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Locked & Loaded: SOFI Prepares To Fire With New EP For deadmau5′s mau5trap label

Locked & Loaded part 1 EP: to be Released Oct 24th 2011

The multi-talented SOFI (Some Other Female Interest) is no newcomer. Having earned her stripes working with some of the biggest names in the music industry, she debuted on mau5trap as the voice behind deadmau5 singles “Sofi Needs A Ladder” and “One Trick Pony” from his globally acclaimed album 4X4=12. Now, SOFI returns to the label to deliver her explosive LOCKED & LOADED PART 1 EP, the first of a two-part series, consisting of dynamic collaborations with some of the most exciting electronic talent around.

SOFI’s LOCKED & LOADED PART 1 EP will be released digitally October 24 exclusively through iTunes and Beatport. The two tracks featured on it—“Broken Souvenirs” and “Joyride” featuring Vulgatron of Foreign Beggars—are both collaborations with Brighton-based dubstep renegades Millions Like Us, who have remixed the likes of Hurts, Morning Parade and N-Dubz and received support from Radio 1. Information on the LOCKED & LOADED PART 2 EP, which will be released on December 5, will be made available soon.

“Broken Souvenirs” delivers a powerhouse instrumental, building on a wave of delicate piano and swirling synths before dropping into a sonic onslaught of spiraling bass lines, pummeling drums and euphoric synths while SOFI’s spine-tingling vocals soar through the mix. The video, shot in London earlier this year and directed by The Moonrunners, made its debut this week on UKFDUBSTEP.COM and can be viewed below.

Meanwhile, fans can catch SOFI live this fall on the Meowingtons Hax tour supporting deadmau5 alongside Excision, Tommy Lee & Aero and other mau5trap artists. TeenVogue.com caught up with SOFI backstage on the tour; view it here . She also appears with her Beatport smash “Beat of The Drum” from Moguai featuring SOFI on the complimenting Meowingtons Hax tour tracks compilation out now on mau5trap.

SOFI’s North American tour dates for 2011 are as follows:

On deadmau5’s Meowingtons Hax tour
October 5, 2011 New York Roseland Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 6, 2011 New York Roseland Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 7, 2011 New York Roseland Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 8, 2011 New York Roseland Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 9, 2011 New York Roseland Ballroom
October 11, 2011 Boston House of Blues
October 12, 2011 Boston House of Blues (Sold Out)
October 13, 2011 Boston House of Blues (Sold Out)
October 14, 2011 Boston House of Blues (Sold Out)
October 15, 2011 Amherst, MA Mullins Center – Univ of Massachusetts
October 16, 2011 Hartford, CT XL Center
October 19, 2011 Bloomington, IN Pic A Chic Farms
October 20, 2011 Detroit The Fillmore
October 21, 2011 Detroit The Fillmore
October 22, 2011 Chicago Argon Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 23, 2011 Chicago Argon Ballroom (Sold Out)
October 24, 2011 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
October 27, 2011 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
October 28, 2011 San Diego, CA PETCO Park
October 29, 2011 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
November 3, 2011 Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory
November 5, 2011 Toronto Rogers Centre