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Ayla Nereo is an American musician known for her solo work and her work with the duo Wildlight.
Early childhood and education
Ayla Nereo grew up in Sonoma County, California.[1] She was home-schooled by her parents until high school and was raised to appreciate nature from a young age.[2] Some of the music that she grew up listening to includes ABBA, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, and classical and traditional Celtic music.[1]
Career
Nereo didn't intend to be a singer or songwriter. As a college student, she was studying psychology, and her artistic interests were dance and film-making. However, when she began learning to play the guitar, song lyrics started coming to her. She was initially afraid to sing for people, but her friends asked her to perform, and she gradually overcame her fears, beginning to write and perform music around 2005.[3]
Nereo describes her songwriting process as one of channeling songs.[3]
Reviewers have called Nereo's music "breath-taking" as well as "expansive and intriguing."[4][1]
Discography
Solo Albums
- Play Me A Time (2006)
- Floating Felt (2009)
- BeHeld (2012)
- Hollow Bone (2014)
- Hollow Bone REMIXES (2015)
- The Code of the Flowers (2016)
- By the Light of the Dark Moon (2019)
With duo Wildlight
- Hers Was As Thunder (2013)
- Hers Was As Thunder (Remixes) (2014)
- The Tide (2015)
- The Tide (Acoustic) (2016)
- The Tide Remixes (2016)[5]
Personal Life
Nereo lives in Nevada City, California. She is dating fellow musician David Sugalski, who performs as The Polish Ambassador. The two make music together under the name Wildlight.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Orlando, Cynthia (November 13, 2019). "AYLA NEREO, AN ARTIST TO WATCH". Portland Radio Project. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Havens, Lyndsey (October 19, 2016). "Ayla Nereo on the Planet Being Her Muse & Creating With The Polish Ambassador". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Calvano, Jordan (August 5, 2013). "Wildlight: Hers Was As Thunder review + Ayla Nereo interview". The Untz. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Martin, Sterling (September 25, 2015). "Wildlight (The Polish Ambassador + Ayla Nereo) release The Tide". The Untz. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Ayla Nereo". Bandcamp. Retrieved February 4, 2022.