Miranda Easten is a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Easten was born and raised in

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, New Zealand. Her first experience with singing and performing was at

Christchurch School of Music The Christchurch School of Music (CSM) is a music school in Christchurch, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1955 by Robert Perks to provide musical education to primary school children. about CSM The CSM now provides lessons for people of ...

before studying Contemporary Music & Performance at

Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury, often simply referred to as Ara, is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Aoraki Polytechnic. Ara ...

Music Arts in Christchurch. She also studied Artist & Development at SOLE Music Academy in Christchurch suburb of Addington, where she was mentored by Sacha Vee. In 2014, Easten formed the band The Manuka Set with New Zealand singer-songwriter Vanessa Kelly. She later recorded her debut studio album at

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

’s

Roundhead Studios Roundhead Studios is an Auckland-based sound recording studio owned by singer-songwriter Neil Finn. It was officially opened in June 2007, however by the time of its opening, several international artists had already used it whilst the studio was ...

in Auckland, executive produced by Welsh producer

Greg Haver Greg Haver is a Welsh music producer, based in New Zealand. He is best known for his work with the Manic Street Preachers and Melanie C. He has worked on a number of award-winning singles and albums. With the Manic Street Preachers, he was involv ...

and featuring New Zealand band

Tiny Ruins Tiny Ruins are a musical ensemble from Auckland, New Zealand. History Tiny Ruins began as an alias for singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, who recorded as a solo artist prior to 2009.Simon Grig/ref> drummer Gary Hunt Gary Hunt (born 11 J ...

to be released in late 2020. Easten's single, "Cowboy Lullaby", reached No. 16 on the Australian Official Top 40 Country Music Chart. In addition to recording her own album, Easten has served as executive producer for L.A.-based musician Greg Johnson’s album ''Swing the Lantern''. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2020 Unsigned Only Music Competition.

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Official website
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