Catya Maré is a multiple award-winning composer, music producer, classicalcrossover violinist, visual artist and writer from Germany, now located in California. She received her US green card based on her achievements in the musical field. Maré has performed as a classical violinist since her early childhood, and has done numerous performances at concert halls and major museums, such as National Gallery Berlin, Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunsthallen Brandts, and Kunstmuseet Trapholt. In 2006 she started to compose and produce her own music. Maré was nominated for the Hollywood Music Award in November 2008 and won the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in February 2009. In November 2009 she won the Hollywood Music in Media Award and in December 2010 the USA Songwriting Competition. October, 2010 she received a US Green Card based on her achievements. In August 2011 Catya Maré´s music video "Tell Me Why..." was nominated for the Stay Tuned TV Award / International Television Festival. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, she received additional nominations for the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Award. At this time Catya Maré is best known for her multiple award-winning new age / classical crossover music compositions; however, she simultaneously has been active as a visual artist and writer her entire life. In September, 2013 she released two poetry books, "A Silvery Moment" and "White Marbles". Complex, emotionally intriguing and evocative haiku style contemplations. August 28, 2014 Catya Maré released one more instrumental pop / new age / classical crossover music production, titled "Voce". This single was composed, produced and performed by Catya Maré, and audio mastered by Matt Forger at Anisound, whose credits include Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Paul McCartney, Patti Austin, Missing Persons, Michael McDonald, James Ingram, Siedah Garrett, Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, John Landis and George Lucas.
Life and career
Catya Maré was born in Neuss, Germany into a family of professional classical musicians. She performed her first concert as a soloist with a symphony orchestra being only 10 years old. While a young adult she played solo concerts as a classical violinist in the United States, Israel, Scandinavia, Europe and at many festivals including Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival and Santander Music Festival. Maré has received numerous scholarships. She has received her master's degree at the Munich Music Conservatory and held the position of an alternating concertmaster with the Scandinavian symphony orchestra Aarhus Symfoniorkester. In 2005 she became aware of her capability to improvise on her violin. During the following year she did numerous solo violin improv performances at prestigious cultural institutions, such as the National Gallery, Berlin and Kunsthaus Zürich. She left the orchestra in 2006 to create / perform her own music, using her violin as the primary voice. In 2008, Maré relocated to the United States. She released five CDs, Light Longing, which was the result of a collaboration with the Danish music producers Jakob Gadegaard and Henrik Koitzsch, Remembering The Day, Destination Love, Tell Me Why... and Talk Talk Talk, which she composed, recorded and produced herself. Her music is featured e.g. on motion picturesButterflies In The Wind, which premiered at the 2007 Ava Gardner Film Festival in North Carolina, the short film "Homecoming" and TV series, such as "Cruisin´With eRider". In November 2008 her instrumental song "It Came True" was nominated for the Hollywood Music Award in the category "classical / orchestral" and Catya Maré's song "Light Longing" won the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in February 2009 in the category "electronica / soundtracks". November 2009, Catya Maré won the Hollywood Music In Media Award 2009. May 2010, The Recording Academy officially appointed Catya Maré Voting Member for the Grammys 2011. In June, 2010 Catya started to include her voice into her musical work, what resulted in a flirtingly humorous, sexy & slightly wacky new style. Her new albums, featuring this humorous new musical style, "Tell Me Why..." and "Talk Talk Talk" were released worldwide in fall 2010. October, 2010 she received her US Green Card based on her achievements. December, 2010 Catya Maré won the USA Songwriting Competition. In August, 2011 Catya Maré´s music video "Tell Me Why..." was nominated for the Stay Tuned TV Award / International Television Festival. 2012, 2013 and 2014 she received additional nominations for the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Award. August 28, 2014 Catya Maré released one more instrumental pop / classical crossover / new age music production, titled "Voce". Credits: composition, production, solo violin performance, mixing, arranging, orchestration and artwork design by Catya Maré, audio mastering by Matt Forger at Anisound.
