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The Latest
7.27.10
Excited to be a part of the B.M.I Martha's Vineyard Songwriter's festival coming up in September. Check out the poster here.
Express is sponsoring the Lollapalooza festival & will be interviewing me fortheir websiteafter my show in Chicago.
7.24.10
I will be playing at 1pm _ The BMI stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Friday August 6th, more details to follow soon.
7.19.10
I posted up some more photos from Live Shows & The Road on my facebook page. Check it out.
7.15.10
My Detroit people come check me out_ The Concert of Colors playing with Don Was & his band at the Max M Fisher Music Center downtown this Saturday 8:30pm.
I will be joining other talented B.M.I songwriters at The Martha's Vineyard Songwriters Festival in September. Check out the poster here.
Also I will be playing the B.M.I stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago this August. More info to follow soon.
& Check out my New Blog post up _The Blog page.
Next Show:
Friday August 6
BMI stage _ Lollapalooza
Chicago, IL
The Word:
check out my
facebook page HERE
Featured in:
Converse/Target OneStar
Campaign
The Ad has been seen in Target stores,
Pandora.com, Myspace.com, the back cover
of Entertainment Weekly Magazine, and
Target.com's website.
site designed by Mayaeni
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Blog
So I haven't blogged in a while. The past month has been great. New York has a certain kind of energy in the summer that feels magical in a way & I'm grateful to be here. I've been enjoying writing songs by myself, with my awesome songwriting soul mates & playing live shows.
I want to pinch myself everyday, I feel lucky to have people on my team who are passionate about what I'm doing & I can't thank them enough.
The sun has brought with it some of my good energy folks around me. I played my electric guitar in Martian Luther'sband _The AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn. He is good people & it felt great to just be a part of his movement.
My good friend & just all around dope artist/songwriter/producer Novel shot his video for his single "We got it bad" featuring me as the leading lady. Look out for it soon. Directed by Rik Cordero & people the video is hot :-)
Last night I played an acoustic show _Rockwood with Steve on electric & had a blast. Now I get to play with Don Was in our hometown Detroit _ The Concert of Colors. I'm honored and geeked about that & I will for sure tape this, it must be documented. Then back to NYC & then I'm off to Chicago to play the B.M.I stage at Lollapalooza August 6th.
So in short without being too long things are going great and I'm lovin summer of '10.
6.12.10
The past few weeks have been pretty busy. Have moved twice already & had two great shows with my band in New york & Philly. I posted up a few clips from a camera placed on stage. I will be better at getting more footage in the future. Some exciting plans are being made & will finally be getting back to the album very soon. But for now the mood is that I'm in a very cool & fortunate place :-)
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Radio
Mayaeni's single "The Right Way" is climbing up the FMQB radio charts. It is now at position #13.
Mayaeni was selected as Clear Channel's New Artist to Watch.
Mayaeni is featured in the 'Radio Heard Here "New Artist" program', fed to 1,200 AM/FM and HD radio stations across the country
Press
July 2010
Mayaeni is the Adult pick for the NEW Music Monday week July 12th with homepage placement across Clear Channel Radio AAA and Main AC websites.
Mayaeni will be featured as the leading lady in recording artist Novel'snew music video for his single "We got it Bad".
June 2010
Mayaeni will be featured on Clear Channel Main AC, AAA and Urban AC station homepages as part of CC’s New Music Monday program June 7.
May 2010
Mayaeni's Converse/Target ad is now running on Pandora.com
The mini docu series video runs as well as the ad.
April 2010
The Converse/Target One Star ad is on the back cover of the
special double issue ofEntertainment Weekly Magazine.
April 23/30 issue.
March 2010
Real Detroit Weekly:click here for Mayaeni's article in Real Detroit Weekly magazine on stands the week of March 16th, 2010
Examiner New York:click here to read Mayaeni's article in Examiner New York
Target mini docu series
Press Clippings
Billboard curently
up in Target Stores
nationwide
August 6 Friday
BMI Stage _ Lollapalooza
more details to follow soon...
Mp3 Playlist
1.Where I Want You
2.Flipside
3.Falling Head First
Previous Shows
Max M. Fisher Music Center
7.17.10 Detroit, MI
Rockwood Music Hall
07.14.10 New York, NY
World Cafe Live
6.02.10 Philly, PA
6.01.10 New York, NY
Mercury Lounge
3.24.10 NYC
Alvin's
3.18.10 Detroit, MI
12.19.09 NYC
The Sugar Bar
8.29.09 NYC
Drom
6.30.09 NYC
Arlene’s Grocery
6.03.09 NYC
Silke City Lounge
5.25.09 Philly, PA
The Annex
5.11.09 NYC
The National Underground
4.30.09 NYC
4.21.09 NYC
Arlene's Grocery
4.01.09 NYC
The Hotel Cafe
3.23.09 Hollywood, CA
Sam Ash Music Store
2.28.09 Hollywood, CA
2008:
The Knitting Factory
9.05.08 NYC
8.24.08 NYC
The Laughing Goat
8.13.08 Boulder, CO
Black Lotus
8.09.08 Detroit, MI
Joe's Pub
7.29.08 NYC
The Raven Lounge
7.19.08 Philly, PA
7.15.08 NYC
6.10.08 NYC
The Delancey
6.06.08 NYC
Spike Hill
3.15.08 Brooklyn, NY
The Baggot Inn
2.26.08 NYC
1.29.08 NYC
1.09.08 NYC
now playing: "If it's over"
Mayaeni
(mah-yay-knee)
From Detroit to London, Sierra Leone to New York to Japan, Mayaeni has traveled far and wide, absorbing the many cultures she's experienced, bringing a depth to her music and lyrics that far belies her 24 years.
