“Her voice feels like the warm embrace of summer, filling audiences with both joy and hope.” Rival Magazine
my music
from the darkness into the light
Rising Free
A journey of healing
The music of my debut album, Rising Free, is both ethereal and raw, combining the power of opera-like storytelling with accessible vocals and stripped-down arrangements. Each track serves as a mantra for healing and empowerment, inviting listeners to find their own voices and embody the affirmations within.
Praised by EARMILK as “raw, heartfelt, hopeful,” the album has been noted for its “uncanny ability to craft deeply introspective lyrics that offer catharsis, compassion, and emotional power.”
After hearing Rising Free, acclaimed music supervisor Chris Mollere — whose credits include Get Out, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars — called Mary Jane’s voice “awesome and super powerful,” with “incredible gravity, strength, and emotion.” He added: “There aren’t many people on the planet with that kind of vocal range and power.”
my prayer for peace for the world
Exhale of Peace
NEW SINGLE
I wrote the words to “Exhale of Peace” beside a holy well in Ireland, in a season when I was desperately searching for peace amid so much noise and exhaustion. It began as an intimate whisper and grew into a soaring, cinematic crescendo — because that is what peace actually feels like when it finally arrives. Not small. Not passive. A full-body exhale.
The song is both my personal prayer and my offering for all of us: all that I am is all that I need.
When I submitted it to healing playlist curators around the world, something surprising happened. Nearly all of them praised the song — and then declined it, because it was too emotional, too powerful to blend into their playlists.
I love that.
Because that is exactly what I set out to do. Healing doesn’t only happen in the calm and the quiet. It is loud, it is messy, sometimes it is even ugly — and the storm is what brings the peace afterward.
“A powerful emotional arc… a beautiful sense of hope and humanity running through the piece… deeply personal and memorable. I really love this song.”
— Spotify Playlist Curator
“Masterful vocal performance, full of emotion and power… a very moving atmosphere.”
— Caoba Records
“The vocals took flight and became a big, expressive, theatric, and absorbing moment… a very emotive piece overall.”
— Bristol Funk
Music as Meditation
I have been teaching and leading peope of all ages in song since early high school. I’m quite certain teaching is in my bones, passed down from my ancestors. I have always believed the old saying: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” In the same way, my work is about empowering people to discover their own beautifully unique voices rather than simply singing for them. My music weaves together spirituality, mental health, music education, and sound healing—offering songs and affirmations as living mantras that move beyond intellectual understanding into embodied truth. By singing these affirmations together, we remember that our voices which originate deep within our darkness inside, can carry us into the light, and that each of us holds the power not just to survive, but to thrive.
Healing with Music
Channeling the Light
I have been teaching and leading people of all ages in song since early high school — I’m quite certain it’s in my bones, passed down from my ancestors. Over the years, through opera, musical theatre, church music, teaching, and the struggles of life itself, I’ve gathered the tools and truths that shape my artistry.
But my work has never been about just singing for people. It’s about empowering them to discover their own beautifully unique voices. I offer my songs as inspiration and affirmations as living mantras — moving beyond intellectual understanding into embodied truth. When we sing these affirmations together, we remember that our voices, which originate deep in the darkness within us, can carry us into the light — and that each of us holds the power not just to survive, but to thrive.
My debut album, Rising Free, is more than a classical crossover project. It is a living testament to resilience, vulnerability, and the courage to bare my heart through song. Because for me, music is not performance alone — it is conversation, communion, and a reminder that our voices carry the power to heal, uplift, and change lives.
the voice can heal the soul
The voice is where healing begins
Vocal Empowerment
In my own healing journey, I discovered that simply singing, humming, or making sound could interrupt my spiraling anxiety — bringing me back into my body, grounding me in breath, reminding me I was present, safe, and alive. From that discovery, my practice of Vocal Empowerment was born: using the voice as a pathway to healing, connection, and authentic expression. It’s not about singing perfectly. It’s about uncovering the truth and power already alive within you
Ok, but how are you different from all the other vocal artists?
01
Meaning Over Music
While I love making beautiful music, my primary intention is always the meaning behind it — intuitive, vulnerable, and spirit-led, without prescribing to any single religious or musical tradition.
02
Healing Intentions
All of my music comes from my own journey, and is shared with the intention and prayer that it serves as a conduit for your healing as well.
03
Unique Blend of Genres
My background in classical music, musical theatre, and church music blends with my personal journey to create a sound unlike typical healing music. (No organs, no gongs.)
04
Embracing the Shadow
I believe there is great value in acknowledging and exploring the painful aspects of life — because rich gifts of wisdom and growth are waiting for us there.
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The CD is so beautiful and meaningful.
Every song speaks to me and for me! I felt like I have not been understood, and now am understood and seen. I feel more real, like the Velveteen Bunny, after listening and singing along.
– Twila
Your music/album is so powerful; it’s really helping me through a time of faith and healing.
I am so blessed to have it. You are part of my evening prayer I can’t thank you enough. You’re glorifying those gifts.
– MELANIE
It's just so soul nourishing.
And here again your album is making it’s magic. Your music, your voice, and meeting you in general had a profound impact on how I recently expressed myself at work. I feel like I have a lot to learn from you.
– Enas
How timely your beautiful masterpiece!
Everyone seems to be searching for something to ground their soul. Ironically you reply by creating “Rising Free”. We ground ourselves by rising free and focusing on what is freedom and true love.
– Nancy