Sophie Payten

Sophie Payten, pka Gordi, is an award-winning Australian artist and composer who is known for her singular voice and her raw, atmospheric soundscapes. Gordi’s music has been featured in more than 20 different US television series, including Maniac, The Vampire Diaries, Grey’s Anatomy and The Walking Dead.

Payten’s composition work, outside of the Gordi project, includes co-writing ‘On My Way’ from the Academy Award nominated feature film Mitchells Vs The Machines (Michael Rianda), and co-writing and recording ‘Wait’ with Troye Sivan for the feature film Three Months (Jared Frieder). In 2023, Payten was nominated for an ARIA for Best Original Soundtrack for her composition of the score for RIDE: A Brutal Fairytale (Serge Ou).