# Maya Shenfeld

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{{Short description|Israeli composer and musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Maya Shenfeld
| image             = 
| native_name       = מיה שנפלד
| native_name_lang  = he
| birth_name        = Maya Shenfeld
| origin            = Jerusalem<ref>{{cite web|first1=Michael|last1=Major|access-date=2022-03-30|title=Maya Shenfeld Shares New Single 'Silver' From Debut Album 'In Free Fall'|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Maya-Shenfeld-Shares-New-Single-Silver-From-Debut-Album-In-Free-Fall-20220105|website=[BroadwayWorld](/source/BroadwayWorld)}}</ref>
| genre             = {{hlist|[Electronic](/source/electronic_music)|[experimental](/source/experimental_music)}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Composer|musician}}
| label             = {{hlist|[Thrill Jockey](/source/Thrill_Jockey)|[Warp](/source/Warp_(record_label))}}
| website           = {{URL|https://mayashenfeld.com}}
}}

'''Maya Shenfeld''' ({{Langx|he|מיה שנפלד}}) is a Jerusalem-born composer and musician based in Berlin, Germany. She has released two albums: ''In Free Fall'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=John |date=2022-02-04 |title=Maya Shenfeld: In Free Fall review – 21st-century tech communes with the ancient |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/04/maya-shenfeld-in-free-fall-review |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-25 |title=Maya Shenfeld — In Free Fall |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/in-free-fall-maya-shenfeld-review/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=The Quietus |language=en-GB}}</ref> and ''[Under the Sun](/source/Under_the_Sun_(Maya_Shenfeld_album))'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=Maya Shenfeld — Under the Sun |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/maya-shenfeld-under-the-sun-review/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=The Quietus |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shenfeld was born in [Jerusalem](/source/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](/source/Jerusalem_Academy_of_Music_and_Dance). After moving to Berlin, she studied contemporary music performance and composition at the [Berlin University of the Arts](/source/Berlin_University_of_the_Arts) (UDK).<ref name="auto" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Andreas |date=January 29, 2022 |title=Avantgarde für Lady-Gaga-Fans |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/avantgardepop-von-maya-shenfeld-avantgarde-fuer-lady-gaga-fans/28020944.html |publisher=[Der Tagesspiegel](/source/Der_Tagesspiegel)}}</ref>

==Music==
Shenfeld's work explores electronic, popular and experimental music and their intersection.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/04/maya-shenfeld-in-free-fall-review|title=Maya Shenfeld: In Free Fall review – 21st-century tech communes with the ancient|date=February 4, 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2021/11/09/maya-shenfeld-pedro-maia-body-electric/|title=Maya Shenfeld and Pedro Maia explore 'still movement' in 'Body, Electric'|date=November 9, 2021|website=[Fact (UK magazine)](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))}}</ref> Writing for ''[The Guardian](/source/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".<ref name="auto" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Quietus - Reviews - Maya Shenfeld |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/31039-in-free-fall-maya-shenfeld-review |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)}}</ref>

Her album ''In Free Fall'' ([Thrill Jockey](/source/Thrill_Jockey), 2022) was number one on ''[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)'''s "10 Best Experimental Albums Of 2022".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=The 10 Best Experimental Albums Of 2022 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2207657/the-10-best-experimental-albums-of-2022/lists/year-in-review/2022-in-review/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022 Shenfeld scored two short films, ''Piazza Futura'' by [Kevin b. Lee](/source/Kevin_b._Lee) and the documentary ''[The Flagmakers](/source/The_Flagmakers)'' by [Cynthia Wade](/source/Cynthia_Wade) and [Sharon Liese](/source/Sharon_Liese).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tiernan |first=Jonny |date=2022-10-24 |title=Maya Shenfeld: A Sonic Adventurer |url=https://lolamag.de/feature/music-feature/maya-shenfeld-a-sonic-adventurer/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Lola |language=en-EN}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with selected details
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''In Free Fall''
|
* Released: 28 January 2022
* Label: [Thrill Jockey](/source/Thrill_Jockey)
* Format: Digital
|-
! scope="row"| ''[Under the Sun](/source/Under_the_Sun_(Maya_Shenfeld_album))''
|
* Released: 23 February 2024
* Label: Thrill Jockey
* Format: Digital
|}

==References==
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Category:Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance alumni
Category:Berlin University of the Arts alumni

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