NEW CD "PAULA" IS OUT NOW!

"Paula Maya is the music of the future. She is a stellar singer, prolific songwriter and virtuoso keyboardist with a very fresh and unique sound" Bill White, music critic for the PI & Seattle Sound Magazine

Yellow House recording artist Paula Maya is often compared to Bjork, Neil Young and The Beatles. Her new record "Paula", produced by Pat Hewitt and released in October 2007, is receiving very positive reviews, both within the music industry and with the general public. A widespread response to her music is: “It’s very unique in a very good way.” “My true love is to write songs that help me, and hopefully my listeners, to get in touch with different emotions on a subconscious level, in a fun and deep way”.

As a songwriter she takes the concept of eclecticism to a new level, incorporating many musical influences: Jazz, Medieval, Electronica and Brazilian, with her band's Rock, Blues and Funk sound. Based in Seattle and together since 1999, the band features: Ben Smith (Heart / Ann & Nancy Wilson) on drums, Pat Hewitt (Doug Kershaw / Rangehoods) on guitar and Dave Pascal (5th Avenue Theatre) on bass.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she grew up, Paula studied piano at the Federal University of Music and graduated from the Brazilian Conservatory of Music in music theory. She was a student of the conductor Leonardo Sá, and received Medieval singing lessons taught by European teachers. The turning point in her career came when she went to study with legendary Brazilian pianist /arranger Luizinho Eça. In Seattle Paula studied voice with Maestro David Kyle (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eddie Vedder).

Before moving from Rio de Janeiro to the US to pursue her solo career, Paula had already played with the historic “Orquestra Tabajara”, and had opened for Djavan and Caetano Veloso. In the US she has opened for The Presidents of the United States of America, Tab Benoit and Vinicius Cantuária, and has released four solo albums: “New Perspective”, 1995, through Wow Mom Records (Houston), “Resurrection”, 2003, and “Paula”, 2007, through Yellow House Records (Seattle). Her EP “Resurrection 1st Half” was released independently in 2000. The title track “Resurrection” is featured in the movie “The Learning Curve”, 2001. Paula Maya received an award in 2006 for Best Brazilian Songwriter by the Seattle Weekly. Her musical team has been invaluable to her success. It includes the renowned drummer /producer Téo Lima, who has worked extensively with Dionne Warwick, Djavan and Ivan Lins, who won a 2006 Latin Grammy Award under Lima’s music direction.

Sample List of venues Paula Maya has been featured at.

CLUBS Showbox, Seattle WA; Triple Door, Seattle WA; Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA; The Central Tavern, Seattle WA; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA; The Rainbow Tavern, Seattle WA; Nectar, Seattle WA; Comet Tavern, Seattle WA; Town Hall, Seattle WA; Jazzbones, Tacoma WA; The Manette Saloon, Bremerton WA; Mootsy's, Spokane WA; Wild Buffalo, Bellingham WA; The Green Room, Portland OR; Alberta Street Pub, Portland OR; Cannery Lounge, Astoria, OR; Last Concert Café, Houston TX; Cezannes, Houston TX; Dan Electro's, Houston TX; Jovita's, Austin TX; Writers Who Rock, Austin TX; Selena's Blue Room, Galveston TX; Texas Tea and Coffee, Waco TX; Café Coda, Chico CA; Bazaar Café, San Francisco CA; Muddy Waters, Arcata CA; Exit In, Nashville TN; Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Bar Do Vinicius, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Bar do Belmiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil;

FESTIVALS Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival; Everett Comcast Waterfront Concert Series; Seattle Hempfest; Loui Loui Fest at the Tacoma Dome; Olympia World Music Festival; Juan De Fuca festival; Portland Rose Festival; San Francisco Gay Pride Parade Main Stage; Rockgrrl Music Conference; Nashville New Music Conference; Folklife Festival; Taste of Tacoma; Seattle's Arts Edge; Pike Place Market Festival; Bellevue Music and Arts Fair; Fremont Fair; University Street Fair; Spokane Pig Out in the Park; Bremerton Blackberry Festival; Texas Jazz Festival

COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES University of Washington; University of Oregon; Bellevue Community College; South Seattle Community College; Seattle Central Community College; Evergreen Community College;

RADIO STATIONS / TV Channel 29 Public TV, Seattle; Channel 13 FOX TV, Seattle; KPFK 90.7 fm, Los Angeles; KZFR 90.1fm, Chico; KVMR 89.5fm, Sacramento; KUOW 94.9fm, Seattle; KBCS 91.3fm, Seattle; KPBX 91.1fm Spokane; KSER 91.7fm, Everett; KAOS 89.3fm, Olympia; KPFT 90.1 fm, Houston; KTRU 91.7fm, Houston;