MAIA BALAM QUETZAL ARTS

Maia Balam Quetzal is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist:

singer-songwriter, Musician, Naturopath, Martial Artist, Qi Gong facilitator, Eco-Indigenous Activist, Vegetarian chef, Bio-hacker, flute player, percussionist, DJ, photographer, tree person and social architect.

 

 She has been living and working in between the Indigenous world and the Arts, Music & Culture scene for the past 15 years, with the mission of merging both worlds, to create a more inclusive society that helps protect the ancient traditions of our world, support Indigenous people, children, youth and Ecological Habitats through cultural preservation, inclusivity, education, remediation projects and awareness.

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Born and Raised in Mexico, Maia spent more than 10 years working

probono as a photographer, graphic designer , copywriter and fundraiser strategist to support Eco Indigenous causes and Non Profits to protect Indigenous Lands, people in compromised situations and Old growth forests in Mexico, Canada, Indonesia, and one remote charity mission in Nepal after the big earth quake of 2013.

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She has travelled extensively through Latin America visiting sustainable community projects, Indigenous tribes and archeological sites.

 

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A music collector since age 10 (tapes, cds and vinyls), and musician since age 15 (guitar, keyboard, flutes, ethnic percussions). Maia has always been surrounded by musical instruments, music albums, art supplies, a camera and passionate about making songs.

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Her current musical production and DJ sets are the aphex of more than 15 years of experimenting with different musical styles, ethnic instruments, Indigenous ceremonies and learning from a myriad of musicians from around the world. 

 

 Living in different communities and working at music festivals at diverse positions, while living in different countries has given Maia a broad musical range, and knowledge of whats possible to co-create as a multi ethnic singer songwriter, DJ, Dancer and musician.

With influences that go from working at renowned Canadian music festivals such as: Shambhala Music festival, Bass Coast music and Arts,

to Earth Dance, Envision festival in Costa Rica & Bloom fest in Bali.

 

Maia´s Dj sets are composed of original tracks blended with Afro Latin house, Future Bass, Melodic Neo Garage, Tribal Tech house, Live Drums, Indigenous flute melodies, Tropical strings, Global Bass, and female vocals of conscious Hip Soul in Spanish & English.

 

      "I consider myself a nomadic multidisciplinary artist,

a world bridger, with the mission of interconnecting different cultures with indigenous local tribes through ARTivism (art & activism), while creating tangible shifts in the world & in peoples lives by weaving a synaptic web of collaborations between music, arts, nature, food, activism, eco-technologies, eco-building, travelling, philosophy, permaculture, music festivals, dance culture, indigenous arts, shamanism, new media, wellness and film.



 6 years ago before coming to live to Bali, I was searching for a home, flying like a monarch butterfly between Canada, Mexico and Central America, performing as a DJ, Photographer & MC at music festivals on summers, doing Indigenous photo documentaries and fundraisers as

my service to the world, working food catering as a business, 

and on the weekends co-producing with friends small music events and conscious gatherings.

 

One of my main goals in life is to collaborate with diverse Indigenous and non indigenous cultures from around the world,

learn how to merge forces and bring the best of all of our tools and resources to create collab projects of art, music, and sustainability, with the purpose to protect and restore our environment and create a stronger society and relationships.

 

For the past 20 years I have been adopted by many tribes in Mexico, Canada, Central America & Indonesia, and along the privilege to have been educated by Indigenous warriors, wisdom keeper elders, earth guardians and shamans, comes the responsibility to stand up and back up some of the important Eco-activism causes of these first nations:

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The Lakota, Maya, Lacandon, Mexica, Huichol, Salish, Squamish, Silammon, Ojibwe, Cree, Quero, Mapuche, Yanomami, Guarani, Muisca, Balinese, Dayak, Sulawesi, etc......

the guardians, of the jungle, the mountians, the ocean and the desert. 

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It was after many years of feeling conflicted about not truly belonging to an specific community, but to a myriad of them at the same time, that I realized the secret potential and the mission that I have as a cultural ambassador: to crosspollinate like a hummingbird who merges forces and makes alliances among dif cultures and groups with the intention of accessing a bigger collective goal that unifies our talents, powers, missions and visions. Unity makes sthrength.

 

 Art, ritual, food, dance and music has been the main communication bridge between all the communities and Indigenous nations that I have met in my travels, in the past years, I have finally begun to see that for the past 15 years it has been worth it to place all this energy, time and money into making art, music, events, wellness, food, content creation, eco indigenous activism, wellness events and ceremonies. 

 

Extended portfolio & skillset

 

3D skills:

DJ, MC & SINGER/SONGWRITER

MUSIC FEST JOURNALIST FOR VICE

PROFFESIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

COPYWRITER

MARKETING STRATEGIST

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR & ADVISOR

COMMUNITY MANAGER & ADVISOR

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER PRESENTER

NATUROPATH & NUTRITIONIST

QI GONG & MARTIAL ARTS DANCE FACILITATOR

MEN & WOMENS CIRCLE FACILITATOR

ENG-SPANISH-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR