Who is ArinMaya?

ArinMaya is a Chicago-born artist with her soul wide open. Her dynamic vocal and writing styles combine elements of soul, jazz, gospel, folk, and many more, often to the rhythms of afro- and electrobeat. Having grown up in a house where music was always playing, she fell in love with the sound of music, and so, named her first recording, The Sound of ArinMaya.

Since the age of 5, ArinMaya’s experience in church and school choirs has given her an astute ear and an appreciation for a wide range of influences. Inspired by great artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Paul Simon and Bobby McFerrin, ArinMaya has taken her own personal journey to create a sound she likes from the music she loves.

ArinMaya has written, collaborated, performed and studied music in the United States and internationally. In 2008 during a 5-month journey of “exploring the possibility of living as an artist,” ArinMaya’s voice and drive profited her opportunities to perform on stages from Le Blue Note Paris to Cotton Club Berlin.

Currently based in New York, ArinMaya is available to perform at venues both local and abroad. She has performed at various clubs in and around the city, including: Harlem Stage, Billie’s Black, Shrine World Music Venue, Le Poisson Rouge, R Bar, Aloft Harlem Hotel’s WXYZ Bar, the National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, DC), No One Writes to the Colonel (Toronto) and more. ArinMaya’s love for music and dedication to furthering her musical education has led her to participate in Jazzmobile’s Saturday School for Beginning Guitar, Bobby McFerrin’s Circlesong Workshop at Omega Institute, and the Sing for Yourself Soho Singing Circle. She is also a regular backup singer with Grammy Award winner, Maya Azucena.

In 2011, ArinMaya completed and released her first full-length recording, Let the Love Come, and is currently working on a number of other projects with talented and ambitious artists, musicians, producers and emcees in New York, Chicago, and beyond. When she’s not on stage, ArinMaya enjoys knitting/crocheting, reading, writing poetry and more songs, spending time with friends, and planning for a bright future.