caption website years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
mieka pauley at terminal 5 , 2008 -lsb- http://www.mieka.com mieka.com -rsb- 2000 -- present boston , massachusetts , u.s. mieka pauley solo_singer 22 october 1980 singing , guitar alt rock , folk , indie pop mieka-starlaunch . jpg mieka pauley
 mary dominica pauley singer-songwriter
mieka pauley

mary dominica pauley -lrb- born october 22 , 1980 -rrb- more commonly known as mieka pauley , is an american singer-songwriter .
in 2008 , she won the grand prize in both cosmopolitan 's starlaunch and the new york songwriters circle songwriting competition , and she was nominated for a boston music award .
in 2005 , she won the grand prize in the first starbucks emerging artist competition .
she has appeared on daytrotter , pri mountain stage , bbc london , and fox25 boston .
pauley was born in boston and raised in ohio , kentucky , south florida , and colorado , where she attended cherry creek high school .
she returned to boston to attend harvard university , where she entered the local music scene and began performing at coffeehouses and open-mic nights .
she has gone on tour with citizen cope and edwin mccain .
in june 2012 , she released `` the science of making choices '' , financed completely by fans via pledgemusic .
in august 2009 , she released an ep `` from the mouth of paris '' under the short-lived band name `` the mieka canon '' -lrb- since re-released under her own name -rrb- via cosmopolitan magazine 's starlaunch .
in november 2007 , she released `` elijah drop your gun '' , also financed by fans .
