Marla started singing and performing at the age of four and developed a love for piano and guitar along the way. At age 17, Marla moved to Nashville from Connecticut to attend Belmont University. Since then, she has released several solo projects and has garnered fans all around the world. In 2017, Marla released her single, "Try Telling My Heart That," which she co-produced with Brad Hill (Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne) & Joe Fox (Jon Pardi, Matt Stell). The song was featured on the 'Wild Country' playlist on Spotify and on the 'Hot Tracks' playlist on Apple Music and has been streamed over 600,000 times. The music video for "Try Telling My Heart That” debuted on CMT in CMT's Artist Discovery program. Shortly thereafter, she released her self-titled EP, which garnered Nashville's attention.

In addition to recording her own music, Marla co-wrote “If You Never Broke My Heart” by Madeline Merlo, which has garnered over 15 million streams worldwide, and has had several other songs recorded by artists. Her new single, “Save Me From This Song,” was co-written with Grant Vogel (David Nail, Tenille Arts) and William Stone and was produced by Brad Hill. Marla is set to release more new music in 2023.