Maralisa Simmons-Cook is a Brooklyn based jazz/soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area pursuing her studies as a vocalist at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Carrying strong ties to Bay Area funk and soul, Maralisa incorporates the jazz idiom as well as New York’s rising alternative soul scene into her vocals.

Since moving to New York in August of 2011, Maralisa has appeared in venues throughout the city including The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall, and is currently songwriting and performing as a background vocalist with Sheriff Ariff & The Wali Sanga.

Presently, she is involved in several collaborations, notably FLWRS + Maralisa, a vocal electronic duo between she and longtime friend Emiliano Flowerman. Their first EP, entitled

, is the result of much hard work, and Maralisa is thrilled to be releasing it as a part of Belgian Man Records. The duo will continue to collaborate, and hope to begin booking shows in the NYC area soon. You can find Maralisa on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter as maralisamusic. Many projects are yet to come so keep an eye out!

Muddy Your Feet is the debut EP by FLWRS + Maralisa. It includes remixes by B∩MSTEAD, and Fenn Macon.