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Mysti Mayhem (born Misty Dawn Naholnik on May 14, 1984) is a female American singer-songwriter and musician based in Durham, NC, and is the 13th artist to have the development of an album financed by pre-sales with the fan-funded music record label Sellaband. 532 fan-based contributions achieved the USD$50,000 threshold required for production of her first solo album Diversity, released August 15, 2008. She is combining use of the internet with new and traditional music production in a new funding and distribution paradigm to enhance growth and stability in a changing industry.
Her music career began informally at the age of 3 and development continued via her mother, the public school music program and private tutoring. Her formal career began through stage performances while in high school. In 2004 Mysti joined Spellbox and produced 4 albums until Spellbox disbanded in 2009. It was during this five-year period that involvement with the internet began to become prevalent in moving her career forward.