Nyla Smith composing music in her studio.

BIO

 

From her childhood in North Carolina, to Miami, and now to Chicago, Nyla’s genre-bending musical journey has made waves in the her community and drawn in a plethora of collaborators, creators, and deep thinkers to her work. She is a passionate creator who believes in crafting organic and synthetic textures to fashion environments that feed our imaginations.

Her love for songwriting and vocal music has also been a catalyst for adventure in her career, sending her to perform at venues like Playstation Theater and the Hollywood Bowl while also working with inspiring ensembles such as BisCaydence, Säje, and Everwild, and Pentatonix.

Throughout her career, Nyla looks forward to empowering the voices of queer people and women of color while enriching her music with her vocal gospel and songwriting roots. Woven into the foundation of her art is the belief that stories reveal to us our true selves, and the music that we lend to our stories should help draw the world in.