MAYAN

Portuguese rising star Mayan, co-founder of Female Pressure PT, fearlessly expresses her emotions through the music she plays. Her sets consistently guide audiences on a journey through a diverse range of moods and grooves, spanning from jazz to house, acid, and techno. She skillfully incorporates trance-inducing chords when needed or strips back to warm, bare rhythms, depending on the situation. Mayan’s sophisticated and classy selections inspire everyone to dance, irrespective of age, origin, or creed, ensuring that she fosters connections between people on the dance floor. For her, life has always been about creating connections through music. From her earliest days in Lisbon, surrounded by musicians, she had the good fortune to experience the deep bonds that music can create. To this day, her desire to share music is fueled by the wish to connect.

With a history of gigs all over Portugal, she has garnered wider acclaim and has supported acts like Oskar Offermann in Vienna, performed at Boom Festival on a funky beach, played at Renate and Golden Gate in Berlin, and collaborated with record labels and agencies such as Fuse (Portugal), Chevry Agency (France), and Lacuna Records (UK). Every month, Mayan hosts a radio show on Lusophonica, where she invites artists, producers, or DJs to discuss their inspirations and musical stories. It is another opportunity to take a deep dive into her inviting musical world.