Dino Sofos
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| Birth name | Dino Sofos |
| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genre(s) | Electronica, Alternative, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Mix engineer Music producer |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Label(s) | Future Zoo Music |
| Associated acts | Moab, Unbroken |
| Website | http://www.dinosofos.com/ |
Music producer, mix engineer and instrumentalist Dino Sofos originally played keyboards for alternative rock band Fetish (band). One of the most successful bands in their home country South Africa, they released 2 album’s with the second signed to Virgin records. They had singles in the South African top 10 music charts, a number 1 and supported Smashing Pumpkins, Goo Goo Dolls, The Cult, Skunk Anansie and Lenny Kravitz on their SA tours.
After relocating to London he played live with the band between 2002-2004 which included Ocean and Shepherd's Bush Empire and a live performance on BBC World Radio before he left to produce his own music and continue working as a mix engineer in media and television.
He scored numerous film soundtracks and in 2003 wrote a chill-out song called "Breathe Sunshine". Co-produced by Craigie Dodds (Sugababes producer) the song became a chilled-out music hit and was voted 4th best single in 2004 by the The Big Chill (music festival) in the UK. The song also caught the attention of international AIDS charity Dance4Life and in 2005 DJ Paul van Dyk who had remixed U2, Depeche Mode, Faithless and Underworld (band) heard the song and offered to remix it for the charity. This put the artist on the international map and all proceeds from the remix have gone onto the charity.
Due to the exposure of the remix, the original song appeared on other compilation albums in Australia and the US and reached no.2 on Apple’s iTunes electronic stores at the end of 2005. It's been remixed by other DJ's including Drum & Bass outfit Black Sun Empire, DJ Irene (US) and G-Spott (Holland).
In 2006 he wrote a full-length electronica album titled "Awakening" and on CD under the name MOAB. The music is a mix of down-tempo, breakbeat and ambient soundscape songs and includes vocals from Lucie Burns who sung with Asian Dub Foundation, Jose Padilla (Cafe Del Mar) and Afterlife (Steve Miller).
Off the back of his album he has written more soundtracks for trailers in the UK and international trailers including the award winning film "Road to Guantanamo", "All in the Game", "Solaris","28 Days Later" and "Manchurian Candidate" amongst others.
He has also produced a growing number of dance remixes under the name Unbroken which have regularly been featured in the DJ sets of Nick Warren, Digweed , Dave Seaman and Hernan Cattaneo amongst others.
[edit] Discography
12" SINGLES
Breathe Sunshine(Breathe Sunshine Vol.1- Amabala 2003)
Madiba's Passion (Breathe Sunshine Vol.2- Amabala 2004)
ALBUMS (LP's)
Awakening (Future Zoo Music 2006)
12" REMIXES
Breathe Sunshine (Dino Sofos Paul van Dyk & G-Spott 12" remix- Dance4Life 2005)
Stars (Invisible Inc. Unbroken remix - Sumsonic 2004)
Carbon (Continental Drift Unbroken remix- Bodega 2005)
Breathe Sunshine (Breathe Sunshine Vol.3 Paul van Dyk chilled RMX - Black Mango 2006)
Connecta (Moab Unbroken remix- Future Zoo Music 2007)
Pashka Feat. Ijeoma's (Island Breeze Unbroken remix - Pornstar 2007)
ORIGINAL FILM AND TV SOUNDTRACKS
Somerset House Summer Screen (Film Four)
The Year London Blew Up (C4 Doc)
The Road To Guantanamo (International film, C4)
Solaris (C4 Theatrical trailer)
Bradford Riots (C4 Doc Drama)
All in the Game (C4, ITV Theatrical trailer)
Dispatches: Legacy Of Iraq (C4 Doc)
Dispatches: The Blunkett Files (C4, M4 Doc)
Desperate Housewives (C4 series, ITV)
Secret Millionaire (M4 doc)
28 Days Later (C4 theatrical trailer)
Manchurian Candidate (C4 theatrical trailer)
City of Vice (C4 Drama)
