Maya Isacowitz (Maya Isac in short, ; born 25 November 1987) is an Israeli singer-songwriter who sings in English.
Biography Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in Ma'ayan Baruch, Israel,THE DAVID BROZA MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S FEST W/ MAYA ISACOWITZ – 8/5, City Vineyard website to South African parents who made aliyah to Israel. Her father, Peter, is wood artist and musician who builds ethnic musical instruments. In her childhood the family moved to Karkom, Israel.Maya Isakovitch, yellow submarine 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. The album have been sold in her concerts.
In August 2011, she re-released her debut album through the Israeli label High Fidelity. Three of the album songs were released as singles: Is It Alright, Safe & Sound and Brave Again. 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. In 2013 she moved to New York City and worked on her second album with the Israeli producer J.Views.Featured Artist Maya Isacowitz, America-Israel Cultural Foundation website While in New York, Isacowitz toured the states, featured in South by Southwest festival, Mountain Jam festival and an opening act for Suzanne Vega.Maya Isacowitz At City Vineyard – 3/19, City Vineyard website In August 2015 she released her second album, All of the Miles.All Of The Miles, Bandcamp After releasing the new album she returned to Israel for a tour.CONCERT REVIEW: MAYA ISACOWITZ, The Jerusalem Post In February 2019 she released SPARKLE, an EP produced by Tomer Yosef.Sparkle, bandcamp.com
In August 2023, When I Get There, a song from All of the Miles, gained popularity on social media and music streaming services after being featured in update v0.6 of the popular adult visual novel Eternum. The song was later removed from the title in update v0.8.6 along with fifty other tracks by various artists due to changes in licenses, and was replaced by Not There Yet, an AI-generated song by Tateshiko, a Filipino artist.
Discography Safe & Sound (2011) All of the Miles (2015) SPARKLE (2019)
References
External links Official website Official YouTube channel