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Sonya Perricone is a Boston-based guitarist, originally hailing from Framingham, MA. Starting on piano at age 4, Sonya’s earliest influences come from her classical music background. Sonya later found her love for the guitar at age 13, where she dedicated much of her time to focusing on becoming a player of every style, from rock and blues, jazz and funk, to country and folk. After graduating high school in 2005, Sonya began her studies at Berklee College of Music. It was here that Sonya had the chance to study privately under notable guitarists Tim Miller, Kevin Barry, Scotty Johnson, Scott Tarulli, Tomo Fujita, and Randy Roos. At Berklee Sonya was chosen be a featured player in many of the colleges high-profile concerts, including the 2007 “Jazz-Blues” and the 2010 “R&B-Funk” Guitar Nights.
Since 2009 Sonya has toured internationally, opening for acts such as Loretta Lynn, Smashmouth, Tim Mcgraw, Phill Vassar, and James Otto. As an in demand recording session guitar player, Sonya has worked with Stephan Jenkins, Brad Hargreaves and Abraham Millet of the major alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, Grammy award-winning producer Malcolm Burn (Daniel Lanois, Shawn Colvin, John Mellancamp), and has shared album credits with major heavyweights including John Medeski.
In addition to her guitar playing, Sonya also composes film music for various projects and has worked composing for the media department of the major publishing company, Houghton & Mifflin. She has been a hired vocalist for film cues and is currently an active hired vocalist for many Boston-based artists.
Sonya most recently toured with American Idol finalist and rising country artist, Ayla Brown. She is currently the guitar player for several Boston-based artists and member of the rock band, The Furies. Sonya has been teaching students of all ages and levels for six years—it is her passion to enthuse and inspire while helping her students reach their goals and helping them move to the next level in their exciting musical journey!