Mama Crow Music

MAMA CROW

Born Carmen Marie Gutierrez, this musical messenger and truth-teller caws it like she sees it. Her music exhibits her love of multi-genre sound and reveals personal mythos through lyrical storytelling. From 808 to acoustic folk, she falls not short in variety. Yet her sultry spoken word, velvety vocal timber and undeniable booming belts- always reminds you of who you are listening to.

MC is a singer, community leader, musical performer, songwriter, producer, artist and medium. She teaches and performs all around the world. She offers guidance in musical composition, songwriting, recording, singing, sound healing, somatic release technique, choral studies as a spiritual practice, integral group meditation, female empowerment, youth enrichment and more. Ms. Crow is committed to empowering others to shine in their full self-expression. She offers guidance through 1:1 coaching, group workshops, live performances, sound baths and will be offering newly designed online courses, in the new year.

A New York native and Northern California transplant, this self-taught guitarist and soulful songstress evoke listeners on a deep, soul level. Her sound is a mix of rhythmic, funky finger picking and string slapping, guttural blues belts, and quick lyrical flow with insidious phrasing. Her message inspires you while her voice heals you. Known to many as Mama Crow, Carmen refers to this name to a musical spirit or archetype that she embodies in moments of live performance. She is a happy mother of a beautiful son and is the co-creator and co-founder of the popular folk duo called Scarlet Crow.

The Crow Symbolism

The crow is the messenger- the one who is unafraid to go between the worlds. The one who brings messages from the spiritual realms to the material realms. The crow "caws it like it is" and this impacts people in many ways, depending on what they are willing to look at. She is a truth-teller and has an unpredictable edge about her; simultaneously exuding the soft nurturance of a healthy mother's love. People are magnetized to Mama Crow and she gives full presence when connecting with each unique individual.

With a genre ranging in a fusion of acoustic R&B, Neo-soul, Experimental Folk-Hop and Spoken word with Hip Hop influence, this artist provides a high-energy, danceable live show as well as pulls on your heart strings with vulnerable, sonic soliloquies. Vocally, she is like a love-child of Kimbra, Lauryn Hill, Cat Power and Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote. It's not uncommon for her to begin freestyle-channeling with the people at her live shows, backed by the powerful live beatbox and drums of Louie ‘Masta’ Lock and soulful harmonies and freestyle mastery of Hip Hop MC Taj Angelo.