Growing up in Prague, the daughter of a local jazz musician, Maella would often visit the dimly lit, smoke-filled basement jazz bars in the city centre. Watching bands through a glowing haze of cigarette smoke that thickened throughout the night, she found herself feeling like she was listening alone, trapped in the aura of the music. Moving to London at the age of 20, she started developing her own production skills. Maella's period of sonic reinvention, lead her to refine her dark alt-pop sound to much acclaim.