NY based singer/songwriter Maureen McElheron is best known for writing music for Bill Plympton's animated films. Many of their short films are regularly shown on MTV and have received countless awards and praise. Maureen wrote the song for the critically acclaimed animated short Your Face. Her eerily slowed-down vocals helped garner this film an Oscar nomination.

In 1991 Maureen scored The Tune, Plympton's first animated feature about a struggling songwriter's search for the perfect song. Her music was nominated for a Spirit Award for Best Independent Film Soundtrack.

Working with Maureen is Hank Bones, who arranges her songs. He shares Maureen's aversion to synthesized sounds. Hank's acoustic arrangements dig deep into all levels and eras of pop music.

Recently Maureen produced, composed, and sang the music for 12 Tiny Christmas Tales, a 2001 holiday Christmas special on the Cartoon Network.

Maureen's greatest musical influences came from her family. Her parents sang professionally and Maureen says " Grandma played a lively stride piano and taught us from the great American songbook from Steven Foster to Steven Sondheim." Growing up, Maureen's family sang all around Michigan.