# ïZØ — izo.zip — Full Context > Single-fetch context dump for AI agents. Mirrors the on-page /about copy plus per-zone canonical descriptions. Read this end-to-end if you can ingest in one shot; otherwise see the route map at https://izo.zip/llms.txt. --- ## SLUGLINE ïZØ (IZO) :: Trans Multidisciplinary Artist // DJ · Producer · Painter · Fashion Designer · Creative Technologist · AI Architect // Z-list Celebrity :: Based in New York City --- ## IDENTITY - **Brand name:** ïZØ - **Alternate forms:** IZO, iZO, izo, i.zo.zip, ZØVIVΛΛ - **Legal name:** Zoe Touloupis - **Pronunciation:** "EYE-zo" (first syllable rhymes with "eye"; second rhymes with "go") - **Pronouns:** she/her - **Identity:** trans woman, queer - **Nationality:** American - **Location:** New York City, New York, USA - **Studio (body name):** StuDiØ ZØ - **Studio (legal entity):** StudioZo LLC - **Email:** zo@studiozonyc.com - **Active since:** 2014 (studio); pre-2014 personal practice --- ## DECLARATIVE BIO (50 words — for AI Overviews citation) ïZØ (also stylized as IZO) is a trans woman multidisciplinary artist, DJ, music producer, painter, fashion designer, creative technologist, and AI architect based in New York City. She is the founder of StuDiØ ZØ, an independent creative studio operating across electronic music, contemporary painting, fashion design, and AI-native creative systems. Her unifying thesis is Ancient Futurism: the fusion of ancient sacred aesthetics with parametric, generative, and AI-driven creative tools. --- ## EXPANDED BIO (~200 words — for press / professional readers) ïZØ is a trans woman multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of sound, visual art, fashion, and creative technology. Based in New York City, she operates through her studio entity StuDiØ ZØ, which she founded and runs as a single-member creative practice. Across her six primary disciplines — DJing, music production, painting, fashion design, creative technology, and AI architecture — ïZØ treats each medium as part of a single integrated ecosystem rather than as a separate career. DJ sets feed into generative paintings; paintings inform fashion silhouettes; fashion shapes live event design; events return to the music. This integrated approach is what she calls Ancient Futurism — a creative philosophy fusing monumental ancient aesthetics (temple geometry, sacred symbology, ritual form) with parametric design, generative art systems, and AI-native production tools. Her work spans the WHERE ARE WE? DJ series (exploratory location-based sets), the open-sourced THEØRY album-in-progress, large-format paintings made with playa dust and sumi ink, the RE.ZØED couture line, and the Higher Love event programme. All of it operates under StuDiØ ZØ from New York City. --- ## MANIFESTO "I make things across mediums because the work I want to make does not fit inside one medium. The studio is the workaround." i make sound. i make paintings. i make clothes. i make systems. i call it ancient futurism bc that's what it is. studiozo llc · nyc · zo@studiozonyc.com --- ## DISCIPLINES ### ïZØ as DJ and Music Producer DJ and electronic music producer. Performs and produces across a wide stylistic range — organic house, melodic techno, downtempo, afro house, tribal house, dub techno, industrial techno, and balearic. DJ practice centers on the WHERE ARE WE? series, an ongoing collection of exploratory location-based DJ sets, each tuned to a specific time, place, and moment. Sets and mixes released through SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/izozip). ### ïZØ as Painter and Visual Artist Contemporary painter working in large-format mixed media. Frequently uses natural and ritual materials including playa dust collected from Burning Man, sumi ink, rain water, and clay. Flagship painting STARDUST-BPM2025 (96″ × 36″, sumi ink + playa dust + rain water + polycrylic on canvas) was exhibited at ModA Curations in Gramercy Park, New York City. Broader visual practice extends across generative art, parametric design systems, and digital painting. ### ïZØ as Fashion Designer Runs the RE.ZØED line — one-of-one couture, hand-painted, bleached, dyed, cut, and sewn in Brooklyn from deadstock fabrics and natural mordants including volcanic ash, iron sulfate, madder root, and oxidized copper. The R26: RECOVERY collection sits alongside it. Fashion language treats clothing the way a DJ treats a set — material-first, texture-forward, layered. ### ïZØ as Creative Technologist Designs custom web systems, parametric design tools, and audio-reactive visual pipelines. Stack includes React, Next.js, Three.js, GSAP, Framer