Artist Bio
BIO Maiah Wynne is a multi-instrumentalist, one-woman tour de force, with a show that appeals to people of all ages and backgrounds. Throughout her performances, Maiah fluently transitions through unique and traditional instruments, like the dulcimer, oil can ukulele, keys, and guitar, while her feet do the percussive work. Adept at embodying a mood or theme in one song and then swapping it for another, what emerges is a shifting and engaging experience threaded through by Wynne’s haunting, evocative voice and earnest lyrics.
Artists like Maiah Wynne remind us that we have a choice in how we engage with the world. Wynne is intentional in the subjects she chooses to write about. She believes in art—music in particular—as a means for change and has dedicated projects to causes including the preservation of ocean life and mental health.
She has performed on large stages and in intimate settings including featured appearances at Sundance Film Festival and SXSW. Maiah most recently won the International "Music from the Moon" competition, and has a forthcoming EP with Rock & Roll Hall of famer Alex Lifeson and Juno award winner Andy Curran.
AWARDS -
2019 Winner of Music From the Moon international Song Contest
2018 2nd Place KEXP "Battle of the bands" style competition
2017 Winner of "Claim to Fame" international song contest
2016 HATCH "Groundbreaker" award for music
2015 Winner of Zoo Music Awards and Top O' the Mic!
HIGHLIGHTS:
Featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered 2019
Featured in-studio performance on KEXP 2018
Featured performance at SXSW 2017
Featured performances at Sundance 2016
Music placements with Amazon & Netflix films & television
Festival performances at Red Ants Pants, Timber, NW Folklife, Upstream & More
Collaborated and toured with Portland Cello Project 2018
OPENED FOR Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, Asleep at the Wheel, The Sweet Remains, We Three & More
MUSIC WRITE UPS in All Songs Considered - Tiny Desk - NPR, "When the Horn Blows" Magazine, The Revue, Vortex Music Magazine, OPB Music & More
COMMUNITY WORK AND VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS
Performed/Volunteered at a benefit put on by Patagonia and Misool Foundation (raising money to protect coral reefs and the ocean)
Partnered/Volunteered with First Aid Arts (help brings the arts to communities in need of healing)
Partnered with MMIW USA (Raising awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women & helping girls and their families)
Donated a signed instrument and volunteered for UNCUT (bringing music to under-served youth)
Performed/Volunteered for WaterWatch benefit (raising money to protect rivers and lakes in Oregon)
Performed for Arts Fund Seattle
