Sonia Brex has lived in Berlin since 1990, leaving her Sicilian homeland for the city which changed the course of history when the wall was toppled. Many of her musical idols had also made the German capital their home - Einstürzende Neubauten and Nick Cave for example. Life in Berlin proved freer and more inspiring than in conservative southern Italy. And so she remained, working on multimedia projects at the Akademie der Künste and in collaborations with Berlin-based artists Rechenzentrum and Jazzanova. But she also imported a bit of home: Aperix events, an Italian tradition bringing friends together after work for music and refreshment. Bringing people and music together is the underlying theme running through her upcoming album “Naif” (autumn 2010) as well as the main goal of Sonia Brex.And because music is like the weather, “Naif” warms even without the summer sun - the songs shine from the heart all by themselves (Hendrik Lakeberg):