Capable of bridging the mainstream and the avant-garde like few other producers, Sophie Xeon first made a huge, fizzy splash on the 2010s underground dance-pop scene with a series of singles that contorted elements of giddy Euro-dance, Japanese and Korean pop, and experimental sound design into blindingly neon-colored pop-art gems. Often associated with the similar minded PC Music label, SOPHIE's sophisticated, hyperkinetic productions typically feature high-pitched female vocals, sugary synthesizer textures, and beats drawing from underground dance music styles such as U.K. garage as well as mainstream pop and hip-hop. Instead of utilizing samples, she constructs her inventive tracks from waveforms, creating bizarre noises that resemble bubbling water, inflating balloons, elastic bands, and other non-musical sounds, adding to the surrealist, blatantly artificial quality of her music. Her immediately recognizable approach made her an in-demand collaborator for artists seeking an edge to their work, and her production clients include Nicki Minaj, Charli XCX, and Vince Staples.