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RECENT & UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2026 The Andes Hootenanny with The Bones of J.R. Jones, Joe Pug & The Wildmans

• 2026 Les Paul Studio Sessions Release - Smoke Rings (4.20.26) & Fragile EP (6.26.26)

• 2025 Kerrville folk festival - Grassy hill New folk competition finalist

• 2025 Folk Alliance International Official showcase artist, Montreal

• 2025 June - Redwing Roots Festival (lineup included The Steel Wheels, Hurray for the RiffRaff, Bella White, Rayland Baxter)

• 2025 Southwest, Midwest & Colorado Tours with Anna Ash

• 2024 Americanafest Official showcase artist

• 2024 Featured as one of the “best of” the NPR Tiny Desk Contest Entries

• 2024 Folk Alliance International Official showcase artist 2024 Kansas City, MO

• 2024 International Folk Music awards Performed with The Steel Wheels & Willie Watson

• West Coast tour with The Bones of J.R. Jones 2024

• Songs Featured in "Nancy Drew" (CW), "Lucifer" (Netflix), "Rebel" (ABC), “BULL” (CBS)

• Featured on "And the Writer Is" Podcast with Ross Golan

• 2021 & 2020 NPR "Best Of Tiny Desk Contest" feature & “Top Shelf” finalist

NOTABLE PRESS:

• Featured on Vogue.com, Under the Radar, No Depression, Stereogum, The Fader, NPR, American Songwriter, PASTE, KCRW, CMT Edge, WFMU, WXNA, Daytrotter, Wonderland, Atwood Magazine, Guitar Girl Magazine, BBC Radio

BIO:

Michigan born and L.A. based Malena Cadiz is a lady of the canyon waylaid at a suburban strip mall, acutely aware of how romance shines through even in the moments of grit and desolation.  There’s something Didion-esque about Cadiz’s storytelling, crafting deeply personal vignettes that reveal greater narratives about the world we live in. 

Growing up a second-generation Filipino-American, Cadiz bounced between living in the suburbs of Michigan with her mother and bustling Singapore with her father. “I always felt rootless, not quite belonging to either place.” This longing for home and search for center rests at the heart of Cadiz’s work.

She’s released three studio albums and numerous singles and EPs. Her most recent LP, Hellbent & Moonbound was inspired by Drift, a poem by the 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Límon - specifically the phrase “moonbound and hellbent on defying the usual gravity of this spin.” It was produced by Andrew Lappin (L’Rain, Lucy Dacus, Cassandra Jenkins).

Her work has been praised by American Songwriter, Vogue, No Depression and The Fader, among others. Under the Radar has likened her work to Catpower and Angel Olsen and NPR compared her to "an earthbound Joanna Newsom, Cadiz has a voice that grabs you within seconds.”  In 2025 she was a Kerrville New Folk finalist and has repeatedly been featured on the Tiny Desk Contest’s Top Shelf.  You can hear her songs in film and TV shows such as “Nancy Drew" (CW), "Lucifer" (Netflix), "REBEL" (ABC), among others. She has toured with and shared bills with artists such as The Bones of J.R. Jones, Willie Watson, Jess Williamson, Joe Pug, Anna Tivel, The Steel Wheels, Anna Ash and Robert Ellis. 

Malena is deeply committed to creating community through art. In 2025 she began co-hosting a monthly songwriter series called Virgin Ears and is a co-founder of Glow Big L.A., offering music education and all ages community events in Northeast Los Angeles. Her newest release, a collection of songs recorded on the original Les Paul console with Grammy-winning engineer Tom Camuso is slated for 2026.

CONTACT:

Management: emma@7smgmt.com

Booking: defrancemgmt@gmail.com

Licensing: shayna@crybabymusicpublishing.com