She withdrew from the institution to live between New York, London and Los Angeles, while she held a key role at Boiler Room in creative direction and business development,[5] and was an NTS Radio resident DJ.
[6] During her time in Los Angeles, she worked at Stones Throw and brought artists including Mndsgn and Stimulator Jones to the label, as well as releasing her compilation Sofie's SOS Tape in 2016.
[7] In 2020, Sofie Royer released her self-produced debut album Cult Survivor on Stones Throw,[8] a collection of leftfield pop songs.
[9] The album blends Sofie's nostalgia for early aughts reality television and American mall punk subculture, with her passion for her native city Vienna's opera, ballet traditions and medieval performances.
[12] In 2022, Sofie Royer featured on Toro y Moi’s album Mahal,[13] and has previously collaborated with other musicians including MISS WORLD,[14] Onoe Caponoe,[15] &ME and others.