Explicit Codec Podcast 038 - Sophee (Tampa, USA)

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Sam Darwish
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Julian Mesa is a house and techno artist from Brooklyn, NYC - now based in Bahrain. Inspired by some of the more artistic names in underground dance, he draws influence from the likes of Juliet Fox, Ellen Allien, Fabio Florido, Jon Hester, Keith Carnal, Alex Baciu, and Satoshi Tomiie to name but a few.

Growing up stateside in the ‘90s, Julian was exposed to a wave of what is now considered to be some of the most important records in electronic music history - a rich musical background that he has carried with him along the way to refining and perfecting his craft.

Ever-growing in intercontinental prominence, Julian has already graced many club spaces across North and South America as well as Asia. Some of his most notable experiences include CDV (Berlin), Rave The Planet formerly known as Love Parade (Berlin), UNUM Festival Pre-Party (Bahrain), Epizode Festival Pre-Party (Bahrain), Solymar Beach Festival (Bahrain), Pacha (NYC), Heart (Miami), Drais (Las Vegas), Heard From (Colombia), Tokyo and, Qingdao. Julian’s impressive performance resume has seen him support some of the biggest names in the business, including Richie Hawtin, Juliet Fox, D-Unity, Lehar, Timmo, Blond:ish, Oostil, Massano, Brian Cid, Terry Francis, Joeski, Dyed Sondorom, John Tejada, D’Julz, Shonky, Anthea, Matt Tolfrey, Chus & Ceballos, Dan Ghenacia, and many more.

Julian has seen his work released on Phobiq (Italy) which was featured on Beatport Top 10 Releases for Techno (peak time/driving), Hypnostate (Bulgaria) Featured on Beatport Top 100 overall Releases for Techno (peak time/driving), Fervence Records (Sweden) and upcoming release on Juliet Fox imprint Tregambe - garnering the support of artists like Juliet Fox, Timmo, D-Unity, Marco Faraone, Spektre, Umek, Raffa FL, Agent Orange, Blu9, Juli Aristy, Nick Fiorucci, and many others.

With a host of exciting releases in the pipeline as well as shows around the globe and performing visits to many new destinations (with his newly formed OFF Global Group promotional brand), the future is looking filled with continued growth and exposure for Julian, as he looks to take his global presence to the next level and beyond.

Sophee (DJ Sophee) based out of Miami, FL has been crafting her brand of feel good, upbeat house music across the state of Florida and beyond. Sophee started the beginning of 2018 and is showing no signs of slowing down. Sophee is a DJ, artist and developing producer. 

The past 3 years we have seen her momentum grow with memorable sets in venues such as Miami's iconic South Beach club Treehouse, Tampa's infamous Jackson's nightclub and terrace, St. Pete, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Daytona
and many more cities around Florida. 

Sophee plays a wide range of genres including house, tech house, disco & lounge style sets
as well as dark techno and harder sounds.

Never content with simply playing the music, Sophee has also made waves with her productions,
seeing release on labels as diverse as
Stab Recordings (Berlin), Tres14 Music (Barcelona/Chicago), Explicit Codec (NYC/South Korea),
Late Night Munchies (Seattle) and more.