Maya Isacowitz (Maya Isac in short, he, מאיה איזקוביץ; born 25 November 1987) is an Israeli singer-songwriter who sings in English.
Biography
Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in
Ma'ayan Baruch
Ma'ayan Baruch ( he, מַעְיַן בָּרוּךְ, ''lit.'' Blessed Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the intersection of the Israeli, Syrian and Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional C ...
, Israel,
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''City Vineyard'' website to
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parents
[ who made ]aliyah
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to Israel. Her father, Peter, is wood artist and musician who builds ethnic musical instruments.[ In her childhood the family moved to ]Karkom
Karkom ( he, כַּרְכֹּם, כרכום) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the Jordan River, east of Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Me ...
, Israel. At the age of 14 she started playing guitar and singing.[ As early as 16 she recorded a demo and distributed it through friends.][מאיה איזקוביץ'.. משיקה אלבום רשמי ברוח גלילית רומנטית]
''Dugrinet'', Hebrew
At the age of 21, she independently recorded her debut album, ''Safe & Sound''.[
In August 2011, she re-released her debut album through the Israeli label ''High Fidelity''.][ The album sold more than 15,000 copies by 2014, becoming gold record.][ In 2012 she won ACUM award for best new artist.][Maya Isacowitz]
'' America-Israel Cultural Foundation'' website That year she participated in one song of '' Infected Mushroom'' album, ''Army of Mushrooms
''Army of Mushrooms'' is the eighth studio album by Infected Mushroom released on May 8, 2012 under Dim Mak Records. It features a cover of "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, "Serve My Thirst", and "U R So F**ked" (which was released as a single/v ...
''. In 2013 she moved to New York City and worked on her second album with the Israeli producer J.Views. While in New York, Isacowitz toured the states, featured in South by Southwest
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festival, Mountain Jam
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festival and an opening act for Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s, releasing four singles that entered the ...
.[Maya Isacowitz At City Vineyard – 3/19]
''City Vineyard'' website In August 2015 she released her second album, ''All of the Miles''. After releasing the new album she returned to Israel for a tour. In February 2019 she released ''SPARKLE'', an EP produced by Tomer Yosef.Sparkle
bandcamp.com
Discography
* ''Safe & Sound'' (2011)
* ''All of the Miles'' (2015)
* ''SPARKLE'' (2019)
References
External links
Official website
Official YouTube channel
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1987 births
Living people
Israeli women singer-songwriters
Israeli singer-songwriters
Israeli rock singers
Israeli folk singers
Jewish folk singers
21st-century Israeli women singers
Israeli people of South African-Jewish descent
English-language singers from Israel