Inner Child believes that artists and scientists are like kids that never quite grew up, and she is a bit of both. As a marine biologist, musician and bioacoustician, she often immerses herself in the world of sound... “The music on her albums teaches us, among other things, just how much we have to learn.” ~ The New Yorker, ‘How a Marine Biologist Remixed Whalesong’ Inner Child a.k.a. Sara Niksic 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. Besides having a master’s degree in marine ecology and nature conservation, she also finished music school and different courses in electronic music production. 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 Her award-winning music with whale songs has been archived by the British Library and featured in the global media including The New Yorker, Whalebone Magazine and BBC Radio. Her first release won the ‘Best Compilation of the Year 2019’ by Psybient.org and the Innovation Award for Public Engagement with Research by the University of St Andrews. In 2020 she was voted the ‘Best New Artist’ by Psybient.org community poll, with her 2 EPs getting in top 5 ‘EP of the year’. In 2021 she earned ‘Falling Walls Engage Winner’ title for her Canticum Megapterae project, and in 2023 she won the Best Ambient Release of the Year and the Nagrada Ambasador Award. Inner Child 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 and Silbersalz Festival in Germany, Falling Walls Engage Hub in South Africa, Edinburgh Science Festival and Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute in Scotland, Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences and Sea Sound Festival in Croatia, Masters of Puppets Festival in Czech Republic, Mumush Festival in Romania, 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.