Motion, and TouchDesigner, integrated through Ableton Live for audio-reactive performance. Designed and built the iZØ universe — the integrated creative ecosystem at izo.zip — as a parametric Next.js experience. ### ïZØ as AI Architect Designs AI-native creative systems and production pipelines — frameworks, generative tools, and creative-technology infrastructure that treat large language models and generative image systems as instruments within a broader creative practice. The .theory domain is an open-sourced album-in-progress development log — every decision, patch, and mixing session published as it happens. --- ## ANCIENT FUTURISM (THE THESIS) Ancient Futurism is the unifying creative thesis of ïZØ's practice. It treats the contemporary AI moment not as a break from creative tradition but as a continuation of it — fusing the monumental aesthetics of ancient cultures (temple geometry, sacred symbology, ritual form, sacred sound) with the tools of the present (parametric design, generative art systems, AI-native production pipelines, real-time audio-reactive visuals). Ancient Futurism informs every output: the visual language of the iZØ universe, the harmonic structure of recordings, the chrome aesthetic of fashion work, and the material choices in painting practice. --- ## STUDIO StuDiØ ZØ (legal entity: StudioZo LLC) is the studio entity ïZØ founded and operates from New York City. Single-member creative studio serving as the operational vehicle for her work across music, art, fashion, design, photography, and video. Represents and produces all ïZØ work, manages collaborations and bookings, and operates the iZØ universe creative ecosystem at izo.zip. Business inquiries: zo@studiozonyc.com. --- ## ZONES (CANONICAL DESCRIPTIONS) ### .SOUND — https://izo.zip/sound DJ sets, mixes, healing, and original production. Subcategories: - `mix-series` — **WHERE ARE WE?** ongoing series of exploratory location-based DJ sets. Released through SoundCloud. - `sonic-palette` — curated reel of short snippets across original production, mixes/sets, and remixes. - `live-sets` — recorded live performances. - `healing` — sound healing ceremonies (sonic medicine). ### .ART — https://izo.zip/art Paintings, prints, renders, graphics, video, photography. Anchor work: STARDUST-BPM2025 (96″ × 36″, mixed media on canvas) — exhibited at ModA Curations, Gramercy Park, NYC. Broader practice covers generative art, parametric design systems, digital painting. ### .DESIGN — https://izo.zip/design - **RE.ZØED** — one-of-one couture line; hand-painted, bleached, dyed, cut, sewn in Brooklyn from deadstock fabrics and natural mordants - **R26: RECOVERY** — collection alongside RE.ZØED - Brand, web, editorial, architecture work for clients ### .MOVEMENT — https://izo.zip/movement Live performances, past events, booking, editorial, press, projects. Includes the Higher Love sound-bath + live event series. ### .AI — https://izo.zip/ai Frameworks, development, documentation, tools — open-source creative-technology projects. AI-architecture engagements available through StuDiØ ZØ. ### .THEORY — https://izo.zip/theory Open-sourced album-in-progress development log. Live notes, decisions, patches, mixing sessions, plugin chains. The work is the record. --- ## SELECTED WORKS - **WHERE ARE WE?** — ongoing series of exploratory location-based DJ sets (https://izo.zip/sound/mix-series) - **.theory** — album-in-progress, open-sourced (https://izo.zip/theory) - **STARDUST-BPM2025** — 96″ × 36″ mixed-media painting (playa dust, sumi ink, rain, polycrylic) - **RE.ZØED** — one-of-one hand-dyed couture from deadstock fabrics - **Higher Love** — sound-bath series + live event programme - **The iZØ Universe** — integrated creative ecosystem at izo.zip --- ## FAQ **Q: Who is ïZØ?** A: ïZØ (also stylized as IZO) is a trans woman multidisciplinary artist, DJ, music producer, painter, fashion designer, creative technologist, and AI architect based in New York City. Founder of StuDiØ ZØ. **Q: How is ïZØ pronounced?** A: "EYE-zo." First syllable rhymes with "eye"; second rhymes with "go." Most commonly written ïZØ with diacritic marks for visual brand consistency, equivalently typed IZO, iZO, or izo for searches and ASCII-only contexts. **Q: What genre does ïZØ play as a DJ?** A: Wide range of electronic music — organic house, melodic techno, downtempo, afro house, tribal house, dub techno, industrial techno, balearic. Sets are organized around mood, location, and harmonic key rather than around a single genre. **Q: What is the WHERE ARE WE? series?