Music
Press
"Mary Beth Maziarz creates a soaring, lush creation of folk pop...inspirational and insightful."
--John Eversen - The Star. Chicago Heights, IL
"Her lovely vocals are as soft as rose petals floating on air, and her piano playing is just as smooth."
--Kara Wilde, - Girl's Life
"[Mary Beth Maziarz's] songwriting skills and powerful voice (which occasionally suggests Natalie Merchant or Vonda Sheperd) are at their best."
- Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco
"[Mary Beth Maziarz's]talent and writing capture the essence of the show. She personifies what we're doing. She's the voice of Dawson's Creek."
- Paul Stupin, Executive Producer, "Dawson's Creek"
Straight From The Heart...
Breathtakingly simple, yet rich and oh so powerful. Mary Beth gives beautiful voice to all the secret longings and joys of my heart. This CD is lyrically and musically one of the best I've ever heard. Recommended for the quiet evenings at home, fire crackling in the hearth as you sip a cup of chai. Thank you MB - you are awesome! - Lorna, Perth - Western Australia
This CD is a must for ANY musical collection. Powerful, mesmerizing, moving and brilliant, Mary Beth has created a masterpiece sure to touch your deepest emotions. An amazing voice and gorgeous soul. - Michael, Ireland
Discography
SIX full-length albums, available at Itunes, Amazon, and everywhere else.
1. Brand new! full-length album, "Wish" will be released August 2nd, 2005. Fourteen songs, including the European tv hit, "True Believer" the theme song from "Bianca -- Wege zum Gluck" on ZDF.
2. "Goodnight, Goodnight" 2002 (5 of 14 songs featured in tv shows or movies. One track, "Tracks fo My Tears cover reached #28 on AC Charts).
3. "A More Perfect World" 2000(10 songs featured on the tv show "Dawson's Creek" over the last five years)
4. "Supernatural" 1999 (full length pop album)
5. "Snowed In" 1997 (full length original holiday album)
6. "Something Real" 1996 (full length folk-pop album)
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Bio
Take the passion of blueswoman Susan Tedeschi, the vocal directness of Aimee Mann, the rich piano playing of Tori Amos, and the looks of Christie Brinkley, and you've got Mary Beth Maziarz.
Mary Beth began writing original music while in college near Chicago, and soon found herself stunning listeners in the coffeehouse and club scene with her earthy, lush voice and fresh songwriting.
She moved to the mountains of Utah after graduation, and found herself performing for high profile audiences -- movie stars like Tom Hanks, Aidan Quinn, John Cusack, and even JFK Jr. regularly attended her shows while they vacationed in the chic ski town.
Local acclaim and packed venues soon lead MB to her first recording project, a rootsy pop record called "Something Real." This lead to several other award-winning albums and national press.
Soon producers of the popular television show, "Dawson's Creek" contacted Mary Beth about featuring some of her music in the show. When over a dozen of her songs featured on the program -- along with an "on-air appearance" as herself -- she became the unofficial "Voice of Dawson's Creek" and became even more involved with the production. She playing a show with "Five For Fighting" at the DC season premiere event and won fan music polls hands down. She also appeared as the only independent artist on the Sony "Songs From Dawson's Creek - Vol 2" soundtrack, released worldwide.
From there, Mary Beth's music began appearing in other film and tv projects, including Party of Five, Everwood, and films "Broken Hearts Club", "Leave No Trace" and the upcoming "Jupiter Landing."
Mary Beth has sold over 30,000 records on her own "Musaic Records" label, and keeps substantial mailing lists of fans in England, Ireland, Australia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Canada, as well as the U.S.
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But a call from a German producer last spring created a real stir. They wanted one of Mary Beth's songs as the theme for a new type of television program, a telenovela, called "Bianca, Wege Zum Gluck."
She provided a big ballad called "True Believer" and they loved it! The song began airing on the program everyday in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria in November of 2004 and will conclude its excellent run in October.
The show has been a huge hit, and fans from all over the world are pre-ordering Mary Beth's new album, "Wish" which contains the moving ballad.
Mary Beth's backing band, "Wild Honey," provide the perfect groove for her unique talent. A group of A-list session musicians came together to support MB in her current album tour and bring their humor, style, and kick-ass skills to the mix.
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