Prism

Malea, as she's known to fans of her pop-rock sound, had no idea when she arrived in Los Angeles that she'd wind up writing songs and performing them professionally — much less touring and opening for artists from Liz Phair to Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Train, or working with high-profile producers such as Prism's Mark Needham (the Killers). In fact, she had no clue until she was in high school that she even had the talent to become a singer.