Biography
Los Angeles-based, noir-pop songstress Maiah Manser dissolves differences and builds bridges between the worlds of automation and nature. The grit and the raw in lyrics combined with her hauntingly powerful vocals, drive together to create a world all her own.
Raised by her single mother and grandmother in the middle of Oregon, Manser discovered her love of music by the age of four. With a fierce independence that stems from the feminine energy she was surrounded by, Manser taught herself to sing, play the piano and violin and eventually left Oregon for Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts.
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As a student, she met Mary Lambert; that chance meeting opened the door for an opportunity to tour with Lambert as a backing vocalist, opening for artists like Sam Smith, Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams. At 20 years old she started her professional career as a solo artist. This fall, Maiah will be featured on Mary Lambert’s album “Grief Creature” alongside other artists like Macklemore and Julien Baker.
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