| Dino Sofos | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dino Sofos |
| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genres | Soundtracks |
| Occupations | Music Composer, Sound Designer |
| Labels | Future Zoo Music |
| Associated acts | WE ARE FREE, Unbroken |
| Website | http://www.dinosofos.com |
Dino Sofos is a London based sound designer, sound mixer, composer and instrumentalist.[1] He's mixed for TV and Cinema commercials, TV programmes and film trailers.[1] He's also composed the soundtracks for many film and TV trailers, such as for Michael Winterbottom's award winning Road to Guantanamo.[1][2]
He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved to the UK in 2002 where he joined alternative rock band Fetish who had supported the Smashing Pumpkins, Goo Goo Dolls, The Cult, Skunk Anansie and Lenny Kravitz on their SA tours. After the band split he continued to write his own music and in 2005 wrote a song called "Breathe Sunshine" featuring the singer Delenta.[3][4] It became a favorite on the chill-out music scene, voted 4th best single by the The Big Chill music festival in the UK. It was remixed by the world’s number 1 DJ Paul van Dyk who had remixed U2, Depeche Mode and Faithless.
The popularity of the remix brought the attention on the original song and it reached no.2 on Apple’s iTunes electronic stores in that year. It's since been remixed by other DJ's including Drum & Bass outfit Black Sun Empire, DJ Irene (US) and G-Spott (Holland).
In 2006 he wrote an album called "Awakening" which was released on iTunes and CD. He's since changed his focus from electronica to a more organic, live sound which can be described as a mix of alternative rock, post rock and progressive rock influences. His latest project WE ARE FREE, have released their first album "Into The Fire" on iTunes and Amazon.