Catya Maré has been playing the violin all her life (first concert as a soloist with an orchestra at the early age of 10 years old, teachers e.g. Zakhar Bron), playing solo concerts as a classical violinist in the USA, Israel, Germany, Scandinavia, Italy and Spain.
She received her master´s degree at the Music Conservatory in Munich (Germany), held the position of an alternating concertmaster with one of Europe´s finest symphony orchestras (Aarhus Symfoniorkester, DK).... and then found out that there were other possibilities, this wasn´t enough....
One day, in 2004, when recovering from a bad influenza and starting to play the violin again, she became aware of the fact, that she was playing something she never had heard or seen before. Music arising from the moment! A quite unusual thing for a classical musician.
Since then she performed at Museums of Modern Art (National Galerie Berlin (Germany), Kunsthaus Zürich (Switzerland), international concert halls, shows and collaborated with dancers and painters.
In February 2006 Catya Maré started to compose songs, where her violin is the sensual, delightful and touching primary voice. Electronica / Celtic new age / classical crossover. A collaboration with Jakob Gadegaard Frandsen (engineer) and Henrik Koitzsch (guitar player).
Fantastic responses immediately! Her songs have been broadcast at hundreds of international radio stations, are receiving the most amazing reviews and are placed on TV shows and Hollywood films....
Catya at the HMMAs 2009.Thank you, Vinni Ratcliff!
In April 2007 Catya Maré won the Sonic Bids Award for Composition, what resulted in a non-exclusive publishing deal with the US music publisher Noteborn Music.
And in September her song "It Came True" was featured in Vic Alexander´s film "BUTTERFLIES IN THE WIND" at the Ava Gardner Film Festival in North Carolina.
Catya has released three albums through the last three years, that both are garnering fabulous reviews and continue to delight her fans from all over the globe.
You can find some of the amazing reviews on her music on the "Press"- page...
In February 2008 she relocated to Los Angeles.
November 2008: Catya Maré was nominated for the prestigious Hollywood Music Award.
February 20th, 2009: Catya won the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in the category "electronica/soundtrack".
April 2009: Her music is featured on the short film "Homecoming". The film was shown at all the major film festivals in the USA.
November 19th: Catya Maré won the Hollywood Music in Media Award in the category "Ambient / New Age". The award show took place in the world famous Kodak Theater Complex, Hollywood, on November 19th. 2009 and was televised in 18 countries, including the UK.
February 26th, Catya Maré wins 8 Editor´s Choice Awards on one of the leading music licensing sites today: Revostock.
May 2010, The Recording Academy officially appointed Catya Maré Voting Member for the Grammys 2011.
From August 2010 "Destination Love" will be available as a physical CD, too.
Catya recently started to include her voice into her musical work, what resulted in a flirtingly humorous, sexy & slightly wacky new style (electronica / pop / world).
A change from new age / ambient to nutty electronica....
Her new album "Tell Me Why" will be in stores by September 2010.
AIRPLAY AT E.G.:
La Planète Bleue (France), MIXXSTUDIOS Radio (US), Randbradio (US), Push Radio (US), Blast 1386 (UK), Sunset & Jazz Web Radio (US), The Beat.fm (US), Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb (Croatia), Legendary Radio (US), The Loungmaster, London (UK), Bowed Radio (US), myspace podcast, SZ Radio (Norway), the NY Radio show ""Lets get metaphysical"" (US), Beach House Radio (UK), Radiogogy (US), Ambient Ping Radio (US), Planet Tranquil Radio (USA), Radio Jones (US), New Age Rhythms (USA), Blue Bert Radio (NL), Lotus Zen Radio (USA), Pagan Radio Network (USA), Adagio (USA), Moods of the Moon (USA), Orpheus (USA), Wayfarer..s Way (USA), Mystical Melodies (USA), Vinyl Bytes (USA), Eyes Of The Poet Radio (USA) and EMjoy (Germany), SISO Radio (US), CoBalt Stream (US) and Radio Papesse (Italy), Lady Pantheress Radio (US), RenegadeRadio (US), Radio Scooter International (US), WorldStreams (US), Meditation Melodies (US), Anima Lumen (Brazil), Zephyr Planet (US), Night Vision Classical (US), The Coast Radio NJ US), Music World Radio (US), Radio SoulSpeak (US), A and E Radio (US)....