Marya Stark
About
Marya Stark is an American born Singer, Songwriter, Performer, Multi-Media artist and Composer. She is a member of Starling Arrow and has independently released several albums.
Early Years
Marya Stark | |
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| Born | Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day July 8, 1985 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Genres | Folk, Art-pop, Cinematic, Orchestral, Spoken Word, Hypnotic |
| Instruments | voice, guitar, piano, harp, sansula |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Website | http://www.marya-stark.com |
Marya grew up in Phoenix, Az and was active in performing arts. She attended Arizona School For The Arts.
She later attended Chapman University and pursued a degree in Music Therapy. During the course of her studies in MT, Marya was active in the emerging folk music scene in Orange County.
She moved to Santa Cruz to study Energetic Medicine, and working on recording her first albums.
Fork On The Road (2011)
Marya recorded her first record as a live immersive experience. This collection was her thesis work in Music Therapy, presented and recorded live in Santa Cruz in 2010.
The Garden (2012)
Marya's first LP "The Garden" was recorded at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz with Andy Zenczak. Featuring lush orchestral arrangements, and Marya's signature songwriting style, this record went on to earn Marya 'Album Of The Year' with IAMENTERTAINMENT Magazine.
Qi Songs for Crystal Kids (2016)
Marya's next album release was a concept album for children based in studies in chinese energetic medicine and qigong. This album is for children and families, and is a framework for bringing music and energy games together in immersive song- experiences for families and groups of children.
Scarlet Crow- Remembrance (2017)
2017 Marya released a collaborative album with singer-songwriter Carmen Marie Gutierrez (Mama Crow) under the name Scarlet Crow. This album was co-created with producer Kalya Scintilla, and was an exploration of the exiled Oracular Divine Feminine. In 2019 they released a remix collection of these songs with Merkaba Music featuring 16 re-imagined versions.
Lineage (2018)
Marya's work 'Lineage' was inspired by years of immersive work with women. She composed these songs in response to the ceremonial experiences and healing around the voice, the explorations of self-silencing in the community, and the movement to liberate the wild feminine voice. The album is full of anthems, and made its way through the international Feminine Empowerment and Red Tent circuits.
Sapphire (2020)
2020 marks a significant release for Marya with her work 'Sapphire'. This album, produced with 'Akara''s Joshua Penman, is a lush imaginative landscape, and shows Maryas evolution as a songwriter, and communicator of opulent fantasy bliss worlds. in her craft.
Starling Arrow- Cradle (2023)
During the lockdown season of 2020, Marya joined with fellow songwriters Ayla Nereo, Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia, and Tina Malia to form a collective for songwriting. Originally meant to be a private songwriting support group, the collective decided to document several of the compositions they gathered in this time together, and recorded a collection of lullabies- soft folk stylings, often accapella, featuring five part harmonies and each individual writers craft taking the lead.
Weightless (2023)
2023 saw the release of Weightless, the latest in AMryas collection of confessional folk music, with lush cello arragnements featuring grammy award winner Barry Phillips. This collection, also produced at Gadgetbox with Andy Zenczak, was a more stripped back, delicate record then the bigness of Sapphire, and lends a more transparent view into the softer sides of Marya's inner Temple Of The Muse
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