Rnz: Music 101

Sonya Waters is a musician and producer who has fronted three New Zealand bands - Fang, The Instigators and White Swan Black Swan. Having played in punk and shoegaze bands, she turned to ambient music as something she said was entirely her own. During the Covid lockdown, Sonya recorded her album The Sheltering Ranges as an ode to Wellingtons' ever-changing weather and striking landscapes. RNZ's name sake Sonya Ishimnikova visited Sonya's studio to reflect on her musical journey