About Us

Flaming Heart Records is an indie record label born in Byron Bay and currently based in Berlin.


Sophie Ryder, founder of Flaming Heart Records

Sophie Ryder is a 23-year-old music producer, audio engineer and owner of Flaming Heart Records. The label has a passion for everything and anything music, especially with helping young, emerging artists break out into the industry. Flaming Heart Records currently offers mixing, mastering and music production services. Sophie graduated with a Bachelor of Audio from SAE Institute, Byron Bay in 2022 and has worked with a number of artists and bands throughout the years. She was also selected as a mentee with the Australian Independent Record Labels Association’s (AIR) Women in Music Mentor Program for 2023.

Sophie relocated to Berlin in late 2023 to immerse herself in the rich music culture the city has to offer. She is now running Flaming Heart Records from the heart of Berlin.

We wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we come from, Bundjalung Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.