Excitement, energy, elation – so many feelings this week with spring at our doorstep, the return of the sunshine in San Francisco, and my step back into reality after attending an incredible Envision in Costa Rica. 

Welcome to the next part of my mix series: Forms | States 03.

Forms | States 03 is meant to put a pep in your step, inspire a dedication in your day, and give a move to your groove. It brings together an upbeat fusion of tribal, tech house, and vocal elements as well as an ever-driving bassline. It speaks to much of my inspiration found in the jungle at Envision, to my thrill of moving into warmer days, and to my excitement about what's to come. 

Let the music take whatever form you'd like to hear. Maybe it's the midweek pick-me-up you need. Enjoy.

Forms | States 03 - Torie

• dj ⋆ event curator ⋆ magic maker ⋆ groovez 🔮
• @inquiry-records * events lead / team mom
• breaks - house - techno - minimal - garage - dnb
• san francisco | san diego | bouncin' around

• other things n' stuff with @icarus_art_car @dusty-rhino-1 @yourewelcome-sf @dancewithhaha

• bookings: gofortorie [at] gmail 
• livestreams: twitch.tv/yotorieee

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Torie’s sound is multifaceted – to say the least. Coming from a global upbringing and current home base in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has been curating sonic adventures as a DJ and event producer for a decade. Torie interweaves elements of breakbeats, house, minimal, dark & driving techno, garage, acid, and drum and bass – balancing a line between heavy-hitting basslines and soulful vocals with ear-catching melodies.

She believes in the power of groove and always plays with one core intention in mind: to bring newfound life to the dancefloor.

– (she lives by the ethos of "i'm just here to play music & do cool shit with my friends").

As a core lead of Inquiry Collective and Inquiry Records, a builder & maker with Burning Man art cars ICARUS and Dusty Rhino, a resident DJ of You’re Welcome SF, and a co-founder of Dance With Haha, Torie draws inspiration from the dusty plains of the playa, the curious explorations of the Mojave desert, the underground dancefloors of SF, & the interstellar endeavors of ICARUS & its motley crew.

Torie has performed with KiNK, Superflu, Justin Martin, Overmono, Maya Jane Coles, Smilk, Anja Schneider, Tale of Us, Patrice Baumel, Marbs, Mikey Lion, Porky and Evan Casey, Rinzen, Dance Spirit, Eskuche, Marques Wyatt, Tycho, KMLN, Sabo, Justin Jay, Hoj, Kevin Knapp, Shiba San, Joeski and more. 

You may have also seen her with renowned crews like Space Cowboys, Distrikt, Ego Trip, and Desert Hearts – at the annual Breakfast of Champions block party on New Year’s Day for six consecutive years – or on the festival circuit at events including Lightning in a Bottle, Outside Lands, EDC Las Vegas, Northern Nights, Desert Hearts, The Untz Festival, Umbrella Weekend, Enigma, and Outside in Equinox. 

In 2025, you can find Torie throwing renegades and pop-ups with the Inquiry crew across California in clubs, deserts, undisclosed locations and beyond… as well as performing in SF, SD, Reno, LA and more.

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