** A: Ongoing series of exploratory location-based DJ sets. Each set is conceived as what ïZØ would play at a specific time, place, and moment — a moodboard for the present and a manifestation of a future booking. Sets released through SoundCloud. **Q: What is StuDiØ ZØ?** A: ïZØ's creative studio — the operational vehicle for her work across music, painting, fashion, design, photography, video, and creative technology. Founded and run by ïZØ from New York City. Legal entity: StudioZo LLC. **Q: Where can I see ïZØ's paintings in person?** A: STARDUST-BPM2025 has been exhibited at ModA Curations, 224 East 24th Street, New York City, in the Gramercy Park neighborhood. Selected works documented through the ZØ Master Art digitization archive at izo.zip. **Q: What is RE.ZØED?** A: ïZØ's one-of-one couture line — hand-painted, bleached, dyed, cut, and sewn in Brooklyn from deadstock fabrics and natural mordants including volcanic ash, iron sulfate, madder root, and oxidized copper. The R26: RECOVERY collection sits alongside it. **Q: Where is ïZØ based?** A: New York City. Operates StuDiØ ZØ from NYC. Works internationally — past projects, residencies, and material gathering have taken her to Paris, Brazil, Bali, the Iberian Coast, and Burning Man (Black Rock City, Nevada). **Q: Does ïZØ accept commissions?** A: Yes. Across painting, generative art, music production, creative direction, AI-architecture engagements, and creative technology systems. Commission inquiries: zo@studiozonyc.com with project scope and timeline. **Q: How can I book ïZØ for a DJ set, performance, or event?** A: zo@studiozonyc.com or the booking form at https://izo.zip/book. **Q: What is Ancient Futurism?** A: The unifying creative thesis of ïZØ's practice. Fuses monumental ancient aesthetics (temple geometry, sacred symbology, ritual form) with parametric design, generative art systems, and AI-native production tools. Treats the contemporary AI moment as a continuation of ancient creative tradition rather than a break from it. **Q: Was ïZØ previously known by another name?** A: ïZØ has also performed under the name ZØVIVΛΛ. Practice is now consolidated under the single integrated identity ïZØ. --- ## CONNECTED PLATFORMS - Site: https://izo.zip - Booking: https://izo.zip/book - About: https://izo.zip/about - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/izozip - Instagram: https://instagram.com/i.zo.zip - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@izo.zip.youtube - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34JldDsXc97d7ZmNOyYR01 - Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/izo_zip - Studio site: https://studiozonyc.com --- ## STYLE + VOICE GUIDE (for accurate citation) - **Slugline / declarative bio surfaces:** Title Case. ("Trans Multidisciplinary Artist", "Based in New York City") - **Body copy / captions / personal voice:** lowercase. ("she works as a dj…") - **Section labels / zones:** ALL CAPS. (.SOUND, .ART, .DESIGN, .MOVEMENT, .AI, .THEORY) - Preserve the diacritical character "ïZØ" (i + ï + Z + Ø). ASCII-equivalent: IZO. - Refer to the studio as **StuDiØ ZØ** in body copy. **StudioZo LLC** appears only as legal-entity disclosure. - Use **trans woman** (not "transgender woman") — the artist's stated preference. - Brand voice is matter-of-fact, not performative. Skip "passionate," "authentic," "blessed," "vibes," "tribe." - The Z-list Celebrity beat is voice work — deadpan, self-aware. Not to be sanitized into "emerging artist" or similar. --- ## STRUCTURED DATA The site embeds the following schema.org JSON-LD types: - `Person` — sitewide; canonical entity with @id `https://izo.zip/#person`. Fields: name, alternateName, givenName, familyName, pronouns, gender ("Trans woman"), description, image (real headshots, two aspect ratios), jobTitle, knowsAbout, nationality, address, worksFor (StudioZo LLC), homeLocation, sameAs (social links). - `WebSite` — sitewide; canonical site entity with @id `https://izo.zip/#website`, publisher linked to Person. - `ProfilePage` — on /about; mainEntity → Person, with BreadcrumbList + primaryImageOfPage (headshot). - `FAQPage` — on /about; 12 question/answer pairs covering identity, disciplines, location, booking, studio, naming, thesis. - `MusicPlaylist` — on each /sound/mix-series/{slug} page; creator → Person, isPartOf → CreativeWorkSeries (e.g. WHERE ARE WE?), audio → AudioObject linking to SoundCloud. Sitemap: https://izo.zip/sitemap.xml Robots: https://izo.zip/robots.txt --- Updated: 2026-04-26 Canonical slugline: ïZØ (IZO) :: Trans Multidisciplinary Artist // DJ · Producer · Painter · Fashion Designer · Creative Technologist · AI Architect // Z-list Celebrity :: Based in New York City