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Name: tom
Alias: sobolik (@tomsobolikmusic)
Pronouns: they/them
Location: brooklyn, ny
Influences:
producers who use their DAW to spawn and grow inconceivable organisms, or build and sculpt vast architectures. artists whose music helps you engage with your body with pure openness. artists who make music to excavate things out of themselves. artists who write music that reflects their world (inside or outside) at you. music that carries memories and sensations with me that would be otherwise lost. working musicians who break the borders between practices, cultures, and industries. people who invent new genres by djing, throwing parties, and starting labels. djs who understand how rhythm affects the body. djs who throw away established definitions about music and come up with their own. ravers who throw away their pretensions, exercise care and show love to their peers, and put unbridled energy into the music.
my heroes, friends, and comrades -- SOPHIE, aya, martyn, flying lotus, lychee, t.wan, pent, cades, no sir, CCL, sister zo, uyu, grymynk/peripheral pups crew, ma sha and ru, nic & emma, laced, symposium records crew, ema, ophelie, msjy, dileta, zi!, anabasine, ron like hell, dj voices, dj noir, dj pitch & simkin, alec pace, ari, anna, rahul, joanne, frankie weiner, nick boyd & tony g, dj healthy, dj temporary, akanbi, k wata, big room boogie crew, tristan arp, nopeakhours, escaflowne, karlala, rose kourts, boxofbox, mckenzie wark, kodwo eshun, third self, big j, laenz, lithe, lara david, caterina barbieri, kiernan laveaux, physical therapy, davis galvin, adab, 30000ad, cay horiuchi, total freedom, steve rachmad, ayesha, charles mingus, duke ellington, mica levi, more eaze, ulla, oli xl, j dilla, minor science, peverelist, dj fart in the club, jam city, frank ocean, ...
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects:
trax via Kindergarten, All Centre, early reflex, Woozy, Cloudcore, 3024, Sorry Records, Audio Bambino
parties with the Antidote collective -- Lychee, T.Wan, Nutrition Facts (djs), Glimmer (lighting), Yaya (yoga instruction)
co-running the All Centre label with DJ Pitch and Simkin
in 2022 i ran a party series at Jupiter Disco called Inside Voices. new iterations are in the works, now with No Sir copiloting.
Favorite Quote:
a wise man carrying a comically oversized mug once told me, "this community will give you everything, but eventually you have to give it all back."
Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
take the time to think about what you really want to do with your work, and pursue it unapologetically. but as you get more and more from the community, think about what you're doing to pay it back by supporting and uplifting others. try to learn when to make sacrifices in your commitments/presence in the community for your artmaking, homemaking, and personal wellness. try to learn when to do the opposite. show up for your friends and the people who inspire you. it's never the wrong time to take a beat, consider how you're taking up space, and consider the effect you have/could have on the people around you. if you don't get booked too often, always show up early and stay late when you do. whatever you do, hold yourself accountable to push your craft as far as you possibly can - all of us doing that is what keeps the community alive.
With this mix sobolik asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
trans people are under an unprecedented attack in the US national/state legislatures. help orgs fighting this legislation in your state, and help orgs that work to help trans people survive and thrive amid a deeply violent social and political reality.
(www.srlp.org)
(www.glitsinc.org)
(www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/trans-nationwide-resources)
Tracklist and more - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/03/14/daisychain-269-sobolik/
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