Bay Area based Maya Dorn is a singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, and vocal meditation facilitator. Her playful nature and talent for improvising makes her a dynamic and captivating artist - equal parts dreamy, hilarious, and irresistibly catchy. Wooing audiences across China with her trio Sweet Snacks, opening for Femi Kuti in Nigeria with her band Aphrodesia while touring through West Africa, Maya’s musical journey started in a legendary household. Iconic writers like Lucia Berlin, Allen Ginsberg and Amiri Baraka used to frequent her father’s home, poet Edward Dorn, which gave her the initial inspiration to turn poetry into song. Maya has had the fortune to collaborate with many amazing friends and artists…some of note are Jerry Casale (DEVO), Dirtwire, Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls), and Sarah Silverman, amongst others. Check out Maya’s new project Spacetime. *************************************
Partial list of venues where Maya has performed: The Great American Music Hall, The Fillmore and The Independent in San Francisco, The Fox Theater in Boulder, CO, The World Cafe in Philadelphia, The Knitting Factory in NYC, The New African Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria and Live Bar in Shanghai, China. High Sierra Music Festival, Lighting in a Bottle, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Brooklyn American Fest, Sierra Nevada Music Festival, Jazz Aspen Snowmass FestivalAs a producer and composer she has lent her talents to a variety of media outlets including TV pilots, podcasts, and radio. Her song Shanghai with her band Sweet Snacks was nominated for an Independent Music Award, and songs from her band Aphrodesia are often featured on NPR's Morning Edition.***************************************
“Maya Dorn has it all~powerful lyrics, uninhibited playfulness, an endless supply of highly unique and uber creative energy. She is a talent to be reckoned with and the expression of her songs travel from a soulful and grounded depth to an unhinged, ethereal wildness.” - DD, concert host “Maya adds a much-needed playful spin on serious subjects and is excellent at getting the audience to sing along. I love her voice and songs and quirky sense of humour. Maya is brilliant as an artist and performer with her heart and her head in alignment.” - JA, music lover and fan“Born from a lotus flower and raised by literary wolves, Maya spins stories from subatomic particles and sings from the cosmic frontier of an open mind.” - LJ, music producer