THEY SAY THAT HISTORY IS DESTINED TO REPEAT ITSELF. WELL IN THE CASE OF "MERISSA KAY' SHE IS DEFINITELY HISTORY IN THE MAKING. BORN AND RAISED IN PHILADELPHIA, MERISSA OR RISS AS SHE IS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED , OWES MUSIC TO HER BAPTIST CHRISTIAN UPBRINGING. BLESSED TO HAVE COME FROM A LARGE FAMILY WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY ARE TALENTED VOCALIST AND MUSICIANS. THIS INCLUDES "THE JONES GIRLS' A LOCAL 70'S GIRL GROUP WHICH INCLUDED THE LATE KAREN JONES WHO ALSO SANG BACK UP FOR TEDDY PENDERGRASS AND A HOST OF OTHER UP AND COMING PHILLY TALENT. ALSO MERISSA CREDITS HER MOTHER FOR BEING HER CORNERSTONE ENCOURAGING MERISSA TO CREATE , SING & PERFORM SONGS SINCE THE TENDER AGE OF FOUR. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A JOURNEY INTO MUSIC THAT WAS YET TO COME. AFTER YEARS OF FAILED ATTEMPTS, DISCOURAGEMENT, THE BIRTH OF HER SON AND BEING A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER. MERISSA DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS. IT WAS TIME TO TAKE HER DREAMS AND GOD GIVEN TALENTS AND TURN THEM INTO REALITY. IN OCTOBER 2006 SHE SET OUT TO DO JUST THAT. SHE BEGAN WRITING & SINGING HOOKS FOR LOCAL RAPPER'S AND PRODUCER'S UNTIL SHE WAS EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED TO PHILLY PRODUCER "FAUST' AND BY JANUARY 2008 MERISSA'S DEBUT ALBUM WAS COMPLETED. SINCE THEN YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH HER AT LOCAL OPEN MIC NIGHT'S AND IF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN PRIVILIGED ENOUGH TO CATCH HER SMASHING PERFORMANCE AT THE NEWLY FAMOUS "SOLO NIGHTCLUB" DEC 8TH 07', WHERE SHE WAS AFTERWARDS INVITED TO APPEAR ON INTERNET RADIO TALK SHOW "TALKONMYBLOCK.COM", IT CERTAINLY SEEMS AS THOUGH HER JOURNEY IS BEGINNING TO UNFOLD. AS FOR NOW SHE SEE'S HERSELF ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO A LONG LASTING CAREER IN MUSIC. FOR WHAT SEPERATES MERISSA FROM OTHER POPULAR ATISTS IS THE TALENT LEVEL OF HER SONGWRITING ABILITY ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. FROM THE EMOTION/PASSION RIDDEN "I APOLOGIZE",
THE SOULFUL/BLUES TYPE FEEL OF "COME ON" OR, HIP-HOP/CLUB BANGER "HIT THE ROAD". GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED THIS WOMAN AND SHE HAS A STORY TO TELL, SO IF YOUR PICKING UP WHAT I'M PUTTING DOWN AND WANNA KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. PLEASE INDULGE YOUSELF ON ONE OF THE NEXT GREAT ARTISTS OF OUR TIME ***"MERISSA KAY"***TO CATCH MERISSA'S PERFORMANCE @ SOLO NIGHTCLUB OR HER INTERVIEW WITH "TALKONMYBLOCK.COM" GO TO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/MERISSA KAYTO ALL A&R'S AND LABEL EXEC'S, IF YOUR MOVED BY WHAT YOU'VE HEARD SO FAR AND ARE INTRESTED IN WORKING WITH "MERISSA KAY" , PLEASE CONTACT "GREAT DAYNE" 267-901-0935 OR MERISSA KAY 267-972-2095"LABEL'S GET YOUR CONTRACT'S READY & YOUR BUDGETS IN ORDER" AND ALWAYS REMEMBER "RIDE WIT US OR COLLIDE WIT US"....P.S. MERISSA KAY WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO HER MUSIC, CAUSE WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT "GOD" OR YOUR EAR'S HER IMMINENT SUCCESS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE..
"PHILLY STAND UP"
