About Maria

 
Raised by her grandparents in the small town of Ypsilanti, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, some of her earliest and fondest memories are of listening to cassette tapes in her grandmother’s car. From a young age, she held a particular love for R&B, soul, and funk; legends like Anita Baker, Prince, and George Benson played often in her childhood bedroom. An old soul, she made a habit of falling asleep to the sounds of smooth jazz playing over the radio.