Mecha Maiko is an experimental electronic project by Toronto-based Hayley Stewart. Having cut her teeth in the synthwave scene, her current productions run the gamut of electro, industrial, synthpop, and beyond. Her lyrics often wrap prickly subjects in a playful sound, singing about everything from feeding fishies to resisting fascism.

Her last album, NOT OK, received a nomination for Electronic Album of The Year at the 2023 Juno Awards. She’s a current member of the trip-hop trio Hyperlink Dream Sync, and co-owner of a forthcoming electronic label (sorry to be all mysterious about it).

Maiko's had the pleasure of playing live and DJing across North America and Europe, some highlights being festivals such as NXNE, Terminus, NEON, Outland, and VHS Vision.

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Cover image by May Truong. Info portrait by Duncan Foy.