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Drum & Lace, a stage name for Sofia Hultquist (née Degli Alessandri; born February 7, 1986), is an electronic trip-hop composer from Florence, Italy.[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.
Hultquist is also known for co-scoring the fashion documentary The First Monday in May. She is also known to write music for soundscapes for fashion shows and presentations and is involved heavily in the fashion world.[2]
Early life
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.
In 2010 she and her husband Ian Hultquist created their side project 'Aislyn' [5] where they remixed tracks for artists such as Neon Indian,[6]Tokyo Police Club[7] and more. Following that, in late 2013 she founded her one-woman musical project. Drum & Lace.
Hultquist also composes for film and television, with her most well known work being The First Monday in May.[8]
Albums and singles
In 2016, Drum & Lace released two EPs, Dark Nights & Neon Lights and The Giving & the Taking.[9] In 2017, they released the single Drive, an original EP Midnight Roses, and the remixed EP Sunrises.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12][13] 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.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
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.[23]
Drum & Lace is a member of the Global Alliance for Women Film Composers.[24]
