Your name:
Maya Wolff.
Where are you from?
Originally from the south
of Germany from the tiny
town of Marhoerdt (45min from Stuttgart). Our house has the number 13 but
there are no 13 houses, I think that's a big reason why I wanted to move at the
young age of 19 straight after school and moved to England. I've been living in Canterbury for more than
eight years now after coming over to join a band as a singer and dancer
2004-2006 and decided to stay there for now. I am getting itchy feet though and
doubt I'll settle down for quite a while.
Who else is in your band?
Solo artist but working
with different producers.
Who are your main influences musically?
My big love is bass and
electro music. My earliest memory that diverted me away from pop music was discovering
Pendulum and being out dancing to Nicky Blackmarket and lots of local talent at
d&b nights. For the last few years I was a dancer at d&b nights through
my company 'Eximo', dancing alongside big names such El Hornet, Stay+,sharing a
stage with Nektsy and many others. My passion to dance in this scene inspired
me to solely focus on producing and singing to bass and electronic music and
left my early career as a pop singer behind. One of my favourite producers are
Scream and Benga and I can't forget to mention Katie B - great to have such a
natural female talent doing so well- that's definitely an inspiration to me!
What do you hope to achieve in music?
I always want to inspire
people through my song writing and make them happy. Music is a great way to
share stories, life experiences and connect with people you've never even met.
My hope is that my music will be a positive influence in a persons life!
What has been the highlight of your career so far,
and why?
Right now I'm literally
buzzing of excitement as I'm waiting for a song to be released that I worked on
with a very talented producer in New Zealand called Lumpsum. The
song is called "Trusting you" and I'm sure it's going to do well. I
also can't wait to film the video for it as dancing is a massive part of my
career and I'll get to work with some great girl dancers!
And what’s the moment you want to forget?
That would be most days of
my first couple of years of living in England working in a cheesy pop
band. Through it we did some great work especially for young people, however,
it was cringingly cheesy and especially the boy rappers in the band were embarrassingly
bad. Looking back on it, I would never work with people like that ever again.
If you could choose one of your songs as an advert for your music, what
would it be and why?
Definitely the one I'm
waiting for the release for, that's the direction I've taken now. But otherwise
I'd say "Hold On" as my heart and soul is in that song, the lyrics
are a mix of German and English (the only German song I'd ever written) and
still has a touch of the 'pop-me' but progressing to the way I'm heading now.
Where can we listen to it?
Where can we find out more about your music?
MUSIC can be a great connector even if two parties are 12,000 miles apart.
