A project that spawned from a film school assignment and a love for horror, it features the directorial debut from Janice Fong. Sophia Santulli is electro-rock frontwoman and composer Prize. Shortly before earning her Master of Music at San Francisco Conservatory, she wrote the song Terror Machine, released on The Split EP. With Terror Machine, Prize "conjured visions of a hybrid zombie vampire, created and trapped by the binding claws of the antiseptic, fear-mongering public world." Whether traversing ethereal heights or unleashing an earthly growl, Prize's raw, operatic voice is technically sparkling and her "emotional urgency makes for a thrilling live show" (Jon Bennett, MVRemix). Prize arranges her brand of electro-orchestral folkpunk for violin, cello, synth, drums, and guitar, and her live shows are theatrical and moody, replete with custom made black-and-white costumes and special effects. PRIZE - TERROR MACHINE www.facebook.com/prizemusic prizebooking@gmail.com Soph! ia has paid her dues as a backup singer in San Francisco for the past three years, performing and recording with artists such as Third Eye Blind, John Vanderslice, Two Foot Yard, The Dodos, and Gabriel Leis at venues including Great American Music Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, Swedish American Hall, Palace of Fine Arts (Noise Pop 2010), and SFMOMA. She recently had a four-gig festival stint in her hometown Portland, OR as the lead singer of a retro-rock band, is a guest vocalist on electronica artist
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