13-language opera singer and violinist Maki has headlined stadiums, festivals and major televised events such as America's Got Talent, EDC Vegas and Special Olympics World Games. After winning the San Francisco Art Song Festival, she performed at the San Francisco Opera Center most notably as Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflote), and became the first Asian to perform Christine (Phantom of the Opera) in England.

To reach new audiences, Maki released an opera and violin remix of Skrillex’s electronic dance music track “Kyoto”. The cover reached number one for five weeks on ReverbNation Global Charts, and she became a featured soloist performing with Tiesto, Autograf, Skrillex and Diplo at Burning Man, and other EDM producers. When her original song “Burn On” reached a million streams, she became a Voting Member of the Recording Academy and was signed to the Pinnacle label. With the guidance of Musical Director Ed Roth, Maki’s two crossover albums feature collaborations with the likes of Robby Krieger of The Doors, Danny Seraphine (Chicago), Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden), John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire), Leo Costa (Herb Alpert, Sergio Mendes) and other iconic performers.

The Chinese, Japanese and Korean-American artist was also cast as a mother singing Japanese in A Song for Manzanar, a short film based on a true story about two sisters in Hiroshima and the Manzanar internment camp. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival, and the experience inspired her interest in advancing important narratives with entertainment and business leaders.

Born mostly deaf, Maki performed the Beethoven Piano Sonata Pathetique at age 10. At age 15, she debuted with the Vieuxtamps Vioin Concerto at the National Taiwan Recital Hall performing for the First Lady of Taiwan. She patented her cuperto (soft high tone) vocal technique and has performed for Queen Paolo of Belgium, Dame Joan Sutherland, Jack Lemmon, Clint Eastwood and other dignitaries. Maki graduated from the Johns Hopkins University, studied with Berl Senofsky at Peabody Conservatory, and trained with Sheri Greenawald at San Francisco Opera and Yefim Maizel at the Metropolitan Opera.