Episode 37 – Mayya // Musician.

Alright if there’s one thing about me that y’all know by now is that I fuck with San Francisco hard. This place fucking rips and our creative scene does too. And you know who backs me on that same energy? My homie Mayya.

I can’t exactly recall when I met Mayya, but that’s kind of the beauty of it. I would see her around at house parties years ago and she’s been so integral in the local music scene here in San Francisco. Honestly, it’s kind of hard to imagine a scene without Mayya. She’s low-key a pillar and those who know - well, they fucking know. She’s got her own solo project, which kicks ass and is so uniquely her own, but she also plays bass in a handful of local bands too. So needless to say, Mayya’s got reach.

What I love about Mayya is she kind of bridges the past and present for me, she’s has this like old school SF vibe but also is uniquely fresh and individualistic - in other words, she has a confident voice to her music and I love an artist who is just so uniquely themself. Ain’t no rocks in my shoes when I speak on Mayya!

In this episode of BEDROOM™, Mayya shares about her upbringing in San Francisco and how she fell in love with making music. We talk about David Bowie and how freeing it can be to genre bend and genre blend. We also talk about the importance of having a wide array of different influences in the art one makes and how important it is to not be bound to one specific style. It might be good for marketing, but it sure ain’t good for the soul and the artistic allowance to feel free.

Mayya then dishes out the scoop on her creative process and how she goes about writing and making her magical music. We talk about her collaborations with local musicians Spencer Noble and Sam Jones and the state of the current local music scene in San Francisco, what’s hot and what’s not. Mayya then shares some behind-the-scenes scoop on the upcoming album she’s recording and also talks about being part of Mae Powell’s band and Mild Universe, former BEDROOM™ alum.

We then tap into a few listener-submitted questions, one from Zelma Stone, former BEDROOM™ alum and Los Angeles–based musician, and one from Chris Cohen, a Richmond-based musician who Mayya has toured with.

Finally, we wrap things up with a round of BEDROOM BANTER™, where Arshia and I rapid-fire some classic BEDROOM™ questions and Mayya gives the fans what they want. Big shoutout to Mayya for coming on the pod. Welcome to the BEDROOM™, y’all. WORLDWIDE PEACE.” – PSG

Mayya's Socials & Websites
Mayya's Instagram: @extremayya
Mayya's Bandcamp: mayya.bandcamp.com

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