Maiya Sykes makes her North Carolina Symphony debut with this concert.

    Maiya Sykes is a classically trained vocalist, producer, vocal arranger, and entrepreneur. After graduating from Yale University, she went on to study international political science at Oxford and keyboard performance at the Musicians’ Institute.
    Sykes has provided back-up vocals for Macy Gray, Rod Wave, Lil Durk, Wayne Brady, Fantasia, Joss Stone, Michael Bublé, Everlast, Avril Lavigne, and My Morning Jacket.  She was a featured backup singer for Macy Gray in her live show for more than five years.  Her backgrounds vocals have been featured in many films, including the Oscar award-winning film La La Land and Dolomite Is My Name, and in the Netflix series Waffles + Mochi.
    Shortly after her four-chair-turning debut on season seven of NBC’s The Voice, Sykes began working with two groups that became YouTube sensations: Postmodern Juxebox and Scary Pockets. Her featured videos with both groups have received over five million views and have been mentioned in Time Magazine and HuffPost.
    Current and upcoming projects include an album of all-original music.