy list of production credits. Following her tragic passing in January, her work on tracks like “It’s Okay To Cry” and “Ponyboy” have become essential elements of her legacy. And now, with the posthumous release of a new SOPHIE-produced single by Basside, it’s obvious her legacy is one of a timeless nature. Out March 19th on Bandcamp via Sorry Records, “FUCK IT UP” is the titular track off a forthcoming, six-song EP produced in full by SOPHIE. Due April 2nd, the record will also include SOPHIE’s remix of Basside’s “NYC2MIA.” It was released posthumously on February 8th with all proceeds directed t...
Mural of Trans Icon SOPHIE Installed in Sydney Ahead of LGBTQ+ Mardi Gras
This week in Sydney, LGBTQ+ community advocates and musical duo Stereogamus paid homage to the late SOPHIE with their commission of a giant mural in her likeness. Placed next to a painting of queer icon George Michael, the murlal’s reveal came just ahead of the city’s LGBTIQA Mardi Gras celebration on March 6th. The work was created by local artist Scott Marsh, who painted the Michael tribute just last year. Featuring an angel halo and the lyrics, “It’s okay to cry,” the mural memorializes SOPHIE at her finest. A leading trans woman in the electronic dance music industry, SOPHIE tragically died following an accidental fall in Athens on January 30th, 2021. “Losing her has been a painful experience for our community,” Stereogamus said...
5 Songs You Never Would Have Heard Without SOPHIE
After the crushing loss of electronic music icon SOPHIE last month, artists from all ends of the music community united together to mourn collectively and share their favorite moments with the late artist. Her far-reaching influence can be attributed to her unique manipulation of sonics and her persistent sense of self, inspiring young creators—especially those holding LGBTQ+ identities—to feel comfortable in their own skin and pursue their dreams. SOPHIE’s work received large-scale recognition in 2018, when her debut album, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album. At the same time, she was also a prolific producer, assisting a plethora of iconic names in the studio over the years. To celeb...
Charli XCX Pays Tribute to SOPHIE: ‘I Can’t Encapsulate What a Unique Person She Was’
Charli XCX, who collaborated with avant-pop producer/artist SOPHIE on nearly a dozen tracks, shared a statement about her late friend, saying, “I wish I had told her more how special she was, not just her music, but her as a person. I love you and I will never forget you, Sophie.” SOPHIE died from an accidental fall in Greece at the age of 34. The statement continued, “It’s really hard for me to sum up the special connection I felt with such an amazing person who completely changed my life,” Charli XCX wrote. “There are so many memories, so many small details, so many different views and incredible feelings and stories. It’s impossible to summarize the journey I went on with Sophie. Even the most insignificant things felt enormous. I can’t explain how I feel and I can’t enca...
EDM Artists React to Tragic Death of SOPHIE
The EDM family lost a bona fide icon this morning after the death of SOPHIE, one of the industry’s most influential music producers. The dance music community is reeling after the news of her sudden and tragic death today, January 30th, 2021. According to a statement released by her family, SOPHIE died following an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. Many of SOPHIE’s contemporaries took to social media to pay tribute to the renowned artist, whose pioneering contributions to the music scene at large helped redefine the intersection of electronic and art pop. Read tributes from A-Trak, Alison Wonderland, Boys Noize, and many more below.
Renowned Electronic Music Producer SOPHIE Dead at 34
Renowned artist SOPHIE, whose groundbreaking productions shattered the boundaries of electronic and pop music, has died at the age of 34. NME reports that SOPHIE died following an accidental fall in Athens today, January 30th, 2021, according to a statement released by her family. “Tragically our beautiful SOPHIE passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” the statement reads. “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us.” A leading trans woman in the EDM landscape, SOPHIE built a formidable reputation as one of the genre’s true trailblazers by challenging the status quo with unconventional sound design. Her music helped redefine the intersection of ele...
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