SONICA is a five piece prog rock band, formed in March 2000. Every new band needs a comparison - so here is mine… Tool meets Black Sabbath meets Portishead meets Faith No More… Sonica is lead by a strong female vocalist, driven by intense high energy guitar, woven around layers of loops, samples, noises, old analogue keyboards and driven by big arena style drums. This band has what it takes to make it big.

· Sonica has just finished production of their second album Sonica - The sound that fish make which was recorded at the Factory Studios (Metallica,Rob halford) in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

· Sonica averaged 1000 downloads per day on mp3.com-30.000 a month. Over 250.000 total!

· “Ted Hamelin Jr.’s lyrics are exceptionel,poetic & very powerfull.

· Featuring CHICCO-KIKO-Lalonde ex-Sadist “Tribe” bassist

THE MEMBERS OF SONICA:

KRISTY MUNROE- lead vocals
TED HAMELIN JR. - guitars
TODD PRETTY - drums
MURRAY TAYLOR - keys
IAN EVERALL - bass

Sonica - The sound that fish make

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Ted Hamelin Jr. hails from Vancouver and is a ten year veteran of the industry. Ted brings a tremendous amount of experience to Sonica. A seasoned producer with a major label background and years of roadwork sharing bills with the likes of Our Lady Peace, Tragically Hip, Tripping Daisy etc; Ted was previously nominated for "PRODUCER OF THE YEAR" up against heavyweights Bruce Fairburn, Bob Rock and Stephen Drake.

Kristy Munroe hails from Kingman. From an early age Kristy has been in love with music, growing up on a farm in rural Alberta and jamming the Beatles with her father. Kristy never had the lead role in Annie, in fact her high school wasn’t big enough to put on a play and still have an audience. Ok she did play Lady MacBeth but didn’t want that getting out. But growing up in a rural setting not glued to Muchmusic or MTV gave her an edge on what she liked to listen to, not what she should listen to.

Murray Taylor was born in Australia. Always interested in music, his ability to play so many instruments makes him a tremendous asset to any project. Murray is a graduate of the music program at Grant McEwan College. Murray has played in many notable local bands and is in a race to own as much gear as possible...

Todd Pretty came to Edmonton from Fort McMurray six years ago to attend college. Soon after the move Todd got serious about music. His first band in Edmonton was "Prune", a progressive metal band, which went on to ink an indie deal and went on to record a full length disc. After five years Todd left Prune to play in different local bands, notably "Amber 416" & "rensliP". Todd is a great drummer & a strong member of Sonica.

Ian Everall was born on the moon and raised in the South Pacific by dolphins. Over the past few years he has played with Edmonton locals Funk Fusion Groove Intrusion and Funkafeelya. He is yet another Grant Mac music program guy – although not as irritating as most. When asked to comment on anything he might like included here, his reply was “I’m having a hard time sleeping at night without a woman stuck between my legs” Ian has fit in well with Stutterkiss.