If you are part of the eastern Dutch underground, chances are you’ve crossed dancefloors with Sophia d’Rêve. As one of the co-founders of both NiCE and ANTIA, this creative powerhouse has been channeling her love for music and dancing into organizing events and raves for nearly two decades. Her involvement in nightlife covers anything from politics to photography, but all that time she would describe herself as Raver first (front left speaker!) and never thought about stepping into the booth. That is, until she fell head over heels for the Elektron Digitakt.
No set is ever the same and every set is a story: working live on two Digitakts, Sophia (Sevgi) brings a dynamic combination of hauntingly sweet melodies, groovy bass and brutal kicks that taste like they belong under the ground, between four walls in a dirty basement.
As a producer she holds that everything is a remix, where music and dance are a path to freedom. Drawing inspiration from a broad range of artists and genres across the musical spectrum, Sophia d’Rêve is able to create vibes in anything between 52 and 210 bpm but it is undeniable that part of her heart beats like techno. And that beat will be rolling through ANTIA’s speakers in the deep end of the night.