Birth name Romy Hoffman Role Musician Also known as Romy Record label Kill Rock Stars Name Romy Hoffman | Years active 1997–present | |
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Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, rapper Albums Moments in Movement, Meet the Real You, Hyperbolic Logic Genres Hip hop music, Punk rock, House music People also search for Sage Francis, Ben Lee, Daniel Mapp Profiles | ||
Instruments Vocals, guitar, synth Music group Noise Addict (Since 1994) | ||
Macromantics - Locksmith (feat. Sage Francis)
Romy Hoffman, is a song writer and musician, who has performed under the name Macromantics, Romy and AGENDER. She used to be based in Melbourne and now lives in Los Angeles.
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Life and career
In 1995, Hoffman started performing with her high school classmate Ben Lee's pop/punk band Noise Addict as a 15-year-old guitarist. She said, "I just did the last tour with them, which was great because I got to go to America."
She later returned to the US, to spend time writing, in San Francisco. The result of her San Francisco connection was the release of her debut solo EP, Hyperbolic Logic in 2004.
2006 also saw Hoffman become the first hip-hop act (and only the second Australian act) to be signed to the US record label, Kill Rock Stars (home to The Gossip, Deerhoof, Sleater Kinney and Bikini Kill). She released her first full-length album, Moments in Movement, in September 2006 created in collaboration with local producer Tony Buchen. The album was nominated for the 2006 J Award.
2007 saw Macromantics undertaking a national tour and supporting Lily Allen's tour of Australia.
In 2010, after two years of extensive touring, Romy began work on a dark electro pop record. The single "Sleep" was released in 2010 with remixes by DFA's The Juan Maclean and Brain Children. In 2011 she embarked on a U.S with JD Samson's group MEN. In 2011 she worked on another record as ROMY. This time, a house inspired record. In 2012/2013, the single "Elixir" was released on prestigious house label Nervous Records. The follow up "Home" came out on the chic underground cult label 100% Silk.
Hoffman has always maintained her punk roots. In 2011 she made a "schitzo synthy paranoid punk" lo-fi solo record as AGENDER. She played all the instruments on the record. In 2013 AGENDER morphed into an all girl 3 piece, known for their intense, fast, tight knit punk shows. The band's record Fixations was released on French label Desire Records. The band toured the U.S in June/July 2014.