Quiet Light is the recording project of Texas-raised electronic folk artist Riya
Mahesh, whose music blends ambient textures, intimate songwriting, and dreamy
indie-pop experimentation into what she describes as “music that feels like soft
light.” Raised in Austin’s thriving band scene before moving to Boston to pursue
medical school at UMass, Riya balances two seemingly opposite worlds with
remarkable ease, embracing what she calls being “normal” while creating
emotionally immersive music that feels anything but ordinary. Named after a song
from The National’s 2019 album I Am Ea...