Malynda Hale

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Ca, Malynda Hale is a singer/songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, activist and mom based in Los Angeles. She has utilized her voice and social media presence to effect change with social justice, female empowerment, LGBTQ+ rights, veganism, and the Black Lives Matter movement. She currently hosts her own podcast called #WeNeedToTalk. The show is a mix of one on one interviews and roundtable discussions that dives deep into religion, entertainment, social justice and politics. She also serves as a worship leader at Harmony Toluca Lake where she co-hosts a bi-monthly discussion called Courageous Conversations. This discussion group focuses on social justice from a Christian perspective. Malynda was born and raised in sunny Santa Barbara, California where she began singing at just five years old. At the age of seven she learned to play the piano, and by nine years old she was writing her own music. Malynda's love for music and desire to make a difference in the world have led her to be recognized many times for her work. She won "Best Female Vocalist" at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Best Pop Music Video at the Indie Music Channel Awards, and she has been a headliner for the NAMM show on the main stage and for the Sennheiser stage. She has opened for artists such as Tyrone Wells, Ernie Halter, Levi Kreis, OTOWN and Smokey Robinson. Having spent the last decade as a performer, Malynda is now entering into the visual media world with her launch of the Black Voices Heard project. Black Voices Heard is currently a social media photo and video series intended to amplify Black voices across different fields, and life experiences. It includes personal stories, how they personally want to combat racism, breaking down stereotypes of Black people, and personal messages that they want to share with the world about being Black in America. Malynda hopes to transform the project into a full documentary in the future. She has been married to her husband for 9 years and is the mom to a beautiful baby girl. She is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and The Recording Academy.