2023 includes new recordings, tour dates and multiple songs continuing to receive international airplay, on the heels of song placements on MTV's Road Rules and Denmark's 'Anna Pihl' series, a #1 co-written DK single and two 1st Place international songwriting competition wins in the last few years (Great American, Pop Category and Australian, International Category). 

I also continue to lead annual Listening Room International Songwriter Retreats & producing Songwriter Festivals in Idyllwild/California, Copenhagen/Denmark, Galway/Ireland and Tuscany/Italy.

Thanks for listening!

In late 2009, Maia and Joanna bonded over whiskey and salt bagels.
The pair began emailing each other song ideas and soon began writing music together as Mitten. Written entirely over email, the duo completed a shimmering collection of songs, writing lyrics on buses and at rest stops between Brooklyn and Boston. See You Bye was produced, recorded, and mixed in Katcher’s Manhattan office, rising to #24 on Hype Machine’s “Most Popular” list.

Mitten has performed their energetic live set with DEVO, Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club, The Blow, MEN and The Shondes and plays to packed venues all over the east coast. Mitten has been featured on MTV and Out Magazine and their music is currently playing in stores including GAP, Forever 21, Victoria’s Secret, Pinkberry, Vans and Puma and has been placed in various commercials and films.

Mitten was honored to be included in NPR’s guide to CMJ this year and toured the southeast in January 2012 with Allison Weiss. Maia & Joanna regularly produce video blogs for homoground.com and are currently in the studio completing their debut full length album.

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