The daughter of a West African mother and a Jewish father (a former guitar player who played with Sylvester, Carl Carlton and Jimmy Ruffin) -- Mayaeni has had no shortage of influences to draw from in her rich cultural background.
She started out writing songs on her own and recording in the studio at 12 years old. Mayaeni moved to New York by herself at age 17. Although having to use a fake id to get in, Mayaeni was a regular in the New York live music scene, singing at over 100 open-mic's her first 2 years in the city. She also began writing and recording demos for other artists and working with well known hip hop based producers.
While holding down as many as four part-time jobs at a time, working other odd gigs and pursuing music, Mayaeni gained invaluable experience that put her in a New York state of mind for the years of hustle to come.
After cutting a few demos with one of her idols, Billy Lawrence, she went on to write and release her own first self-titled indie album with her father and producer Shaun Fisher (Mandy Moore). Mayaeni found her own unique sound by working with her voice and the guitar, abandoning writing to studio-cut tracks.
She went on the grind doing whatever it took to get her music out there, and being a true D.I.Y artist became a ‘jack of all trades’ developing the skills necessary for people to take notice.
The album was well received and resulted in shows in New York and Detroit as well as a tour of Japan. While in Japan, Glad News Clothing, a popular label in Japan, New York and Los Angeles, signed her to an endorsement contract, unheard of for an independent artist.
It was not long before Mayaeni caught the ear of multi-platinum producer/songwriter Toby Gad (Fergie’s “Big Girls Dont Cry”, Beyonce’s “If I Were A Boy”).
They co-wrote 5 songs together in early 2008. Toby introduced Mayaeni to his brother, Jens Gad, with whom Mayaeni went on to write many songs with, including her song "Hesitation" & "Falling Head First".
In the fall of 2008, Mayaeni caught the attention of mega producer/songwriter Linda Perry and signed a development deal with Custard/Universal Records. During that time she penned songs with numerous well-known writers/producers including Boots Ottestad, Sam Bisbee, Wes Hutchinson, Rosi Golan, Martin Doc McKinney and Linda Perry.
Upon expiration of the deal with Custard, Mayaeni returned to New York, where she incorporated her experiences of the last few years in a series of new songs, resulting in a unique and fresh sound, with an immediacy and honesty too often missing in todays music.
Mayaeni is a seasoned live performer whose poise and confidence would seem at odds with her youth. She wants to keep things simple: "I'm interested in making music that people can relate to and that is real" And real is just what Mayaeni is. Her skilled blending of the old school with the new promises great things for the future.
2010 has started well for Mayaeni. She is being extensively featured in the
Target/Converse One Star Ad-Campaign in stores from January, with the print campaign to begin in April.
After first band performances in Detroit and New York in March, she is starting to tour the country with her new all Detroit based band. And her first single, "The Right Way" found its way to radio in February, climbing the charts, even before its (self) release in March.
shoot with Daniel
mom's hometown Sierra Leone
Dad
dad's old band photo
Hesitation
Summer Acoustic Tour
Youtube Videos
In the summer I put myself on a 10 city acoustic tour & being the nomad I am, had a blast drifting around the country, just me & my guitar.
I took one way plane rides, amtrack trains, chinatown busses, solo car trips, & rides from friends. I stayed in a mixture of hotel rooms, sublets, & couches in the homes of family and friends.
funding? being a songwriter pays off sometimes :-)
I played for my main city base in New York, my hometown Detroit, took in the culture of Philly that I love, hiked up some mountains before my show in Boulder, Colorado, felt the soul of Baltimore, passed through Chicago, & managed to make it out west to The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, California.
Sorry to say this video in no way captures an ounce
of this experience, but it
shows a freckle of it.
No doubt about it, was one of the best summers of my life.
xo
Cameo in Estelle's
video for
"No Substitute Love"
location: New York, NY
Acoustic song
"Coming around"
location: Brooklyn, NY
Mayaeni singing
in Toby Gad's
video blog
(appears in
video at 3:15)
Film directed by:
Daniel Garriga
"The Gap"
Mayaeni in Japan
_ Glad News
photo shoot near
location: Tokyo, Japan
This video came about because a group of talented people I'm lucky to call friends all came together for the cause and made it work. It was filmed in a little bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn called "Spike Hill".
Sophia Leangbrought her whole crew and directed the video.
Yalenisstyled everybody on the set including me &Elle Germandid our makeup.
My band came through, Bendji, Steve
Williams, Antar, Stance Mason, James Lewis, Jae, Hasina.
The talent in the room was mind blowing,Honey Larochellecame through with beautiful energy. Let's just say I felt lucky that day to be surrounded by these people.
This video is special to me,
its a capture in time & a
great memory of the beautiful
friends I have
xo,
Watch more videos at my Youtube page
Management
AllParts Move
info_allpartsmove.com
How to get in touch with Mayaeni? Click here for Facebook page : Click here for Myspace page
Photos on site by: Daniel Garriga
