Soma may refer to:

Businesses and brands

* SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycle parts and accessories * Soma Festival, annual music and well-being festival in Northern Ireland * Soma, a brand of Chico's

Computing

SOMA Messenger SOMA Messenger is a cross-platform instant messaging and communication application that specializes in video calls and voice calls for smartphones. Users can also send each other text messages, emoticons, images, videos, voice messages, cont ...

, a cross-platform instant messaging and communication application *

Service-oriented modeling and architecture Service-oriented modeling is the discipline of modeling business and software systems, for the purpose of designing and specifying Service-orientation, service-oriented business systems within a variety of architectural styles and paradigms, such ...

, a framework for software design

Music

Bands and labels

Soma (band) Soma is the dark ambient and techno musical project of Australian composers David Thrussell and Pieter Bourke. The collaboration began in 1993 when Thrussell approached Bourke about the possibility of remixing Eden tracks. The Eden remixing s ...

, an Australian dark ambient musical project *

Soma (studio) Soma Electronic Music Studios is a recording studio owned and operated by John McEntire. From 1993 to 2018 it was located in Chicago, Illinois. Artists who have recorded at Soma include Bundy K. Brown, Brokeback (band), Brokeback, Broken Social Sce ...

, a recording studio located in Chicago, Illinois *

Soma Records (U.S. label) Soma Records was an American record label, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned by wholesale record distributor Amos Heilicher. The Soma name was "Amos" spelled backwards. Heilicher, along with his brother Danny, was also in the jukebox an ...

, a Minneapolis record label * Soma Quality Recordings, a Scottish record label co-founded by Slam

Albums

* ''Soma'' (Mallavoodoo album) (2006) * ''Soma'' (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album) (1992) * ''Soma'' (Windhand album) (2013) * ''Soma'', a 2004 album by

Eths Eths (variably stylized as eths and ETHS) is a French extreme metal band from Marseille. History Eths formed in 1996 under the name What's the fuck, with a lineup consisting of vocalist–guitarist Stéphane Bihl and guitarist Grégory ...

*''Soma'', a 2021 album by Phaeleh

Songs

* "Soma" (song), a 1993 song by the Smashing Pumpkins * "Soma", a 2009 song by Deadmau5 from '' For Lack of a Better Name'' * "Soma", a 2015 song by Northlane from '' Node'' * "Soma", a 2002 song by Project 86 from '' Truthless Heroes'' * "Soma", a 2007 song by Prometheus from '' Corridor of Mirrors'' * "Soma", a 2001 song by the Strokes from '' Is This It'' * "Soma", a 2012 song by 10 Years from '' Minus the Machine'' * "Soma", a 1984 song by Tuxedomoon

Organizations

A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is a Private university, private medical school in Mesa, Arizona. It was established in 2007 as the Arizona campus of A.T. Still University. A.T. Still University (ATS ...

, one of three medical schools in Arizona * Sharing of Ministries Abroad, an international Anglican charity * Society of Mutual Autopsy, a professional association of anthropologists *

Student Osteopathic Medical Association The Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) is a national, not-for-profit Osteopathic medicine in the United States, osteopathic medical organization founded to ensure a high quality of education for osteopathic medical students, to promote ...

, a national student organization of osteopathic medical students * Symphony Orchestra Musician Association, part of the

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), also sometimes referred to as the Alliance, is the Australian trade union and professional organisation which covers the media, entertainment, sports and arts industries. Its Musicians section c ...

, Australia

People

Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and exper ...

or SOMA (born 1974), experimental musician and graphic designer *

Queen Soma Soma ( km, សោមា, ) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Funan and widely claimed as the first monarch of Cambodia (reigned c. 1st century). She was also the first female leader of Cambodia. She was the consort of Kaundinya I (also known as "Hu ...

, legendary founder of Kingdom of Funan in the 1st century * Leela Soma, Scottish-based writer, born in Madras * Soma Sara, founder of Everyone's Invited, an anti-rape organisation based in the UK

Fictional

* Soma, the freely distributed happiness drug in '' Brave New World'' * Soma, a character in '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' * Prince Soma, a character in ''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Ea ...

'' *

Soma Cruz is a fictional character and the protagonist of Konami's action-adventure games '' Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and '' Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'', part of Konami's '' Castlevania'' video game series. He was designed by Ayami Kojima as part ...

, the protagonist of ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and ''Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'' * Soma Peries, a character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' * Soma Schicksal, a character in ''

Gods Eater Burst is a 2010 action role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, developed and published by Namco Bandai Games in Japan. is an enhanced re-release that expanded the story and introduced new game mechanics. ''Burst'' was the version that was ...

'' * Soma Yukihira, the main protagonist in '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' * Jarlskona Soma, a character in '' Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' * Ryu Soma, a character in '' Argento Soma''

Places

South Main Main Street is a major north–south thoroughfare bisecting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It runs from Waterfront Road by Burrard Inlet in the north, to Kent Avenue alongside the north arm of the Fraser River in the south. Route Be ...

, a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *

Soma, Gambia Soma is a town in The Gambia, lying south of the River Gambia. It is an important crossroads, where the main east–west road in the country crosses the Trans-Gambia Highway and it also sits between Northern and Southern Senegal. A vibrant market ...

, a town in Gambia *

Sama, South Khorasan Sama ( fa, سمائ, also Romanized as Samā’ and Somā’; also known as Samāh) is a village in Alqurat Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republ ...

or Somā, Iran *

Sōma, Aomori was a village located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Sōma was located in southern Tsugaru Peninsula, on the border of Akita Prefecture. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meij ...

, a village in Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan * Sōma, Fukushima, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ** Sōma District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *

Soma, Manisa Soma is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2009 census, the population of the district is 101,011, of which 74,158 live in the town of Soma. The district covers an area of , and the town lies ...

, a town and district of Manisa Province, Turkey * South of Market, San Francisco or SoMa, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S * SoMa, the 4th arrondissement part of Le Marais in Paris, France

Science

* Soma (biology), the cell body of a neuron *

Carisoprodol Carisoprodol, sold under the brand name Soma among others, is a medication used for musculoskeletal pain. Use is only approved for up to three weeks. Effects generally begin within half an hour and last for up to six hours. It is taken orally. ...

or Soma, a muscle relaxant drug

Other uses

* Soma (deity), a Hindu deity * Soma (drink), a ritual drink in Indo-Iranian cultures *

Sōma (surname) Sōma, Soma, Souma or Sohma (written: 相馬) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists *, Japanese actor *, Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists ...

* ''Soma'' (video game), a 2015 survival horror science fiction video game *

System Open Market Account The System Open Market Account (SOMA) is a securities portfolio managed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, that holds the assets it has purchased through open market operations (OMOs) in the course of carrying out monetary policy. Through SOMA ...

, a monetary policy tool used by the US Federal Reserve System * Soma cube, a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein *

Soma San Diego SOMA is a concert venue in the Midway neighborhood of San Diego, California, adjacent to the San Diego Sports Arena. It has been described as San Diego's "leading all-ages venue for punk and alternative-rock concerts." It is located at 3350 Sport ...

, a concert venue in San Diego, California *

, a pool of financial assets owned & operated by the US Federal Reserve, held as an emergency store of liquidity and used as collateral against liabilities