experience

Mary Ancheta is a Composer, Session Keyboardist, Producer, and an MD. As a Composer she has written for various platforms ranging from Film & TV, Ads, Documentaries, Theatre, Pop songs, Podcasts, to Web content. She enjoys creating a hybrid score and arranging strings for various works. As a session keyboard player Mary incorporates her own flavour while complimenting the artists' style and vision. Mary is taking on more production and co-production roles in particular with her new partnership MaryJane HiFI alongside Jane Aurora.

Ancheta takes pride in the projects she takes on and strives to elevate each one to its' fullest potential. She has been invited as a guest speaker with Producers Lounge, Talking Stick Festival, Emergence BC, Capilano University, and with SOCAN for the Breakdown Series. In 2020 Mary was featured as a keyboard player as part of the Nord Series Sessions and in 2019 she was also a featured artist on the Roland Cloud site.

Mary’s collaboration series Facets mixing music and dance with Sumona Roy of Shakti Fine Arts was featured at the 2020 Hamilton Fringe Festival. She has performed at the 2020 Rugby World Cup in Japan, opened for John Mayer, Ziggy Marley, and Snoop Dogg, and performed on the Warped Tour for 2 consecutive years. Other notable shows include performing for tennis pro Roger Federer in the Maldives, Summerstage Concert series at Central Park opening for Buffy Sainte Marie, a show with iskwē at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a special Motion Capture Show with Jill Barber at Animatrik Studios, a feature performance in Bermuda at City Hall w/ Giant Steps for the Premier of Bermuda, and a performance at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.