Mckayla studied audio at Berklee College of Music, earning a degree in Music Production and Engineering and a minor in Acoustics and Electronics. At Berklee, she engineered and produced tracks for many bands and singers in the studio and also studied vocal performance. Prior to WBUR, she worked on the live sound, lighting, and video crew at Events United in Derry, NH and at Berklee's six music venues as stage manager, mix engineer, and crew. Aside from work, she is an active musician who has played classical piano and sung for most of her life. She currently heads a band in Nashua, NH.