Music – Los Angeles
Portland native, Sharaya Mikael
folk-pop songer/songwriter and guitarist has created quite a
buzz with her freewheeling approach to her career. Her first 5-
song Far Field EP was independently released in 2010, and
was featured on Portland’s KINK.FM as well as Welcome
Hohmes “Best of 2010” list. It sold over 2,000 copies, most of
them at gigs on a marathon 50-state promotional tour. “The
road trip was more of an experiment to see if I could survive on
the road and still love it… after six months straight, I couldn’t
imagine my life any other way” she says reminiscing on the not
so distant past. In 2011 she made the move to Nashville TN,
where she released her Rush EP and continued to tour
incessantly, maintaining strong followings in Portland, OR and
Atlanta, GA. In 2012, Sharaya picked up again and headed for LA, where she continues to write and is lead vocalist and rythm guitarist for Echo Park Indie Rock band Banta. Her songs have been featured on
the WB’s new 90210 mini-drama. Her pure voice & catchy
melodies paired with intelligent lyrics & tranquil instrumentation
make for tunes that you won’t mind having stuck in your head,
as they are sure to be upon a first listen.