From Doll to DJ: Trans Synthesis and The Sound of Tomorrow

A digital collage featuring cutout images of multiple transgender electronic musicians layered over a textured background of the blue, pink, and white transgender pride flag. Description: This image features a vibrant digital collage. The background includes light blue, white, and pink horizontal stripes (the transgender pride flag) with subtle swirls and music notes as decorative patterns. In the foreground, cutouts of a plethora of transgender women in the electronic music scene are compiled together, creating a scrapbook-like visual effect.

From Doll to DJ: Trans Synthesis and The Sound of Tomorrow

Brooke Bousley Music Journalist For those who have spent hours engaging with varying intersections of internet culture and the electronic music scene, an inevitable encounter with a recurring joke occurs: the vast majority of transgender women are DJs, music producers, or have the latest versions of Pro Tools, Splice, Serum, FL Studio, or Ableton Live downloaded to their computers. Similar to the bulk of the internet’s endearing humor, this […]

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Artist SOPHIE pictured in a galaxy background with clouds surrounding her as she stares into the camera

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Remembering SOPHIE This Women’s History Month

Jared Stautzenberger Assistant Music Director Back in January, it marked five years since we lost the iconic music producer and artist Sophie. She was a pioneer in the hyperpop genre and pushed a new sound into the realm of electronic music that the world had never heard before. Half a decade after her passing, Sophie’s music remains untouched with no electronic artist coming close. This Women’s History Month, I […]

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Sophie: Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides Album Review

By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist Artist: Sophie Album: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Label: Future Classic Release Date: June 15, 2018 Just seeing my name associated with this album, you probably can already tell I’m swerving way out of my usual lanes by talking about Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides. Pop isn’t my typical bag, and it doesn’t stem from any disrespect towards the genre or its artists: it’s just not something that ever […]

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Best of SXSW 2016: Electronica Acts

By Janelle Abad SXSW Press Team Made of Oak Made of Oak is made of one half of Sylvan Esso. In the latter half of 2015 Nick Sanborn focused his production towards releasing his debut EP, Penumbra. The project is comprised of five tracks with the sonically stimulating single, “Pinebender.” All tracks, however, showcase the same dynamicism that Sanborn brings to Sylvan Esso, each shedding a different light in the melodies. I […]

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