Starya wants to entrance her audience.
The LA-based producer and vocalist, formerly known as Tuff Ghost, combines her talents as a beat-maker, singer and mixer to create dreamy, vocal-driven dance music, transporting listeners to other worlds.
After collaborating with heavy-hitters like Durante and remixing versatile artists like Mija under her former Tuff Ghost moniker, the creative polymath launched her current Starya project last month with her debut single “The Garden.” Released via Popgang Records, “The Garden” is an enchanting and fantastical track that showcases her seasoned production skills and knack for vivid worldbuilding.
Now, Starya returns to Popgang Records with her sophomore single “Manipulator.” The bloghouse-inspired, warehouse rave banger beckons listeners from the edge of their seats to the dancefloor, helmed by Starya’s hypnotic, commanding voice.
The track kicks off with a wave of distorted synths impacts and extra-terrestrial sound design, building slowly with soft kick drums. It then drops into its central groove, adding an assortment of percussive elements and futuristic synth melodies to aid in Starya’s repeated instruction.
“Step left, step right, lean back, side to side,” she directs, anticipating a swaying audience induced by a section of high-pitched, electro-style synths blending seamlessly with deep bass tones.
“Manipulator” is a deliberately trippy, edgy dance track that vaunts Starya’s multiverse of ethereal, other-worldly soundscapes.
“Manipulator” follows Starya’s magnetic set at Popgang Records’ Cyber Rodeo: Pride Edition, a special celebration of the label’s recurring sci-fi/cowboy-themed house and techno party in Los Angeles. The event took place on Saturday, June 11, and saw Starya performing alongside headliner and blog-house legend Uffie, in addition to other label artists.
Starya is ready to spread her live show prowess across the universe, having already played a residency at West Hollywood’s The Britely and gearing up for her debut performance at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on Saturday, August 6.
Starya tour dates
7/16/22 – 7/17/22: Tim The Tatman’s Tailgate – Frisco, TX
8/6/22: Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY
