gyrofield
Grew up in Hong Kong to her parents' CDs: the Carpenters, Taiwanese singer-songwriters, Cantopop stars. Discovered Skrillex at 10, started producing at 13. Self-taught, almost entirely in-the-box (FL Studio for ~10 years). First community was SoundCloud net-label circles, where she connected with artists like underscores and Jane Remover. Sophie's Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (2018) was a formative experience — both musically and in terms of identity. Moved to Bristol at 18 to study sound design; dropped out when her career took off. Had also previously dropped out of high school. Now lives in Utrecht. Has spoken publicly about growing up autistic without adequate support, coming out as trans to her mother in 2019 (“I was in a really bad state”), and ongoing struggles with her voice (“it's a big part of the experience of being trans”).