13-language Grammy vocalist and violinist Maki Mae headlined crossover performances in major arenas and televised events such as America’s Got Talent, Cannes Film Festival and Special Olympics World Games. Her albums feature iconic collaborations with the likes of Robby Krieger of The Doors, Danny Seraphine (Chicago), Ed Roth (Annie Lennox), Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden) and John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire).

Maki debuted at National Taiwan Recital Hall performing the Vieuxtamps Violin Concerto for the First Lady of Taiwan. After winning the San Francisco Art Song Festival, she performed with the San Francisco Opera most notably as Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote, and became the first Asian to sing Christine in Phantom of the Opera in England. Her opera and violin cover of Skrillex’s “Kyoto” was number one for five weeks on ReverbNation US and Global electronic music charts.

Born mostly deaf, Maki is known for her cuperto (soft high tone), a vocal technique that she has patented and performed for audiences from Queen Paolo of Belgium to Dame Joan Sutherland. Maki graduated from the Johns Hopkins University, studied with violinist Berl Senofsky at Peabody Conservatory, and trained with Sheri Greenawald at San Francisco Opera and Yefim Maizel at the Metropolitan Opera.