Sophie (producer)
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Sophie in San Francisco, California
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Long |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Elektron Monomachine |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Huntleys & Palmers, Numbers, Vroom Vroom |
| Associated acts | A. G. Cook, Charli XCX, QT, Le1f, Liz, GFOTY, Madonna, Cashmere Cat |
| Website | msmsmsm |
Samuel Long, known professionally as Sophie (stylized as SOPHIE) is a London-based record producer and DJ, who came to prominence with "Bipp"/"Elle" and "Lemonade"/"Hard" in 2013 and 2014. His music is described as a "hyperkinetic" take on pop music, and typically features high-pitched female vocals and artificial, synthesized electronic textures. He has worked closely with artists from the PC Music label, including A.G. Cook and QT, and has produced for acts such as Charli XCX, Le1f, Madonna, Liz, and Namie Amuro.
His debut album Product was released in 2015.
Long began his career in a band named Motherland (with bandmates Sabine Gottfried, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, and Marcella Dvsi), and later collaborated with his bandmate Matthew Lutz-Kinoy on a series of performance works. In 2011, he scored the short film Dear Mr/Mrs by Dutch team Freudenthal/Verhagen. 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.
Sophie released his debut single "Nothing More to Say" in February 2013. Its follow-up, "Bipp"/"Elle", was released on Numbers later that year. "Bipp" in particular received attention from music critics, topping XLR8R's year-end list and placing 17 on Pitchfork Media's. Pitchfork later ranked "Bipp" 56 on its list of the best tracks from 2010–2014.B-side "Elle" features a more powerful drum beat, drawing comparisons to TNGHT and Rustie.
In mid 2014, Sophie collaborated with Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. His next two singles, "Lemonade"/"Hard", were released in August 2014, with vocal contributions from PC Music artist GFOTY. Numbers released "Lemonade"/"Hard" as a 12" single. Both tracks appeared on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts. "Lemonade" and "Hard" placed 68th and 91st respectively on the 2014 Pazz & Jop critics poll. "Lemonade" was included in the top ten of year-end singles lists by The Washington Post, Resident Advisor, and Complex; "Hard" was included in the top ten on lists by Dazed and Dummy. Pitchfork ranked "Lemonade"/"Hard" at 21 on its list of the best songs of 2014. "Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's. In 2014, Sophie, in collaboration with A. G. Cook, produced the song "Hey QT" for pop singer QT. The project included an energy drink called the QT Energy Elixir. At the singer's request, "Hey QT" repeats the drink's name for product placement.
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