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Melinda

New Tracks On The Way!

About Me


Growing up in the Steel City Pittsburgh, PA Melinda's first taste of music started with playing guitar in jazz bands. "I loved playing the guitar so much, but knew I had a lot more to say and singing felt the best way to express it." By 15 years old, she was performing with notable local musicians throughout Pittsburgh. They recognized her natural talent and innate knowledge of rock and blues music at such an early age. "I was never into all the fads my friends were listening to growing up. I was the only girl in the eighth grade listening to Muddy Waters, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin. I was totally taken by the emotional rawness of rock and roll music and the freedom it allowed me to express."
Soon a voice told her it was time to take the next step. She moved to Boston, MA after receiving the World Scholarship at Berklee College of Music. It was there she fine tuned her talent and learned from many great mentors and teachers. She was selected by the voice department to perform in the prestigious Singers Showcase and was the recipient of The Aerosmith Endowment Award.
While in Boston, Melinda joined the all girl rock band Mass Ave, which received major label interest and was produced by industry veterans Cliff Magness and Steve Kipner. The band has since parted ways leaving Melinda to focus on her solo career. Recently, Melinda just finished a new recording of original material with collaborations from Grammy winning songwriter/producer Kevin Bowe and former Tone Cool Records Founder Richard Rosenblatt. Melinda's distinct sound is a fresh mix of classic rock, roosty blues, and heartfelt pop. She embraces elements from many of the great artist that inspired her along her journey such as: The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Heart, and Sheryl Crow.
"I view singing as not hitting all the right notes but as hitting the audiences heart with honesty and passion that comes straight from the soul."
ON THE RADO: YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING STATIONS......
91.3 WYEP Pittsburgh - Featured on Saturday Night Blues Hour
Rock Streams - Online at www.rockstreams.net
ClearChannel New Artist Radio - www.clearchannelmusic
Mohawk-Radio.com
Sound Spectrum Radio - April 2008 Featured Artist of the Month-Live Interview TBA
BBS Talk Radio Hollywood, CA - www.bbstalkradio.com Background Artist:
Marah Johnson

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/26/2005
Band Website: listentoMelinda.com
Band Members:

ON THE RECORDING................Melinda - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica/Kristian H - Guitar/Rob Ghosh - Guitar/Daniel Graham - Drums/Jeff Macora - Bass/Alizon Lissance - Piano/Organ..............Produced by Melinda and Kristian H............. Bass, Mixing, and Production on "Must Mean Something" by Yan Perchuck of Vibrant Productions
Influences: Queen, Heart, The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Otis Redding, Aerosmith, Tina Turner, Elvis, Zeppelin, Etta James, The Pretenders, Howlin' Wolf, Sheryl Crow
Sounds Like: ROCK N’ ROLL

Record Label: Coming Soon......
Type of Label: None

My Blog

LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW 4/23/08

BE SURE TO TUNE IN 4/23/08 FOR LIVE INTERVIEW WITH MELINDA - 9PM EST www.pirateradionetwork.com -To listen just click on Sound Spectrum Radio under mixed format.  You can either download th...
Posted by Melinda on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST

Support Your Local Record Store

April 18, 2008   Saturday marks the first annual Record Store Day. Its founders say it's an opportunity to celebrate the culture of the mom-and-pop record stores across the country. It's also a...
Posted by Melinda on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:15:00 PST

WANNA HELP ME WIN A RECORD DEAL???? Click here to find out how

Thanks to all of your votes, I’ve made it to round 2 of First Tracks-The Search for America’s Best Music Talent!!  I’ve been narrowed down to one of the top 100 artists from 400 entr...
Posted by Melinda on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:33:00 PST

"WHAT IF" Now Available on ITUNES

Many of you have been asking so I am pleased to say "What If" is now available on itunes for purchase. Below is a link to itunes or you can simply search the itunes store for "Melinda What if." It i...
Posted by Melinda on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST

DEVILS GARDEN

My favorite song I recently recorded is called Devil's Garden. The tune was written by producer/songwriter extraordinaire Kevin Bowe. Check out www.kevinbowe.com for more info. I am so honored to h...
Posted by Melinda on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:37:00 PST

MELINDA ON CLEARCHANNEL RADIO

Melinda has been selected as a featured artist on clearchannel radio!Check it out here!Show your support and get my songs to number 1!!...
Posted by Melinda on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:00:00 PST

GREETINGS FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA!!!

Greetings!! I've been so busy moving that I haven't been able to contact everyone to give them an update on my move to LA. Things are going wonderful and I just signed a lease on an amazing apartment ...
Posted by Melinda on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:20:00 PST

STUDIO UPDATE!

I've currently been in the studio working on some exciting new material. Two of the featured songs on my demo were written by songwriter/producer Kevin Bowe. Kevin is a grammy winning writer who has...
Posted by Melinda on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:43:00 PST

AMPED RADIO

Check out this really cool internet radio station! There are lots of awesome 21st century rockers along with my song "Must Mean Something," which is currently being played!!AMPED 21st CENTURY ROCK N' ...
Posted by Melinda on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:41:00 PST

BEST VOCALIST OF THE MONTH CONTEST WINNER

Melinda named as one of the top 5 vocalist of the month competition! www.singeruniverse.com/The "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition honors and publicizes the top vocalists each month who submit t...
Posted by Melinda on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:48:00 PST