“[Ayla’s] relationship with the earth is imprinted in her music… expansive and intriguing.”    ~ Billboard 

Ayla Nereo is a singer, composer, producer, dancer, and visual-poetry creator raised among the Northern California forests and rivers. Called a “bridger of sound,” Ayla dances between timeless and modern, with a particular joy for cross-pollinating musical styles. Her songs seem a genre unto their own, as she moves between vocal looping, produced beats, live drumming, orchestral string arrangements, Celtic melodies, disco rhythms, electronic soundscapes, and even dashes of hip-hop wordplay. 

Having an uncanny ability to crack open the heart, Ayla's music is an ode to the wonder of being human, inviting us deeper into the exquisite and innately psychedelic dream of this moment. 

"One of the most poignant voices currently floating about... Ayla Nero is an otherworldly artist who shares the fruits of her soul" — The Huffington Post 

“[Ayla’s] relationship with the earth is imprinted in her music… expansive and intriguing.” — Billboard 

Though you’d never know it seeing her perform, Ayla grew up with an intense fear of singing. In her final year of college, songs began pouring through her, and it was only through the constant urging of those around her that she began to slowly share her music. Propelled by the songs themselves, Ayla’s journey of meeting those fears and singing through them has grown her into the powerful performer and facilitator she is today, touching an ever-widening global audience with the inspiring magic of her songs. 

Ayla just released her 7th solo album, 'SOVEREIGN KIN - Book I: The Spark' - the first in a four-part saga moving through the elements. Book II is coming in late 2024.

Calling us to listen deeper, her songs are elegant masterpieces of lucid storytelling, with lyrics ringing as anthems for planetary healing, human potential, and the mirror of compassion in each moment.