Maya Shenfeld

Shenfeld was born in Jerusalem and began her musical training there. When she was 20 years old, she had completed her first degree in classical guitar in the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. After moving to Berlin, she studied contemporary music performance and composition at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK).[2][3]

Shenfeld's work explores electronic, popular and experimental music and their intersection.[2][4] Writing for The Guardian, music journalist John Lewis described her work as "invoking the transcendent", writing that it is "music that uses 21st-century technology to conjure up images of liturgical chants and ancient temples".[2][3][5]

Her album In Free Fall (Thrill Jockey, 2022) was number one on Stereogum's "10 Best Experimental Albums Of 2022".[6]

In 2022 Shenfeld scored two short films, Piazza Futura by Kevin b. Lee (premierd on the Locarno Film Festival)[7] and The Flagmakers by Cynthia Wade and Sharon Liese,[8] which was shortlisted for an Academy award.[9] Shenfeld has previously written music for EMI’s production music library which is synced internationally on documentaries, drama, and radio.