Mary Norris is a Charleston-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and front-woman for the indie rock band Salti Ray. She performs folk, indie, and rock, and has been writing music for over 8 years. Norris's original songs cover a variety of topics, from the requiem-like tribute "Shanon," whose lyrics portray the loss of a loved-one not seen in years, to the more laid-back "In My Mind": a piece about lazy days and self-reflection.

Norris knew she wanted to play guitar after seeing her church band perform as a child, and at the age of 11, she received her first guitar. Using music as an outlet, Norris began writing songs as a form of self-expression and as a coping tool. Norris is elaborating her aspirations as a first-generation college student at the University of South Carolina Upstate where she studies music.

Starting off with gigs in Charleston, Mary performed her original songs at various venues regularly, and eventually began performing in Spartanburg. She has performed at open mic nights at Jesse and Friends Music, Brown Roof Thrift Shop, and Icehouse of Summerville and has also participated at events such as Jesse and Friends 2014 Rock the Block, the 2016 Hub City Block Party, and the 2016 Melting Pot Music Festival. During the summer of 2016, Norris performed an original song titled, "Ragdoll" with Salti Ray on Studio62 with Jamarcus Gaston. Another original song, "The Forest Siren," won USC Upstate's  Annual Songwriting Competition in the spring of 2016, and she performed the piece at Upstate's spring 2016 Chapman Cultural Center Showcase.

Norris is currently working on releasing an EP both as a solo artist and with Salti Ray. She is performing in the Spartanburg area, with occasional gigs in Charleston and Summerville during the summer months. She hopes to soon infiltrate the Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC areas as well.