Sophia Dion
Newport Beach, CA | Established. Jan 01, 2012
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In the past year January 2014 to current
USC Popular Music Camp 2014 this camp was by invitation only and had to submit by a professional teacher. I was selected and awarded Best Jr. Vocalist of the year by Downbeat Magazine 2015 May magazine (see page 20) http://www.downbeat.com/SMA_1506.pdf
Accepted into the Commercial Music Program at Orange County School of the Arts
Performances: Orange County Fair, House of Blues, Various venues in Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles, CA.
Guitar Center social media commercial filmed in 2014, launched in Jan 2015 for the “Greatest Feeling on Earth” headed up by Colbie Caillat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDYx6S_FpwI
Acoustic Guitar Sessions for NAMM 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzd7QUjHJu8
Demo products for various companies at NAMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH1INcUOFDc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF1P5ca3dMM
Interview at the NAMM show Guitar Girl Magazine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCntZJ1NVT0
Eric Blair interview for Guitar Prodigy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCntZJ1NVT0
Vidcon 2014 various performances for What’s Trending
Hired by the Acoustic Spot as the youngest musician on the roaster to perform at various venues in San Diego and Orange County
Performed in Park City, Utah at Savor the Summit http://www.visitparkcity.com/events/annual-special-events/june-savor-summer/
Orange County School of the Arts Gala Event
Recorded and filmed an Elle King cover and was tweeted by Elle King and her band, they invited me in a private message to come play with them sometime. 
Recording and writing new originals. Currently working with some of LA’s top writers and musicians.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Age 11 performed on Park City, Utah’s largest stage for Mountain Town Stages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsb6lJKpziY
Sundance Film Festival 2011 performed at the Fender Music Lounge
Blue Star Connection Event in Nashville TN with Grammy Award winning Blues musicians to raise money for kids to have music instruments in music therapy programs in hospitals across the country. Youngest musician of the evening at the iconic 3rd and Lindsley Venue Nashville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw93lO-k6CY
Little Kids Rock in Nashville TN, performed on stages with John Oats, Garry Morrison, Vince Gill, Steve Winwood, and various famous musicians to raise money for music programs in low income schools across the county https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-dKJQTY-c
Salt Lake Magazine named one of 6 Utah’s Young Prodigies http://saltlakemagazine.com/blog/pure-genius/
NAMM 2013 Opened for Tower of Power on the “Main Stage” also played the sessions stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCCxxgepLq4
Girl Rising Event for “Intel” and “HBO” Sundance Film Festival 2013 performed with John Batiste, Freida Pinto, Kat Edmonson, and Sophia Dion all hired by the top executive team at HBO.
At 12 yrs old won the “Mad Talent Contest” Held by Nashville Hard Rock Cafe they awarded her her first music video of her very first original song “I just wanna sing” that was also release on “itunes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXgc6jFcV8U
Asked to perform and speak 2 “TedX” events
Deer Valley concert series youngest musician to play a full 2 hour show for a crowd of 4000! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBH_yEOptM
ENDORSEMENTS
Bedell and Breedlove Guitars
Harman
Digitech
AKG Microphones
Capturing Couture
JBL
Fishman
Vocalist Live
Journey Instruments
Bearpaw shoes
Lucky Brand -
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
Whether she is performing live at the legendary Sundance Film Festival or taking the main stage at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show, alternative soul vocalist and musician, Sophia Dion has only just begun to tap into her true potential. The 16-year-old Utah native, now living in Los Angeles, appeared at Sundance to perform at the world premiere of the Emmy-nominated movie, Girl Rising. The film tells the stories of young girls subjected to child slavery and arranged marriages featured narration by stars like Alicia Keys, Selena Gomez, and Cate Blanchett.
With a sound inspired by the likes of Joss Stone and KT Tunstall, Sophia’s original music explores themes familiar to all teenagers: relationships with parents and friends, dealing with bullies, and moving away from those closest to you. She recorded her first EP, Run Child, Run, in 2016. It was produced by Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, who has produced music heard on television shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars as well as the Vin Diesel movie, The Last Witch Hunter. In addition to performing live and preparing for a national tour in 2017, Sophia’s own music is being pitched for both television and film licensing.
Already notching up performances in cities like Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles, Sophia has made multiple appearances at NAMM, including a special opening show for well-known funk-rock band, Tower of Power. Even national music store chain, Guitar Center noticed Sophia, and invited her to appear in a special commercial the company shot as part of its social media marketing efforts. That video went on to amass more than 40-thousand views on YouTube.
When she isn’t working hard on her own music career, Sophia donates much of her time teaching instruments and music theory to young children. The classes offered through The Music Factory help cultivate an interest in music in children between the ages of four- and seven-years old. She also performs at benefits for Blue Star Connection, a Colorado-based non-profit that raises funds to purchase instruments for kids. All of this is in addition to her being a student at Orange County School of the Arts, which is one of the top three performing art schools in the United States. In her spare time, Sophia also enjoys relaxing at the beach, skiing, and hiking.
Sophia’s sponsors include AKG Acoustics, Bedell Guitars, Breedlove Guitars, Capturing Couture, Digitech, Vocalist, Harman Audio, Journey Instruments,, and G7th Capos. Not only is Sophia the youngest artist to earn sponsorships with many of these companies, but several of them have also invited her to perform at trade shows to help demonstrate their products to attendees.
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