Doss

Over the past ten years, the mononym “Doss” has come to represent something increasingly rare in the world of dance music: not just a sound, but an ethos, a tension—a collage of disparate moods coalescing around a single idea. From her 2014 self-titled debut to her 2021 EP, 4 New Hit Songs, the cult-favorite producer, vocalist, and DJ has worked with everything from manic drum patterns and vocal contortions to blustery ambient and shoegaze. At once far-reaching and conceptually unified, Doss’ artistic practice is best captured by her gnomic slogan: “It’s the music.” Don’t worry too much about trying to box it in. Raised in Texas and based in New York, Doss first appeared on the taste-making label Acephalé before making her way to LuckyMe. Last year, by way of a wall-shaking single called “Jumpin,” she introduced the creative studio Duet. And though Doss has never shared much about her personal life, her design sensibility has always been a clear part of her identity. In her visuals, as in her music, Doss evokes the playful maximalism of the early 2000s with equal parts sincerity, humor, and mystery. An underground fixture, Doss has always had major fans in big-name artists. SOPHIE, in particular, was a frequent collaborator: they toured together in 2018. More recently she's shared stages with Porter Robinson, Caroline Polachek and Yves Tumor, and spent the past few years remixing tracks for artists like Lady Gaga, Polachek, AG Cook, and Eartheater.