As marine eyes, Los Angeles-based Cynthia Bernard blends ambient, shoegaze, drone, field recordings & dreamy folk—writing from a narrative place born in the present moment yet interwoven with lessons from her past. She finds herself regularly lost and found building miniature worlds to explore the healing qualities of sound and cement important moments she has experienced while welcoming stillness in nature. She also curates a monthly mix series called ‘women of ambient’ and headed the mental health benefit compilation ‘Healing Together’ featuring 23 women artists from around the world in 2022 via Past Inside the Present.

As marine eyes, Cynthia Bernard blends ambient, shoegaze, drone, field recordings & dreamy folk—writing from a narrative place born in the present moment yet interwoven with lessons from her past.

Currently residing in the greater Los Angeles area, Bernard was raised in Northern California, growing up in a household where music was valued deeply. When Cynthia’s gr