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Our Mission

Lyra Studios, based in the vibrant Upper East Side of New York City, is dedicated to nurturing musical talent. Inspired by the great Orpheus, we offer a range of services including music lessons, artist and band development, and song production. Our goal is to help clients unleash their creativity. Through this, they learn confidence and produce original, high-quality music that resonates with audiences.

Rock hard, but rest easy

Lyra Studios founder Harrison Nida has done it all. From Classical in the form of the Ragazzi Boys Choir and San Francisco Orchestra, Jazz residencies at Stanford Jazz Institute and California Jazz Conservatory, a degree in Music from Fordham University, but ultimately landing as co-founder of Ska Punk band Victory Kid.

Signed to Sbäm Records in Austria, Victory Kid has worked with some of the industries best. Allan Hessler (Story Of The Year, Avenged Sevenfold, The Used) transmuted the band with debut record Discernation. Featuring Matt Appleton (Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Ice Nine Kills) on horns, Discernation received over 3 million streams on Spotify and counting, as well as a record deal and tour in Germany with Mad Caddies in 2022. Nine companions set out, including Matt on sax, Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind) on bass, and Jonas Wolf (Eluveitie, Illumishade) on lead guitar.

But Victory Kid has an ace in the hole. Catalyst, their sophomore album, is a 17 track masterpiece. Continuing with Matt writing and recording horns, the gang enlisted Michael Pepe (Taking Back Sunday, Set It Off, Silverstein) to produce this massive project. With drums recorded at Capitol Studios (along with an acoustic track) and the rest done at Fab Factory, Catalyst brings an even strong foot on the line as Victory Kid squares up for success.

Since then, they've toured the US, including a sold out Viper Room show in LA in 2024, and returned to Europe for a massive tour with Zebrahead, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and The Real McKenzies in 2025. They have shared the stage with Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, Bowling For Soup, Millencolin, Alien Ant Farm, Save Ferris, Authority Zero, Destroy Boys, Enter Shikari, The Bouncing Souls, and more!

But what really sets Harrison apart is as a teacher. Having substitute taught for years at Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, as well as giving lessons with SoundLife Academy, Harrison uses not only his experience but his collective knowledge coming from a long heritage of educators to tailor the needs of every student with attention and care.