Sophia Stel

Vancouver-based, self-produced electropop with an alto voice and fiercely personal writing. Signed to A24 Music in 2025, DAZED 100 selection, and The Face cover star. EPs Object Permanence (2024) and How to Win At Solitaire (2025; deluxe 2026 with Mura Masa, Tommy Genesis, and Cecile Believe) plus 2025 breakout single “I’ll Take It” built the base; debut studio album due late 2026.

Listen: Spotify artist page

A couple of tracks to start with:

“I’ll Take It” — 2025 breakout single
“Everyone Falls Asleep In Their Own Time” — from How to Win At Solitaire

Press: The Face cover/interview · Clash on the A24 signing · Hypebeast

2026

Label: Signed to A24 (second signing to the label’s music imprint). US$100,000 album advance paid November 2025.

Management: Different Gear Mgmt Inc. (Matthew Owchar).

Booking: The Team / Wasserman (Europe), Roam Artists (North America).

Touring, contracted:

Europe — 11 dates, April 10 – 26. Barcelona · Copenhagen · Warsaw · Berlin (×2) · Amsterdam · Brussels · Paris · London · Glasgow · Salford.
North America — 16 dates, May 1 – June 6. Includes KIA Forum (Los Angeles, ×2) supporting Lorde.
Festivals — 11 dates, July – December. Primavera Sound Buenos Aires + São Paulo, End of the Road (UK), All Together Now (Ireland), MAGMA (Berlin), Paredes de Coura (Portugal), Meredith Music Festival (AU).

2026 revenue: ~$390K CAD contracted (excl. label advance), $150K CAD in brand partnerships on top.

This is the campaign the DG grant application is about.