News - New Single Signed!

After months of hard work, writing and recording tons of songs, almost signing some deals and then falling through in the end, I'm more than thrilled to announce that I have collaborated with 1000DaysWasted on a melodic, dark drum'n'bass tune titled "Midnight Sun" and signed it to his label Night45UK. 

It's been an amazing journey working with Robin (1000DaysWasted), having become friends throughout this whole process whilst not ever losing focus on what we both love - music and delivering something we think will please your ears.

"Midnight Sun" will be out 26th October exclusively on Beatport and I'm calling all the Wolfferines to howl about it as loud as you can. My last single went to 48 of the Progressive House Beatport and 1000DaysWasted frequently charts with his releases so this one can't fail us. Every download will count! 

For now, check out the preview and please Repost it on your soundcloud, RT on your twitter, share on your facebook... Anyone with a radio station, we can send you a full version to make noise about it already and give interviews, if you have a blog we can email you the full press release! Just get in touch on music@eximouk.com or tweet @missmayawolff!

Thanks to everyone that has supported me so far, it really means everything to me!  

Click here: "Midnight Sun" on Soundcloud

Fashion - Why fashion matters...Friday thoughts!

This week I've had several encounters with the same theme - why does fashion matter within music? People often ask me why I run a fashion blog alongside my artist news. 

Apart from the expectations that have been drilled into me from the day I performed just being a young teenager, what to wear was always something to be well considered. What we wear changes our perception and the perception of the audience, it shapes our reality. Whilst I'm more than happy lounging in a pair of Jeans and T-Shirt and hitting supermarkets in a tracksuit on a lazy day, fashion has always been and will always be a major part of my musical career. 

Jason Silva has summed this up pretty well in this video:

I've been very blessed that in the last year and half that I have found a bunch of clothing labels to feature in photoshoots and gigs. Fashion, just like creating music, singing and songwriting, is an expression of art that will always be deeply interlinked. Any well educated German person will have read "Kleider machen Leute" (Clothes Make The Man) by Gottfried Keller, that shows how a persons reality was completely changed by society's judgment of his clothes and fur hat. 

Even though, fashion should be used as a positive and creative, not a deceiving tool, it is powerful none the less. 

I don't hold the opinion that people and their character let alone anyone's worth is defined by what they wear, it can still have a great impact and for me will always be a considerable part of any performance. 

I've had a new outfit come through today that I cannot wait to wear at tonight's gig by the lovely Katarzyna Suchecka who runs the fashion label Ka Designs. 

Her design is custom made and I totally adore it.  

Have a great weekend <3 <3 <3 

Fashion & News - August Gig Footage and Photoshoot

Fashion & News 

August Gig Footage and Photoshoot

August for me has been full of family, friends and little holidays but I've also had the pleasure of playing some acoustic gigs. I've played in London for the first time and was back at Herne Bay Festival where I was a dancer and talent judge in previous years.

I also had the pleasure to do an after gig shoot with the talented photographer Richard Torble!

The dress is from Zartbitter - a very chic boutique I found on my last trip to Berlin in Friedrichsheim. It's been my favourite item this summer! 

  

 Can't wait to be playing more gigs this month! If you're an event/club/festival organiser that is looking for acts please do get in touch - music@eximouk.com 

Have a great weekend! And remember - life's too short to be boring xxx

News: Maya's #girltweet 's are back!

I'm re-introducing #girltweet 's ! 

I used to post #girltweet 's at 10pm every day for a long time. 

I feel strongly about women being empowered and having healthy, uplifting conversations, especially since the stronger percentage of my interactions and following is men. 

There's nothing wrong with that but I do want to get girls involved and not be like other girls can be - competition or bitchy or whatever other experiences you can sum up your interactions with girls, be that in real life or online. 

There is enough bullying, negative self image and pressures to be a certain way for us girls nowadays  and I'd like to contribute to the opposite trend: Being kind, empathetic, supporting, to cry with you when you cry, lift you up when you're down and see the beautiful things and not focus on the negative.  

Usually I find youtube advertising to be a nuisance and I hit the 'skip' button pretty quickly. Today I stopped and watched:

Let's be unstoppable! No more believing of the lies that limit us! I hope you - boys and girls alike (just to make it clear this is not an anti man discussion or feminist propaganda in any way) will join the discussions on twitter at 10pm for the next few days 

#unstoppable #girltweet 

News - More Gigs Announced

As I'm very excitedly waiting for my new releases to be announced, I'm already getting booked for more live gigs. This has been a top priority for me for 2015!

I'll be playing my first London gig and also have a few more festivals booked in before the season ends. I would LOVE for you to support me and come along. Tweet me if you do and I will come and say hi!


Click here for all the details:

Music is the passion that keeps my life alive, my mind excited and blood pumping through my veins! It keeps me up at night and turns my experiences into songs. 

Over the last year, I have spent countless hours at the piano, with my head in my notebook writing lyrics, recording, arranging, producing... 

... it's time to bring this all to the stage now, so I'd like to ask for your help. 

If you know any venues looking to book artists, if you are a promoter or know one, you run a club/a music night yourself or have any other helpful contacts/ideas, I would love to hear from you. This can be a up to an hours set with a DJ doing all my tracks with live vocals or if it's a smaller, more intimate setting I also have a full acoustic set on the piano. 

You can email music@eximouk.com or get in touch on https://twitter.com/missmayawolff or www.facebook.com/mayawolffmusic 

For my media pack go here to download it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o80u0fyv5rl0rl1/maya%20media%20pack.pdf?dl=0

News - FOOTAGE - Maya Wolff live at Apulstock

What a great weekend it's been playing Apulstock! 

Watch the Trailer here: 

 For once, the sun was out, it wasn't too cold and the vibes at Apulstock were fantastic.

DJ Ash Lomas and I had an amazing time performing our full set to a lovely crowd that was so responsive and showered us with compliments after. A big thank you to Alex Fryer who booked us and made this such a special event for everyone that went and especially those who it was catered for.

Enjoy the pics/videos:

 I love every part of performing - getting ready, doing hair and make-up...

 ....the anticipation of travelling there (since our limo didn't show up :p ) 

 ...hanging out before the show getting a feel for the crowd....and then I just feel at home on stage....

THANK YOU APULSTOCK

News - Maya Wolff live at Apulstock

As the festival season has well and truly started, I'm very excited to be playing Apulstock on the 18th July. 

Apulstock is an independent community based, not for profit event run by volunteers as a music festival for People with Learning Disabilities, so I'm very honored to be part of such a great cause performing amongst other talented musicians and bands! Check out the website for full details: http://www.apulstock.co.uk

It'll be a live set with DJ Ash Lomas featuring some of my singles as well as new tracks.

Hoping to see some of you there! If you are, feel free to tweet me (@missmayawolff) and I will try to say hello after the set!

The venue address is:

The Apuldram Centre

Appledram Lane South

Chichester

West Sussex

PO20 7PE