Born and classically trained in Poland, Marta Jaciubek-McKeever has been playing piano since the age of 5.

In Poland she became immersed in the teachings of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze and his studies of Eurythmics, which led her to experiment with spur-of-the-moment performances and an ongoing series of improvisational pieces. Marta’s first foray into the North American music scene was in 1999 as a member of indie-pop band Girl Nobody. The band’s debut album was remixed by many notable DJs and Lemon8’s remix of “Cages” was released on Paul Oakenfold’s Creamfields in 2004. Marta later achieved international success in the conceptual post-pop project Fan Death. Accompanied by fellow singer & songwriter Dandi Wind, Marta toured through Mexico, Russia, U.K., Spain, France and Germany with such acclaimed acts as Florence and The Machine, Vampire Weekend and Franz Ferdinand.

Jaciubek-McKeever currently performs solo, as well as in the Canadian Indie folk band, e.s.l. and Salt Spring Island-based saltspringunderground.

She also works as a film composer, scoring films for Sublunar Films. In 2021, Marta’s work on “Lucid” was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Musical Score.

In her few remaining hours, she writes children's books and songs under the name Martunia.

She is a mother of two and became an advocate for Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), when her daughter was born with an extra chromosome.

Whatever form Marta is working in, her style incorporates pieces of Polish Folk, classical and contemporary influence, and stirs them with the soul and intimacy reminiscent of the dark, sultry performances of Eastern European Cabaret… with a dash of punk rock. Live, Marta’s charisma, talent and wild wit are palpable.