Ciel cieltrax.bandcamp.com

Ciel is a Xi’an-born and Toronto-based music producer, DJ, and pianist. She is the creator of Work in Progress, a women & LGBTQ-prioritizing concert series in Toronto; a co-founder of the immersive multidisciplinary events platform It’s Not U It’s Me; and a co-owner of Toronto electronic music label Parallel Minds. She hosts a monthly radio show on Rinse FM in London, UK and is a member of the internationally-renowned DJ collective, Discwoman. Her debut EP came out on UK label Peach Discs in 2017 to acclaim. She followed that up with the ‘Hundred Flowers’ EP on London’s Coastal Haze and a 4-tracker on Ghostly International’s sister label, Spectral Sound. Her next record, ‘Trojan Horse’, was released in 2020 on NYC label Thanks for Enlightening Me, and she dropped her 5th EP on the iconic Mister Saturday Night in late 2021. Within that same year she debuted a live PA of all original production at Mutek. Ciel is also a frequent collaborator with other artists. She released her first collaborative EP as Psychedelic Budz with Berlin-based artist D.Tiffany on Planet Euphorique in the the first year of covid-19 lockdowns. Her next collaborative EP with Toronto-based Dan Only as Cloudsteppers came out on X-Kalay Records in 2021 to critical acclaim. In 2022 she had her biggest year releases to date, starting with a collaborative EP with London's Kilig on the much-lauded white label series Unknown Untitled, followed up with her and Priori's first record together as Loopchasers on Pittsburgh's Terrafirm, and finally alongside Ali Berger, they released a 5-tracker via Doc Sleep's label Jacktone in November 2022. Ciel's solo debut LP will be released in 2023. Whether in her own releases or collaborated works of dance music, her production always carries with refreshing melodies and lithe grooves that are easy to get lost in.