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NOT OK (NewRetroWave Records, 2022)
Read the liner notes by Aaron Vehling!

Let’s! (NewRetrowave Records, 2022)

Okiya EP (Self-released, 2019)

Mad But Soft (NewRetrowave Records, 2018)

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Photo by May Truong.

Mecha Maiko is a synth pop project by Hayley Stewart.

She began her musical career as the lead producer and a vocalist for the synthwave act Dead Astronauts in 2011. In 2016, she left the band to pursue a solo project as Mecha Maiko. Dubbed “one of synthwave’s most recognizable voices” by NewRetroWave, Hayley has collaborated on tracks with the likes of Perturbator, FM Attack and Makeup and Vanity Set.

In 2022 she released NOT OK, which received a nomination for Electronic Album Of The Year at the 2023 Juno Awards. She is a current member of the electronic group Hyperlink Dream Sync.

Shows

Past Appearances:
July 27/24: Terminus Synthesis • Calgary, AB
June 14/24: NXNE @ Ground Control • Toronto, ON
October 13/23: Priest + Mecha Maiko + Concavity + DJ Lazarus @ Ground Control • Toronto, ON
June 12/23: Korine, CD Ghost & Mecha Maiko • Toronto, ON
April 27/23: Frequencies @ Handlebar • Toronto, ON
March 12/23: JUNOFEST Electronic Showcase @ Evolution Wonderlounge • Edmonton, AB
February 25/23: OPEN BORDERS Release Party • Toronto, ON
February 18/23: Neon Nights @ Dundas Video • Toronto, ON
December 1/22: Dundas Video • Toronto, ON
October 20/22: Guest selections for Lunar Bunar on Yammat FM • Zagreb, Croatia
May 24/22: Guest mix for Space Jams
February 24/22: Guest mix for NEU/BODY on 88.7 WNHU • New Haven, CT
May 29/20: Rise of The Synths • Instagram Live
May 7/20: Frequencies • Twitch
April 25/20: Outrun Antwerp • Twitch
March 28/20: Outrun Antwerp • Twitch
December 27 /19: Year End Fest @ Rivoli • Toronto, ON
October 20/19: Let’s! Release Party @ The Baby G • Toronto, ON
October 12/19: VHS Vision IX @ Debaser • Stockholm, SE
October 11/19: Bongo Bar • Stockholm, SE
July 27/19: Live Dj set for ISO Radio, Ultragamma presents ORO Records • Toronto, ON
July 18/19: Brooklyn Bazaar (DJ Set) • Brooklyn, NY
July 6 2019: Outland @ Mod Club Theatre • Toronto, ON
February 28/19: w/ Prince Ness & Rogue Tenant @ Handlebar • Toronto, ON
February 9/19: Okiya Release Party @ Shamone • Toronto, ON
November 22/18. Cartridge Jam @ Dundas Video • Toronto, ON
August 26/18, NEON Retrofest @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence  • Warwick, RI
August 24/18, Kung Feel Me @ District N9NE • Philadelphia, PA
June 16/18, Handlebar • Toronto, ON
May 11/18, Switched on Synths @ House of TARG • Ottawa, ON
February 20/18, Album Release Party @ Dundas Video • Toronto, ON

 

Mecha Maiko performing at Outland Toronto 2019. Photo by Connor Watt

Mecha Maiko performing at VHS Vision in 2019. Photo by Viktor Wallstrom.

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