Mikalyn
Mikalyn is a unique artist, old soul and world weary and yet so young and fresh. She comes at every song with a deep sense of herself as an artist with an alternative view of what is cool and classic in the same breath. Her haunting voice and melodies and harmonies are instinctive and Mikalyn operates at a speed and capacity at a level much beyond her young age. Mikalyn combines this natural ability with relentless learning and is constantly seeking to collaborate and study from the best.
Already a seasoned performer, she spends weekend jamming at open mics accompanying herself on the keys doing originals and covers ranging from Radiohead to Cohen. In 2017 Mikalyn released 16 original songs that have garnered critical acclaim in songwriting contests around the world and have been played to audiences around the world in Indie stations.
My song - Next To Me - Discover Bored Machines ft Mikalyn and Xtro 20k spins opening weekend Feb 14 2020
Nominated for 2020 CBC Music Spotlight for song Collapse - Top 100 Producer Pick
Radio Wigwam Online Radio Awards 2019 Nominee for Best Female Artist
2019 Radio.com Opening Act competition Nominee
2019 International Singer-Songwriters Association Awards Silver award winner International Female Songwriter Of The Year
2019 Unsigned Only Music Competition Teen category honorable mention for song "Nothing But Blood"
RBC Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Project
Invited to attend the 2019 SOCAN Anniversary Gala in Toronto
Winner of the Indie International Songwriting Contest - Summer 2016 for Anyway
Winner of Alice Sloan Scholarship - Kiwanis Festival - Original Song
Finalist in the Indie Category of 2017 UK Songwriting Competition
Finalist in the Teen Category of 2017 UK Songwriting Competition with Gone and Fall in Love Again
Finalist for Teen Category in the Toronto Indie Awards Competition
Finalist in the Your Song Out Loud Competition - Gone
Second place in Canadian Songwriting Competition, 2016 Pop Category for Save Yourself
Runner up in the UK Songwriting 2016 Contest for Save Yourself
Finalist in the ISC 2015 Song writing Contest (Teen Category)
3rd and 2nd Place in the Indie International Songwriting Contest (Summer 2015, 2016)
Scholarship to attend the 2016 Song Studio Songwriting Camp (Toronto in July)
1st place Guelph Kiwanis Festival 2016
2 FACTOR Grants to record original song written with Murray Daigle (released Apr 29th on iTunes) called Save Yourself
My Cover of Melanie Martinez's Dollhouse is at 160000 plays on SoundCloud and counting
Selected to opening for Tyler Shaw and Virginia to Vegas at the Liv, Love & Lyrics Event, Nov 2015, 16
Guelph Mercury 40 under 40
Winner of the Talent Watch Tabletop Records Competition 2016
Top Ranked on Reverb Nation Charts in Indie in the World
https://www.mikalynmusic.com
