*currently roaming the west coast
"Blending Cambodian psychedelic and Yugoslavian new wave with gypsy swing and classic oldies, DJ sophybot throws down a massive concoction that harmonizes into an inexplicable hip-shaking madness. It's the sound of a good time, vibing across cultures and diving through languages, exploring eras in time and space with just one aim in mind: having a blast. A steadily growing 50,000-track collection keeps the mix fresh and the beats tight, whatever the country and whatever the style. Brace yourself for the refreshingly eccentric sounds of a music lover gone wild."
- Gemini & Scorpio, top New York City underground promoters
DJ sophybot has an extremely wide arsenal of music at her command and is happy to cater to your diverse auditory needs. Her biggest strength lies in international and generationally diverse musical offerings that sound far more familiar than you'd probably think. DJ sophybot gets off on introducing you to your new favorite tracks - especially the ones that you'd never hear of otherwise.
Speaking of which, check out this demo mix for your listening pleasure (recorded live July 2010):
1. The Moog Cookbook - Buddy Holly
2. Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
3. Arévalo - Que Va, Que Va
4. Cat - Hit the Road Jack
5. Downliners Sect - Comin Home Baby
6. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - El Matador
7. Šarlo Akrobata - Niko Kao Ja
8. Movits! - Fel del av Gården
9. Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser - Ringsad el Magan No. 2
10. Slagsmålsklubben - Räven Återuppstår
11. Devo - I Need a Chick
12. Oldelaf & Monsieur D - Café
13. Tony Holiday - Tanze Samba Mit Mir
14. Bonde do Rolê - James Bonde
15. Risto - Discopallo
16. Elvis Presley - Crawfish (Pilooski Edit)
17. War - Galaxy
18. Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra - Some Other Man
A nomad by nature, DJ sophybot comes from the rough-and-tumble world of New York City and is currently roaming the west coast and available for gigs in the San Francisco Bay Area (as of early 2012). She has performed extensively across New York, NY and Denver, CO and has been known to throw down in Ithaca, NY; Evora, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; and Berlin, Germany.
Selected gigs
Masquerade Macabre, Oct 2011, Brooklyn, NY. Gemini & Scorpio know how to throw a party, and you can be sure they pulled out all the stops for their sold-out Halloween shindig. Sandwiched in between the live acts and DJs (including yours truly) were an expressionist puppet ballet, Ukelele-meets-Shakespeare, burlesque, face painting, live art, and a whole lot of absinthe.
Resident DJ at Crash 45, July - Sept 2011, Denver, CO. DJ sophybot mixed up some multilingual mayhem every 2nd and 4th Saturday, 9pm till 2am, while a gigantic metal robot watched on with its security camera head.
Resident DJ at Mario's Double Daughter's Salotto, Feb - May 2011, Denver, CO. First and fourth Thursday of every month, 9pm till 2am, DJ sophybot dropped diverse music from around the world and across the epochs in a surreal LoDo lounge equal parts Tim Burton and Edward Gorey.
The Lost Circus, July 2010, New York, NY. Circus meets dark cabaret with a steampunk twist, New York underground heavy-hitters Gemini & Scorpio bring a night of neo-Victorian madness to the unsuspecting streets of Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Freedom Tickler EP release party, June 2010, New York, NY. Following their on-screen debut in Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, Brooklyn-based Freedom Tickler recruits DJ sophybot and a slew of Coney Island sideshow freaks for a one-of-a-kind EP release party.
Bushwick Open Studios, Island & Surreal Estate, June 2010, New York, NY. Widely considered the next big thing in the international art world, the former ghettos of Bushwick, New York are now host to some of the newest and most cutting edge work in the world, as showcased by the yearly Bushwick Open Studios festival.
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