NIYA

Female Fronted Heavy alt. rock punk band.

Niya was formed back in 1998. Twin sisters Leigh Ann & Jenna were always in bands through out the years, and decided they wanted to start a band that was different from others, something that was not so typical on the music scene. They met up with Rich Trotman within this time through a local music newspaper ad, and they started forming their musicial vision. They later went through many drummers to weed out the missing link. (it was a very spinal tap situation with drummers for us) ha! Through an internet ad, they found Darwin, and started creating their New eclectic style of rock n' roll with a punk twist. Niya has openend for many heavy hitters in the past few years, including: The legendary MISFITS, Twisted Sister, Dee Snider, L.A. Guns, KingsX, and Fishbone.