MMAIO is a pop artist who calls the Big Apple home. Classically trained, she's been performing for more than a decade; recent NYC venues include Groove Lounge and the Bitter End. MMAIO finds the "pop" label liberating, as she comfortably shifts from radio-friendly fare to starker, funkier electro. In addition to her own pursuits, she's been busy writing and referencing for other artists and known labels. Amidst the frenzy, MMAIO reflects: "Fame and fortune have never been my incentives for making music. I never viewed being a 'rockstar' as the ultimate fulfillment. I see music on a much more organic level. I write and I sing because we, as a people, are all in this together. Music, and more broadly creativity, is the most poignant unifying force in the world. Its power, its ability to turn the mundane into the sublime - that’s why I get up in the morning eager to create."