Mario A. Maitland Jr. began his immersion into the arts at the age of nine years old. After attending the Davidson Fine Arts School in Augusta, GA, Mr. Maitland pursued a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance at Alabama A&M University and then a Master's in Music Education at both Tennessee State University and Alabama A&M University.

 

As a pianist and violinist, Mr. Maitland has participated in and won several awards and competitions, including The Sara Hall Piano Competition (1st place), the James A. Hefner HBCU Piano Competition (2nd place and Full Graduate Assistantship), The Rome Festival International Piano Competition (in which he was flown to Rome, Italy to debut with the Rome Festival Orchestra), The Birmingham Music Club (2nd place), the Mississippi State Concerto Competition, the Augusta Exchange Club Talent Competition, the TIG International Film Scoring competition, and a host of other competitions. He has also been called to judge several young artist competitions, such as The Kidz 4 Kidz Talent Competition and the Hoffmeister Young Artist Competition.

 

As a music producer, studio engineer, and musician, Mario Maitland has worked with various artists, including Sean Simmonds, Canton Jones, Coko Clements of SWV, PDub, Da Truth, Ambassador, Mali Music, Virtue, Shirley Murdock, as well as Stellar and Grammy-nomited artist Adia, and Stellar-nominated artist Dante Pride, and even two previous winners of BET’s Sunday's Best, Leandria Johnson and Jessica Reedy.

 

As a leader and educator, Mario Maitland Jr. became a member of the 2025 Class of the Recording Academy, an organization most notably known for presenting the GRAMMY Awards.  Mr. Maitland also sits on various boards, including  The Huntsville Music Board, the Orion Amphitheater, and the Legacy Center.