Somni is Leo Shulman, a UK born, LA based producer and singer/songwriter. With a wide range of influences spanning from Flying Lotus to Elliott Smith, Somni’s music toes the line between electronic beat music, indie folk, and lo-fi hip hop. With features from Mixmag, Pigeons and Planes, NPR, Passion of the Weiss, Electronic Sound, Bandcamp Daily and more, Somni continues to climb the ranks with his exciting, genre-bending style. After signing to LA based label Friends of Friends in 2018, Somni released his debut Bloom, an electronic beat driven album that employed a “warm, swirling collage of ambient electronic sounds and layered vocals” (Bandcamp Daily). His follow up Home was released in March 2020, where he began combining his colorful beatmaking style with his love for melody and lyricism. This pivot into songwriting, inspired by indie and folk artists like Elliott Smith and Modest Mouse, brought a “human element [that] breath[ed] new life into his music” (Pigeons and Planes). After Home came a few scattered projects and singles: Beats Vol. 1, a headnod-inducing mix of sample based instrumental tracks; Up Too Early Vol. 2, a compilation album with close friends and collaborators in the beat scene; Sirens EP, a collaborative project with lo-fi legend Harris Cole; and two songs via the Spotify Singles program. Somni is gearing up for the release of his third full length album, Gravity, coming out this year via the Friends of Friends label.