Alysha Brilla

On her 14th birthday, Brilla was given her father's acoustic guitar and she began teaching herself to play. After graduating high school, a brief period at Humber College deepened her appreciation for jazz. During this time, she was recording and producing her own songs and released an eleven-song EP called Got Soul. Her friend Brad Marshall introduced her to Jacksoul keyboardist and producer Ron Lopata and the two began to demo some of Brilla's songs with a band.

Brilla has practiced yoga for several years. In November, 2014 Brilla travelled to Rishikesh, India where she obtained her yoga teaching certification.

Alysha Brilla is a Canadian musician. Born in Mississauga, Ontario and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she started singing in her early teens in local bands and at festivals. She briefly attended Humber College's jazz program in Toronto while performing locally. In 2010, she was signed to Lava Records/Universal Republic. Brilla was a featured performer at the 2010 Kitchener Blues Festival and Gala. Brilla runs her music label, Sunny Jam Records, and has released several self-produced albums on that label. Three of them received JUNO nominations.

Brilla writes all of her own music and lyrics. She cites her influences as Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Joni Mitchell, and Indian and African Music. She took a production co-op in high school and was accepted to Seneca College's Production degree, but opted to study Jazz at Humber College. All of her releases have been self-produced. In 2010, she signed a contract with U.S. label Lava/Universal Republic Records. She moved to Los Angeles and began recording and collaborating with American producers Brian West, Rick Nowels, and Sam Farrar. She left the label in 2012 and started her own Sunny Jam Records and has released all of her albums on that imprint.