Roots Music Report

• About the Band

Dayna Koehn is a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) who recently began songwriting in 2017, performing in 2018, and is currently working on her debut album in Nashville. Mother of 2, she began writing and performing to reconnect with herself as a musician as well as turned towards songwriting to combat a struggle with depression. She began writing songs behind closed doors, so as not to wake her children, wrote everyday for a year completing 50-60 songs, started performing at open mics and songwriter nights and now gigs in Minneapolis. She has opened for well known artists, and has been writing on music row and recording in Nashville. Deciding to release music now, Koehn is also working on starting a nonprofit to provide music therapy services for underserved populations as well as encourage conversation to destigmatize mental health issues. She hopes to build a platform through performing to help people.