Maiah Wynne Band

Indie/Folk Pop Vocalist

  • Currently collaborating on music with Alex Lifeson of Rush

  • Featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered 2019 , Featured performance at Sundance 2016, Featured performance at SXSW 2017, Featured in-studio performance on KEXP 2018

  • Music placement in The Ballad of Lefty Brown and 10 other films

  • Festival performances at Red Ants Pants, Timber, NW Folklife, Upstream & More

  • Collaborated and toured with Portland Cello Project 2018

  • Opened for Lucinda Williams, Asleep at the Wheel, The Sweet Remains, We Three, Glasys, Butterscotch, Rising Appalachia, & More

  • Music write ups in When the Horn Blows Magazine, The Revue, Vortex Music Magazine, OPB Music & More

  • Over 200 original songs and dozens of popular covers and over 300,000 video views on YouTube

  • Community Work 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), Songwriting classes with veterans and students ages 6 - 18, Donated a signed instrument and volunteered for UNCUT (bringing music to underserved youth), Performed/Volunteered for WaterWatch benefit (raising money to protect rivers and lakes in Oregon), Performed for Arts Fund Seattle

  • Awards ~ Winner of Music From the Moon international Song Contest 2019 ($10,000, recording at FAME studios, a performance at the Apollo 11 Homecoming Dinner, and an award), 2nd Place KEXP Battle of the bands competition 2018 (festival slots, les paul guitar, in- studio performance on KEXP), Winner of Claim to Fame international song contest 2017 ($5,000, trip to LA, Mentorship from vocal coaches of American Idol and Andy Curran of Ole Records), HATCH groundbreaker award for music 2017 (attendance and performance on main stage, mentorship from Lynn Grossman of Secret Road Music), Winner of Zoo Music Awards 18 and under 2015 ($1,000 and award)

““a strong songwriter who can deliver an emotive soundscape as a platform to lyrics both personal and universal””
— ALEX LIFESON, RUSH
““A dusky, delicate voice brimming with emotion.””
— KEXP
““Haunting...a fresh take on music that echoes back to the sounds of Appalachian folk tunes””
— NPR MUSIC
““Maiah Wynne is one of those musicians it’s impossible not to like. Down to earth, friendly, and inspiring””
— METIZA MAGAZINE
““A prolific songwriter...Maiah Wynne is taking the world by tidal wave.””
— SOCIALLY SPARKED NEWS
“The beauty of Ms. Wynne’s tracks is heightened further by her emotional and empathetic storytelling. Follow the butterfly, you won’t be disappointed.””
— SEATTLE MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE (MOPOP)
““Maiah’s lyrics, music and artistry shows maturity and talent beyond her age””
— UKULELE MAGAZINE
““At just 21 years old Wynne is already scorching out a path as a rising star of the folk-pop world, but what made us fall for her even more was her drive to use her talents to make a difference.””
— 30A
““she’s able to capture the character from a song or idea, whether it’s a blues song or a dark, minimalist pop tune not too dissimilar from Lorde.””
— THE MISSOULIAN
““emotional and innovative””
— BOZEMAN MAGAZINE

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 South by Southwest. Maiah most recently won the international Music from the Moon competition, and she is currently collaborating on an EP with Alex Lifeson of Rush.