Sonika Records - Album Launch

Congratulations Izzy Farrah!

Sonika Records - taking music into the recording studio 

Album Launch April 1st at the Regent Theatre!

On the Friday the 20th of November (#ausmusictshirtday) Izzy Farrah went into the recording studio at Bantam Studios with Deanna Inkson at the helm to record her first original single Let Me Tell You A Story. After a fast and furious hour and some cheeky extra minutes, the track was down and ready to go.

Stay tuned for the 2021 release of Sonika Records Album Feb/March featuring:

Izzy Farrah, Cassells, Downgraded, H and N, Jasmine Harwood, Lachnes, Lil Jul, Lotus Eyes, Loving Elara, Macy Rose, Peacemaker, Society of Orange Juice, Tom Jenkins and Volt Jolt.

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After the success of its new industry development program in 2019, the City of Ballarat Youth Services team’s FReeZA committee is bringing back its SONIKA Records project for 2020-2021.  Izzy Farrah is a successful applicant for 2020-2021 and one of 14 young Ballarat musicians and bands, aged between 12-25, who now have the opportunity to join FReeZA's fully supervised, drug, smoke and alcohol-free program, with an all-expenses-paid trip to record one original song at Melbourne’s Studio 52 and develop their music business skills. ​ This program will enable the selected participants to:    

• record one original song in a professional recording studio  

• receive an in-studio professional photo and video shoot 

• receive a 30-minute mentoring session 

• participate in an album launch at Ballarat’s Live Music Venue - Volta 

• be included in a promotional package distributed to local booking agents 

• receive a fully mastered track for distribution with professional music video

• gain vital industry and performance experience.  

All recordings will be compiled onto the SONIKA Records Volume 2 album. The album will be released for sale to the public at an album launch at Volta in Ballarat where participants will each be playing a 15 minute live set.  ​ Each song will also be entered into the Triple J Unearthed competition, as well as being entered into Kool Skools Awards, an ARIA-style awards night set to be held later this year.   ​ Musicians and bands will be able to use their recording to upload to Triple J Unearthed, iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud.  Last year, several SONIKA Records participants performed at Spilt Milk and in Triple J Unearthed while participants Meraki Minds and Shon Dunn placed best song in their categories at the Kool Skools Awards.