Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller
Born and raised in Hamilton Heights, New York City, 22 year-old singer-songwriter, and filmmaker Sirena Maré creates work influenced by her travels and personal experiences growing up between Australia and New York. Her creative works are captured through a cinematic lens of unpacking the past, emotional vulnerability and telling untold stories of the people she's encountered in life. Starting at the age of seven, Sirena was introduced to the arts and raised in a community of musicians in her very own neighborhood, Harlem. Her first memory of music was sitting in the backseat of her parents car and going to concerts with her family with such artists as Colin Hay, James Taylor and Regina Spektor. Her signature sound was shaped by classic female artists such as Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, and Madison Cunningham. She recently graduated from NYU Steinhardt with a major in Contemporary Production and Songwriting and a minor in Film Production from Tisch School of the Arts. She is currently enrolled in the online Master’s program in Psychotherapy at Northwestern University's The Family Institute. Her plans for the new year include continuing to collaborate and expand her network, working with filmmakers, and continuing to perform.
Newest Release
We’re delighted to introduce "Spring Song," a track that Sophia Rogers and I crafted to capture the essence of this beautiful season and provide a comforting pick-me-up after a tough day or a long winter. Our journey together began when winter was still lingering. In our first co-writing session, Sophia drew inspiration from a note she had jotted down in her lyrics folder—a memory from when the days were still too short, and she had become somewhat of a hermit in her studio apartment. This poignant recollection sparked the creation of our song, helping us reconnect with the little girls inside us. Through this process, we’ve dedicated "Spring Song" to all the dreams of young women in their 20s—artists and women of the world—whose aspirations are slowly but surely coming true. This song is more than just a melody; it’s a rite of passage celebrating womanhood and sisterhood, a reminder that no matter where you are in life, you always have a place to call home. We hope "Spring Song" serves as a warm embrace—a companion for walks, a reconnection with nature, and a reminder of home for everyone.
Upcoming: Sirena joins the production of “Heartbreak on Murray Hill” as Songwriter/Composer.
Filmmaker and Director Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter tells the story of his grandmother, Bobby, and her experiences growing up on East 33rd St in the fifties. The A-plot focuses around her first breakup, at age eleven. In some ways, it’s a classic coming-of-age story—we witness Bobby facing a type of self-doubt she hasn’t been forced to yet, and feeling bodily insecurity for the first time in a profound way. All this is compounded, though, by the uncertainty of her family’s future as her parents’ marriage heads toward disaster. Ultimately, Bobby finds the love and support she needs from the women in her family, her tough-love Catholic mother and her little sister, Kathleen, at a time when it was still a working class neighborhood made up primarily of Irish, Italian, and Puerto Rican immigrants. To learn more visit www.oneandotherproductions.com/projects