“ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL LYRICISTS IN NASHVILLE WITH A VOICE AS PURE AS MORNING LIGHT BREAKING OVER A HILLTOP” - SONGWRITING MAGAZINE 2024
“LISTENING TO MAKENA IS AN EXPERIENCE WHERE THE LISTENER NO LONGER FEELS LIKE PART OF AN AUDIENCE, BUT PART OF THE STORY” - DAMN SMASH NASH
“MAKENA’S SONGS SOUND LIKE AN OLD FAMILIAR STORY BUT TOLD IN A NEW WAY” - NASHVILLE TONIGHT
“CONSPIRACY THEORY” NAMED SONG OF THE YEAR BY SONGWRITING MAGAZINE 2024”