Sophie McAlister

Behind the counter at Northside records and fellow $CHOOLGIRL with Lori, Sophie is no stranger to Melbourne’s music scene. With no bounds, Sophie has been liberally firing jams at dance floors for the past couple of years, working closely with Crown Ruler and Rhythm Section families, but always being a musical friend to all. To describe Sophie McAlister’s output in just a handful of genres is to do Sophie’s craft a great disservice. She’s a purveyor of all the styles that lift your spirits and nourish your soul – from soul, hip-hop, electro, dub, IDM to jungle . If you ask Sophie to describe her style herself, she’ll tell you she does it all. For this reason and many more, she’s considered a treasure amongst the local scene.

This year she has released a variety of sonic explorations including her freak zone mix for Planet Trip, vinyl only live streams for Vinyl Factory and a downtempo cassette tape titled “Sooky Lala”, demonstrating her very discerning taste across all styles.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.