Music might be the main dish that London-based DJ and radio host Sofie K is serving up, but her creative pursuits stretch much further than that. Also a dab hand at writing, illustrating, designing and broadcasting (is there anything she can't do!?) she uses every tool at her disposal to paint a solid picture of who and what Sofia is all about.

Her residency on NTS began as a platform to share her favourite sounds, predominantly in the realms of Italo, cosmic disco and synth-pop, but as her show has grown so has the breadth of her sound, which sees her dip into everything from breaks, techno and house pumpers to trance, new beat and minimal synth. 

When she's not broadcasting each month you can find her behind the decks at various fine establishments across the UK, including regular stints at club nights High Hoops and Partisan Collective in her former home of Manchester.

On today's mix she comes through with the wiggly, melodic pumpers and driving rhythms to help you shake off those sore heads from the weekend's club antics...

Sofie K: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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-2026-
20.02.26 - TBA (Manchester)
21.02.26 - TBA (London)

-2025-
04.01 - Palestine Fundraiser - Starlane (London)
18.01 - Antek Invites - Planet Wax (London)
28.02 - Pond Dwellers - Low Profile (London)
08.03 - Whomp - The Carpet Shop (London)
05.04 - Persona 3rd Birthday - Concept Studios (Manchester)
03.05 - QYSP - Hackney Wick (London)
04.05 - Persona x Mugpie - Distrikt (Leeds)
07.06 - Sub:System x Whomp (London)
07.06 - Flow Soundsystem (Oxford)
20.06 - Footnotes - Corsica Studios (London)
15.08 - Sassafrass - Eastern Bloc (Manchester)
18.10 - Space Between - Imaginarium (Leeds)
18.10 - Levitation - Freedom Mills (Leeds)
26.10 - Sona Showcase - Lion & Lamb (London)
06.11 - Persona - Renae (Manchester)
21.11 - Painite - Module (Copenhagen, DE)

-2024-
27.01 - Manual Smiles x Foloi - Hoxton Cabin (London)
03.02 - SUB:SYSTEM (London)
24.02 - Boiler Room - Beaverworks(Leeds)
02.03 - Testpress - Loki (London)
09.03 - Down To Earth - Tola (London)
22.03 - PMAD - SET Woolwich (London)
13.04 - Space Between - Imaginarium (Leeds)
04.05 - QYSP - Hackney Wick (London)
18.05 - Down To Earth - Exchange (Bristol)
26.05 - Club Cosmos - Freedom Mills (Leeds)
15.06 - Origins x On Ro - Corsica (London)
03.08 - Solidarity With Palestine (London)
16.08 - MÄR: Delight - Macadam (Nantes, FR)
23.08 - Huck - Stage & Radio (Manchester)
07.09 - GDANSE - Spanners (London)
20.09 - Down To Earth - The Love Inn (Bristol)
28.09 - Club Cosmos - Freedom Mills (Leeds)
05.10 - On Ro Pre-Party - The Imaginarium (Leeds)
19.10 - Moodus - The Goose (London)
07.11 - AF x WD - The Glove That Fits (London)

-2023-
06.01 - Vief Recs - The Waiting Room (London)
18.02 - On Rotation - Imaginarium (Leeds)
01.04 - Risen - Hackney Wick (London)
01.07 - On Rotation - Imaginarium (Leeds)
05.08 - OC:NB - The Glove That Fits (London)
11.08 - Origins x On Ro - Corsica (London)
20.08 - Midsummer Groove Festival (Somerset)
08.09 - Come Bye Festival (Abergavenny)
14.09 - Come Bye Afters - The Crown (Bristol)
20.10 - Bakk Heia - The White Hotel (Manchester)
04.11 - Between Stations - The Island (Bristol)