As a lifetime vocalist and student of music, Sonya delves into rich emotional expression, deep roots in R&B and jazz and explorations into diverse styles exploring all facets of her voice. Her vocal flexibility is heard in the variety of artists and projects she has sung with including Seal and the SF Symphony, Huey Lewis and the News, GRAMMY Award winner Shelbey Lynne, Hip Hop Supergroup Deltron 3030, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, RENT: The Movie Soundtrack, The Devil Wears Prada Movie Soundtrack, SF’s Jazz Mafia, UnderCover Presents Sly and the Family Stone and Undercover Presents Green Day.
In addition to lead vocals, she is a harmony expert and a sought-after background vocalist, vocal arranger and producer. Sonya is a private vocal consultant for the Zoo Labs Studio in Oakland, CA and has coached six-time GRAMMY award winning producer, songwriter and hip hop artist Malik Yusef (Beyoncé, Kanye West, Common) and electronic music artist and activist Madame Gandhi (M.I.A.).