LISTENING SESSION: The Ocean In Our Dreams with Swaya
Silence Please132 Bowery Floor 2, New York, NY 10013 · Map
This night happened — Sat 14 Feb
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Who was billed1 artist
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Who they are
“Massachusetts born and Brooklyn based artist, producer and audio engineer Sophie Sawaya MacArthur, better known as Swaya, has spent a lifetime exploring the possibilities of storytelling and meaning making through sound.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Massachusetts born and Brooklyn based artist, producer and audio engineer Sophie Sawaya MacArthur, better known as Swaya, has spent a lifetime exploring the possibilities of storytelling and meaning making through sound. Raised by Brazilian and American parents, she spent her childhood studying violin before becoming disillusioned by the lack of creativity classical studies offered. She found her musical home on the internet becoming obsessed with hardcore punk, hip hop and experimental electronic music. A graduate of Communications Studies at Concordia University, she spent 5 years in Montreal where she was an active member of the music scene, performing her music at MUTEK, Pop Montreal, Slut Island, Never Apart, Datcha and more. Since she began posting her music online in 2016, Swaya has released 5 EPs and countless tracks, edits and mixes, consistently pushing and reinventing herself with each release. Beyond her personal artistic work Swaya is also an established producer and audio engineer, currently working with Brooklyn producer Tony Seltzer at his studio Seltzer Sounds. She has worked with the likes of Zelooperz, Babyxsosa, Key!, Hawa, Marti, Mercury, Michael Christmas, Magella and more.Their RA profile lists Purple Tape Pedigree, Tobago Tracks, s.M.i.L.e. and Ultra Rare.Recently at Silence Please, LoHi, Nowadays · often with Battygyal, Lil Zé, Jetty, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Lil Zé4 with Swaya
- Battygyal3 with Swaya
- Jetty3 with Swaya
- Ian Kim Judd2 with Swaya
- Pauli Cakes2 with Swaya
- 94PLE@$URE$1 with Swaya
- DJ Araporé1 with Swaya
- gg200bpm1 with Swaya
83 said they were going — much busier than a usual Saturday at Silence Please.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Silence Please31
- Middle half finished between18 and 76
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted34
The room
Silence Please — 212 events and 176 distinct artists since Jun 2025.
Holds about 150.
Most-tagged here: Ambient (12), Experimental (8) and Jazz (4). genre tags on this room’s listings