Maya Isacowitz

Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in Ma'ayan Baruch

Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in Ma'ayan Baruch to parents who immigrated from South Africa. Her father, Peter, is a wood artist and musician who builds ethnic instruments. The family later moved to Karkom.

She began playing guitar and singing at 14, and at 16 she recorded a demo and shared it with friends. At 21 she recorded her debut album, Safe & Sound, on her own and sold it at her shows.

In 2011 the album was reissued by the label High Fidelity, and in 2014 it reached gold status after selling 15,000 copies. She won the ACUM award for new artist in 2012 and appeared on the Infected Mushroom album Army of Mushrooms.

In 2013 she moved to New York to work on her second album with producer J.Views. She performed in the United States, including at South by Southwest and Mountain Jam, and opened for Suzanne Vega. Her second album, All of the Miles, came out in 2015.

In 2019 she released the EP SPARKLE, produced by Tomer Yosef. She later released singles, including Ghosts in 2023 and a Hebrew song, Sipur Katzar, in 2024.