Maya Isacowitz

Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in Ma'ayan Baruch, Israel,[1] to South African parents[2] who made aliyah to Israel. Her father, Peter, is wood artist and musician who builds ethnic musical instruments.[2] In her childhood the family moved to Karkom, Israel.[3] At the age of 14 she started playing guitar and singing.[1] As early as 16 she recorded a demo and distributed it through friends.[4]

At the age of 21, she independently recorded her debut album, Safe & Sound.[5] The album have been sold in her concerts.[4]

In August 2011, she re-released her debut album through the Israeli label High Fidelity.[5] Three of the album songs were released as singles: Is It Alright, Safe & Sound and Brave Again.[1] The album sold more than 15,000 copies by 2014, becoming gold record.[6]

In 2012 she won ACUM award for best new artist.[6] That year she participated in one song of Infected Mushroom album, Army of Mushrooms.[7]

In 2013 she moved to New York City and worked on her second album with the Israeli producer J.Views.[8]

While in New York, Isacowitz toured the states, featured in South by Southwest festival, Mountain Jam festival and an opening act for Suzanne Vega.[2]

On August 2015 she released her second album, All of the Miles.[9] After releasing the new album she returned to Israel for a tour.[10]

In February 2019 she released SPARKLE, an EP produced by Tomer Yosef.[11]

• Safe & Sound (2011)
• All of the Miles (2015)
• SPARKLE (2019)

• Official website
• Official YouTube channel