Sleep Number is the experimental music project arranged by Sophie Hull, that merges heavy drone, field recordings, noise and driving vocals with synth-laden soundscapes & occasional guitar. Blurring the line between waking and sleeping, this music is crafted to pull listeners into a deep, immersive state of mind. With each track, Sleep Number guides audiences into a place where the familiar dissolves, drawing from influences that transform textural noise into a layered journey. Featuring comforting, vibrational, warm vocals, like an echo you know is close by in a mountain valley.
Sophie Hull is a Western North Carolina–based visual artist and musician by way of New York. She began studying documentary and studio darkroom photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in Manhattan at age 15. After graduating with a degree in sociology from Temple University, she relocated to Asheville in 2015. At this time Sophie stepped away from photojournalism to pursue music and deepen her illustration and various design practices. The shift from city life to the Blue Ridge Mountains fostered a more inward form of expression, shaped by fewer external stimuli. In recent years, her visual artwork has expanded to include screen printing, graphic design, and line-based drawing. Sophie is a multi-disciplinary artist and co-founder of Drones In The Garden, an experimental music, visual art, and writer based community focused arts collective.
2022. Make Noise Residency at Lamplight, in AVL. Photo Credit: Lynn Fister
2024. Black Mountain College {Re}-Happening, at Lake Eden Photo Credit: Peter Speer
