Drum & Lace

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Drum & Lace
Background information
Also known as Sofia Hultquist
Origin Florence, Italy
Genres Electronic, trip-hop
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Years active2014 - present
LabelsRecords RK
EverybodyHz Records
Members Sofia Hultquist
Websitewww.drumandlacemusic.com

Drum & Lace is an electronic trip-hop composer from Florence, Italy. Formed in 2013, their music is written, scored, recorded, and produced by Sofia Hultquist. [1] Hultquist is best known for co-composing the soundtrack to The First Monday in May with Ian Hultquist, and for composition and sound design in fashion, film, and media.

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Early life and influences

Lead composer Hultquist was born and raised in Florence, Italy. As a child she began learning classical piano at the age of seven and developed a love of music and the arts. Several years later, she began taking voice lessons. In high school, she began learning drums and guitar.

She cites her early influences as the albums Jagged Little Pill and Magic Kingdom, and musicians of the 1960s and 1970s including Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. She later discovered The Bends , OK Computer , and Homogenic which she says "changed everything". [2]

She relocated to the United States to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she received her Undergraduate Degree in Film Scoring and Composition, and New York University, where she received her Master's degree in Music Technology and Composition.

After college, she performed in a dream-pop duo called Aislyn until 2013. She then formed Drum & Lace.

Career

Albums and singles

In 2016, Drum & Lace released two EPs, Dark Nights & Neon Lights and The Giving & the Taking. [3] In 2017, they released the single Drive, an original EP Midnight Roses, and the remixed EP Sunrises. [4]

Their albums have received positive reviews from media outlets, with Vehlinggo describing their compositions as "usually cinematic, often danceable, and always compelling."

Composition and sound design

In 2013, Hultquist formed Drum & Lace, combining her love for music and fashion, and pursued composition for fashion media. [5]

Drum & Lace has composed original music and soundscapes to accompany runway shows, presentations, events, documentaries, short films, and campaigns, especially those that focus on ethical fashion, and advocates for sustainable fashion. [6] [7] They are known for their "ornate, beat-heavy, pop-infused, ambient electronic" aesthetic and have worked extensively with fashion clients on commissioned projects, including Diane von Fürstenberg, St. John, Lotuff Leather, Atelier Delphine, Palatines, Tanya Taylor, and À Moi for New York Fashion Week. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In 2016, Sofia Hultquist of Drum & Lace, and Ian Hultquist co-composed the music for the documentary film The First Monday in May . The film opened the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and follows the most attended fashion exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, China: Through the Looking Glass in 2015. [14] The film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film and Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. [15] That same year, Drum & Lace also composed the music and contributed vocals to the soundtrack for the films Silicon Cowboys and My Blind Brother , which starred Jenny Slate, Adam Scott, Zoe Kazan, and Nick Kroll. Both films premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. [16]

In 2017, Sofia Hultquist and Ian Hultquist co-composed the music for the feature film The Gospel According to André, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. [17]

Drum & Lace is a member of the Global Alliance for Women Film Composers. [18]

Discography

YearTitleLabelNote(s)
2016Dark Nights & Neon LightsEverybodyHz RecordsEP
The Giving & the TakingEverybodyHz RecordsEP
2017DriveEverybodyHz RecordsSingle
Midnight RosesEverybodyHz RecordsEP
Sunrises (Remixes)EverybodyHz RecordsEP
2018SnakeskinEverybodyHz RecordsSingle
Vesper b/w per:me:ateEverybodyHz RecordsDouble-Single
syncopateEverybodyHz RecordsSingle

[19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2014 Ivory Tower Music assistantas Sofia Hultquist
2014Animals
2015 The Diabolical Music assistant, vocal
2015 Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop Music assistant
2015 Burning Bodhi
2015 Memoria
2016Love & BananasComposer, Executive producer
2016 The First Monday in May Co-composer
2016 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Composer, Sound designerShort film ; as Sofia Hultquist
2016Silicon CowboysComposer (additional music)as Sofia Hultquist
2016 My Blind Brother Music assistant, Musician (vocalist), Soundtrack ("Baby Elephants")
2016Night SkateComposer, Composer (theme music), Co-producerShort film ; as Sofia Hultquist
2017ClinicalComposer (additional music), Music assistant, Musician (vocalist)as Sofia Hultquist
2017The Gospel According to AndréCo-composer, Score mixer
2017We Are BoatsScore mixer
2017TrappedComposerShort film ; as Sofia Hultquist
2018Invisible Handsas Sofia Hultquist
2019At The Heart Of Gold: Inside The USA Gymnastics Scandalwith Ian Hultquist
2021 Deadly Illusions
2021 Night Teeth with Ian Hultquist
2022 Summering
They/Them
Look Both Ways with Ian Hultquist
Rosaline
Radical Landscapes
2023 Cobweb
Red, White & Royal Blue

Television

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2016EtheticsComposerEpisode: "AKJP: Cape Town" ; as Sofia Hultquist
2017BreakthroughComposer (additional music)Episode: "Cyber Terror" ; as Sofia Hultquist
2018LennyComposerEpisode: "Pilot" ; as Sofia Hultquist
2019-2021 Dickinson with Ian Hultquist
2021 Pride Episode: "1960s: Riots & Revolutions" ; with Ian Hultquist
2020-2021 Good Girls with Ian Hultquist
2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Drum & Lace was one of six women who were included on the Academy Award shortlist of composers for Best Original Score for The First Monday in May . [20] [21]

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