Energy Whores is the musical project of artist, filmmaker, songwriter, and producer Carrie Schoenfeld, a creator who blends electronic music, art rock, protest folk, synth pop, and cinematic storytelling into a genre she calls “avant electro.”

With sharp lyrics, hypnotic grooves, layered production, and emotionally charged visuals, Energy Whores creates music that dances through the collapse of modern culture while refusing to surrender to it. The songs explore power, propaganda, technology, greed, isolation, environmental collapse, emotional disconnection, and the strange beauty of surviving it all.

Part social commentary, part sonic rebellion, Energy Whores combines infectious hooks with fearless subject matter, delivering what Schoenfeld describes as “dance music with teeth.”

The project also includes guitarist Attilio Valenti, whose textured guitar work adds depth, tension, and melodic atmosphere to the band’s evolving sound, and producer, DJ, and underground electronic artist Grant (NYC), whose deep roots in underground electronic music and immersive production style help shape the project’s expansive sonic landscape. Together they fuse electronic production, live instrumentation, cinematic layering, and emotionally charged songwriting into a sound that is both modern and deeply human.

The band’s debut album, Arsenal of Democracy, established Energy Whores as a bold independent voice blending intellectual depth with electronic energy and art-driven experimentation. Tracks such as “Electric Friends,” “Pretty Sparkly Things,” “Fade to Gray,” and “Planet B” fuse dark humor, emotional intensity, and political edge into a sound that is both unsettling and addictive. The upcoming single “Vanilla People” continues that evolution with sharp satire, layered production, and a hypnotic electronic groove.

A lifelong artist and storyteller, Schoenfeld writes, directs, edits, designs visuals, creates cover art, and shapes the entire aesthetic universe surrounding the music. The result is an immersive multimedia experience where sound, image, satire, emotion, and social critique collide.

Artist Statement — Carrie Schoenfeld / Energy Whores

“I am a sonic insurgent. A lyrical arsonist. I make music to expose what others try to bury, injustice, greed, hypocrisy, and the emotional fallout of a broken world. My project, Energy Whores, is where electronic beats meet art rock, folk, and raw protest,  a genre I call avant electro. Every track is a mirror held to society’s face, sometimes cracked, sometimes bloodied, always unfiltered.

I don’t write love songs. I write warning signs.
My lyrics dissect the sickness of power, the isolation of modern life, and the emotional war zones we carry inside. I'm here to say what others are too afraid to say and I’ll set it to a beat you can’t ignore. Music is my rebellion and my redemption. It’s not just entertainment it’s a weapon and a witness.

I create for the misfits, the furious, the disillusioned, and the ones still standing after the world tried to erase them.”