Her stunning musicianship came at the age of eight when she began to study the harp with Grace Wong, principal harpist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she studied for nine years. Mikaela was the harpist in the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra from 2006-2010 and was a concerto competition winner in 2010. She now attends the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and studies Harp Performance under Dr. Jessica Suchy-Pilalis. She recently won first place in the Crane Concerto Competition and performed as a soloist with the Crane Symphony Orchestra. Mikaela was also the winner of the Charlie Coté Music Award in 2010 for her own compositions which display her seemingly effortless and amazing ability to incorporate a more modern expression of beautifully classical instrument .

Already, Mikaela has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Indie Rock performers My Brightest Diamond, Jukebox the Ghost, and Indians and was invited to perform at the 2013 Lilac Festival. Mikaela is joined by Alex Coté on drums and percussion, and Cian McCarthy on guitar and sitar. She had her debut album recorded, mixed, and mastered at Red Booth Recording by owner and audio engineer Brian Moore, who describes her as “harp and voice with an eclectic instrument mix whipped into a melancholy lo-fi sound; an intricate balance of fluttering vocal folds and fingers on strings that blend effortlessly.”