ABOUT SONIC FEVER

SONIC FEVER is a music project about giving and connecting during this worldwide CoronaVirus Pandemic. Musician and Producer Sally Grayson started writing songs about this time and for this time, and for each song she wrote, she has invited different musicians from around the world with whom she has never worked together, to collaborate on her songs. "Of course, all of us can give and help by staying at home to flatten the curve, but as I asked myself, ‘what else I can I do?,’ the first thing that always comes up in me is the desire to use my gifts to help make this world a better place“, says Sally Grayson. And she had an idea: "So I decided to start writing songs that I hope will help a little to get us through this pandemic and bring hope in these times.“ “I also sensed a great need to connect with people (be it digitally) more than ever because of all of the social distancing and isolation. So for each song I write, I’m incorporating different musicians I’ve never worked with before who also don’t know each other. In each song, I want at least one of the musicians to invite someone who I do not know as a positive metaphor for spreading a virus. This is also a means to grow connections within the artist community and to help keep us busy, especially musicians like myself who are usually playing live.” During the pandemic, all digital sales will be donated to the organization, “To Write Love on Her Arms.” https://give.twloha.com/fundraiser/2731613 Their Vision statement says: To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Grayson says, “In this time of such unprecedented social separation, where so many are struggling with fear and isolation, It thrills me to be able to collaborate and connect with other musicians and also to support TWLOHA who are there for people who are perhaps at their darkest places mentally. During this time, what I hope to communicate with this project is: You are not alone. Hold the Connection!”

ABOUT THE SONGS

NOW

This wild indie exploration of how to live and breathe in the moment in the midst of chaos features Elise Trouw on drums, Weasel Walter (Lydia Lunch) on guitar, Arno Jordan on guitar and J. Fyn Marko on synths. The song and video tell a story of how we can avoid anxiety about an unknown future by practicing presence in the here and now.

Interconnected

“Interconnected” was joined by Gemma Clarke (JW Paris, Ex-drummer Babyshambles), Josefine Jonsson, Tom Lattimer (Eat the Evidence) and David Griffin (New Secret Weapon, Gaolbyrd). “Interconnected” was mixed and mastered by Arno Jordon of Castle Studios.

The Solidary Song

The Contributing musicians on “The Solidary Song” are bassist Dominik Kraemer (The Voice of Germany band, Sing meinen Song band, Gregor Meyle) drummer Lukas Berg (Lokee, Roosevelt, Maxim, Raashan Ahmad) guitarist Philip Breidenbach (Charlotte Haesen, Stefanie Heinzmann, Maxim) and cellist Joy Stuhr (The Radiance, The Musical Ambassadors). The song was mixed and mastered by Arno Jordan from Castle Studios in Dresden, Germany.

Digital We are

The first song in SONIC FEVER is about the celebration of technology during this time, and that although we are physically separate, we have the wonderful tool of the internet, and it should be used to reach out to those we love. The song is called “Digital We Are” and features Mikey Elfers (Thirst Things First, The Killigans) from Lincoln, Nebraska on drums, Tommy Rehbein (Robsapien, Justin Courtney Pierre, Farewell Continental) from Minneapolis, Minnesota on guitar and Travis Collins (A.M.Stryker, We Are the Willows and Deleter) on bass also from Minneapolis, Minnesota.