BLOND:ISH

About

Music producer, DJ, and environmental activist who has played at BPM Festival, Burning Man, SXMusic Festival, Symbiosis Gathering, and countless other events all over the world. Having been represented by Kompakt and Get Physical Music, her album releases have included "Miss You," "Welcome to the Present," "Higher Ground," and "Sete."

Before Fame

She first formed BLOND:ISH as a duo with Anstascia D'Elene Corniere, who she met in 2007 at the Winter Music Conference. The pari began performing together at the Cherry Nightclub in Montreal and remained a duo until the year 2019, when Corniere separated from the project and she began performing under their original name on her own.

Trivia

Her 2022 single "Waves" earned an Underground Dance Single of the Year nomination from the Juno Awards of 2022. The following year, she also earned a nomination in the same category for her single "Aye Aye." She is also the founder of a nonprofit charitable organization called Bye Bye Plastics, which was created to cut down on single-use plastics throughout musical venues.

Family Life

She is originally from Montreal, Canada. Her real name is Vivie-ann Bakos.

Associated With

She has remixed songs such as "Dawn" by Pete Tong, "Everything" by Maya Jane Coles, and "Should Be Higher" by Depeche Mode. Her 2023 single "Sorry" also listed Madonna as a credited artist.