Maia Zakay: 2 Nice
Born in London, but raised in Los Angeles, Maia Zakay is the future of R&B music. At only 20 years old, she has developed a sultry, passionate singing style like artists such as Ariana Grande. Maia started singing for fun at the tender age of 3 years old and has never stopped. Although she had some vocal training, her singing and production skills are self-taught, and she obsessed with everything that is music.
Maia wrote her first song at 16 years old in response to a dark time in her life. Now, Maia finds solace in the art of songwriting. What started as a personal form of therapy became Maia’s way of helping others. Her music deeply resonates with people, which has become the driving force of Maia's music career.
During Summer 2020, Maia wrote, co-produced, and released her album, #SpeakUp. The album was co-produced by Stephan Oberhoff, who works closely with legends such as Quincy Jones, David Foster, Barbra Streisand, and more!
Maia has also found fans in the likes of super-producer Scott Storch. Storch, who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Beyonce, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil Kim, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, and many more. Storch is such a fan, that he collaborated on a song with Maia that is awaiting release. For Maia to have worked with him so early on in her career is only a testament to what’s to come. Not only that, she has worked with Drake’s producer “40” on an unreleased track and was even sought out by Beyonce’s team to write a hook for her and the feedback was incredibly positive. Maia received some great recognition for her album in Music Connection magazine, where only 12 artists are chosen to be featured monthly and Maia was chosen immediately.
Describing her hit single 2 Nice Maia explains “Hey you, if you ever feel like you are too nice to certain people and all you get is shit back, then this song is definitely for you... I wrote this song to get my anger out when I realized that I'm done letting people treat me badly and that I am going to start standing up for myself in those situations because I finally realized my worth.”
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