Sophia was
the former vocalist of loud rock band “BLOOD STAIN CHILD”. She
also collaborated with other bands such as “MEJIBRAY” and
“DEATHBIE” but now Sophia is pursuing her solo project “Season
of Ghosts”. She is currently finishing her debut album “The Human
Paradox”. The album will be released in 2014. There was also an
album trailer and cover for the famous Disney movie “Hocus Pocus”
revealed on YouTube.
This
singer/songwriter/creator/producer was born in Caracas, Venezuela and
moved to Thessaloniki, Greece when she was only three years old. With
the help of her grandfather's musical knowledge she started to play
the piano at the age of 4. While playing the piano, she felt a bond
with music and people that shared the same knowledge and passion for
it. Sophia was so driven to inspire others that she decided to become
an event organizer in Greece. With her DJ/VJ sets she promoted
Japanese rock music, especially Visual Kei, as well as the Japanese
pop culture. Even though she was busy with organizing events, she
started working with several Japanese artists and record labels as
agent and promoter. Sophia was also the first person to represent the
Harajuku fashion street style in her homeland.
Although
Sophia was very passionate about music, she felt like education and
languages were the most important. She earned her university degrees
from Law School and Translators School. Sophia is fluent in Greek,
Japanese and English. She can also speak German and French, and keeps studying new languages on the side. During her time at
university she picked up her guitar and vocal skills. Around that
time she decided to become a performer.
In 2010 she
was approached by BLOOD STAIN CHILD, who were looking for a new
vocalist. Sophia submitted a demo tape and the band chose her to be
the lead vocalist for their upcoming album and tour. Her first show
was a sold out headliner in Tokyo, in December 2010. Due to her on
stage personality she was approached by the popular Lolita fashion
line “Chantilly/Atelier Pierrot”. They wanted Sophia to be a
representative for their new creations. From then on the offers kept
coming.
BLOOD STAIN
CHILD's fifth album, “Epsilon”, was released on June 15, 2011. It
is still the band's best selling album to date. The release of the
album opened the door for international performances. BSC made their
international debut in the US and Europe. While BSC was on tour with
Sophia, she was hand-picked by “Studio Ghibli” to sing on the
popular “Princess Ghibli” metal cover albums. “Princess Ghibli
1” was sold out before the actual release date through pre-orders.
In 2012
Sophia felt like she and BLOOD STAIN CHILD wanted to go in different
music directions. Sophia left the band to pursue her own vision of
music and inspiration. In October 2013, Sophia’s solo project,
“Season of Ghosts”, came to life. Her debut album “The Human
Paradox” will be released in 2014. Sophia also announced that MiA,
guitarist of popular Visual Kei band, MEJIBRAY will be a guest on her
debut album. Song titles and more details will be announced on a
later date.
On 18-20
October 2013, she was a VIP guest at the “Metal Female Voices
Festival” here in Belgium. Sadly enough she didn't perform but she
made time to greet her fans.
To celebrate
Halloween she offered her cover of “Sarah’ s Theme – Come
little children” for free on Soundcloud. For the cover she worked
with “ZOMBIE SAM”. This is what Sophia had to say about the song:
“Both Sam and me love Halloween, so when he came up with the idea
for a cover of such a brilliant song, I thought it would be a really
cool way to commemorate Season of Ghosts’ activity start. It’s a
little present to say “thank you” for your love and support all
these years. Happy Halloween!”
Don't forget to
check out the album trailer and cover of “Come little children”!
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