Drum & Lace

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.

Drum & Lace
Drum & Lace
Background information
Also known asSofia Hultquist
OriginFlorence, Italy
GenresElectronic, trip-hop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Years active2014 - present
LabelsRecords RK
EverybodyHz Records
Associated actsAislyn
Websitewww.drumandlacemusic.com
MembersSofia Hultquist

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
Year Title Label Note(s)
2016 Dark Nights & Neon Lights EverybodyHz Records EP
The Giving & the Taking EverybodyHz Records EP
2017 Drive EverybodyHz Records Single
Midnight Roses EverybodyHz Records EP
Sunrises (Remixes) EverybodyHz Records EP
2018 Snakeskin EverybodyHz Records Single
Vesper b/w per:me:ate EverybodyHz Records Double-Single
syncopate EverybodyHz Records Single

[19]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Note(s)
2014 Ivory Tower Music Assistant as Sofia Hultquist
2014 Animals Music Assistant as Sofia Hultquist
2015 The Diabolical Music Assistant, Vocal as Sofia Hultquist
2015 Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop Music Assistant as Sofia Hultquist
2015 Burning Bodhi Music Assistant as Sofia Hultquist
2015 Memoria Music Assistant as Sofia Hultquist
2016 Love & Bananas Composer, Executive Producer as Sofia Hultquist
2016 The First Monday in May Co-Composer as Sofia Hultquist
2016 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Composer, Sound Designer Short Film
2016 Silicon Cowboys Composer (additional music) as Sofia Hultquist
2016 My Blind Brother Music assistant, Musician (vocalist), Soundtrack ("Baby Elephants") as Sofia Hultquist
2016 Night Skate Composer, Composer (theme music), Co-Producer Short Film
2017 Clinical Composer (additional music), Music Assistant, Musician (vocalist) as Sofia Hultquist
2017 The Gospel According to André Co-Composer, Score Mixer as Sofia Hultquist
2017 We Are Boats Score Mixer as Sofia Hultquist
2017 Trapped Composer Short Film

as Sofia Hultquist

2018 Invisible Hands Composer as Sofia Hultquist

Television
Year Title Role Note(s)
2016 Ethetics Composer Episode: "AKJP: Cape Town"
2017 Breakthrough Composer (additional music) Episode: "Cyber Terror"

as Sofia Hultquist

2018 Lenny Composer Episode: "Pilot"
2019 Dickinson Composer with Ian Hultquist

[20]

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.[21][22]

References
  1. "Home". Drum & Lace. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. Fuzz, Original. "Five Minutes with Sofia Hultquist of Drum & Lace". Original Fuzz. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. "Drum & Lace". Spotify. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. "Drum & Lace". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. 3sixtystrategies (2016-12-20). "Drum & Lace - Steve Clark - Clarkliving". Steve Clark - Clarkliving. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  6. "Fashion". Drum & Lace. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  7. "Make it last – Sofia Hultquist: "It's been easier to become 'greener' as I live in California"". Make it last. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  8. "Experience the Beautiful Darkness of Drum & Lace's New 'Midnight Roses' EP - Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  9. "Sofia Hultquist - Dave Smith Instruments". Dave Smith Instruments. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  10. "Exposed Zippers - Sofia Hultquist". Exposed Zippers. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  11. "The Cool-Girl Composer Bringing Sound—and Style—to Fashion Film". StyleCaster. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  12. "Drum & Lace's Sofia Hultquist on Making Stylish Music - Smashbox Studios". Smashbox Studios. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  13. "VIDEO PREMIERE: Drum & Lace- "Parisian Night"". LADYGUNN. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  14. "Andrew Rossi's Documentary About the Met Gala, The First Monday in May, Premieres Tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  15. "Composing the Music for the Met Ball Doc Sounds Like the Coolest Job Ever". Racked. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  16. "Interview: Ian & Sofia Hultquist (The First Monday in May)". Film and Game Composers. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  17. The Gospel According to Andre - Coming Soon, retrieved 2017-10-06
  18. "WOMANISM 1.2". SELVA \ NEGRA. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  19. "Drum & Lace on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  20. "Sofia Hultquist". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  21. Hipes, Patrick (2016-12-14). "Oscars: List Of Eligible Original Scores Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  22. "The First Monday in May & Silicon Cowboys make Oscar's Shortlist!". LITTLE TWIG RECORDS. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
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