Stas Mari (Anastasia Marieka) hails from coastal California, where the rugged mountains and surging sea summon a life of creative expression. Her music is her own, rooted in American Folk and Blues - with influences from great balladeers from across the globe.
Her soon-to-be released album, “Fog and Fire,” was written, composed, and recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the dynamism of the urban environment cast a colorful spell, while the pull to a wilder, simpler life was always present. World-renowned musician, collaborator, and friend, Ricky Fataar, produced and mixed every track.
Stas Mari is a native of Carpinteria, California, and now calls the Big Sur coast her home. She was raised in a multi-lingual, Dutch-Ukrainian household on music, organic avocados, and cut flowers, with the lure of the Pacific Ocean always beckoning right down the road.
Now a mother of two young boys, she finds meaningful moments to sing and play with her family. And as a Waldorf teacher, she shares her creative talents with an early childhood forest school in Monterey.
Photo: Rachelle Deruoin