Sara Niksic

Sara Niksic a.k.a. Inner Child is a marine biologist, ecologist, bioacoustician, musician, music producer, storyteller and educator. Her research has taken her from her homeland of Croatia to Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, California and New Caledonia. For over a decade she has been studying marine mammals, with a special focus on their vocal communication, social learning and culture, as well as developing innovative approaches to science education through art. Alongside degrees in biology, marine ecology, nature conservation and education, she also finished music school and different courses in electronic music production.

Sara is the founder of Inner Child, an interdisciplinary project that connects the worlds of music, art and science. Through her Inner Child Music record label she released a few albums of her own music, as well as compilations on which she collaborated with some of the top producers in the electronic music scene. She was voted the ‘Best New Artist for 2020’ and her albums won several awards. Her compositions float through various downtempo styles and usually contain nature recordings, most often from the ocean. Her award-winning music with whale songs has been archived by the British Library and featured in the global media including The New Yorker, Whalebone Magazine and BBC Radio.

Sara presented her work at some of the biggest scientific conferences, institutes and music festivals in the world, such as World Marine Mammal Conference in Spain, Falling Walls Science Summit in Germany, Boom Festival in Portugal and Ozora Festival in Hungary. After years of living abroad, she is now back in her homeland of Croatia, where she is creating music and other magical stories in her studio by the sea.