With a gift for uniting soul-stirring grooves of Motown and jazz classics with the sounds of today, Melody Sheppard has stepped into the Nashville scene fresh with a song of her own. A California-born, now self-proclaimed Nashvillian, this songstress takes the idea of Nashville music to another level, leaving behind the expected sounds of Faith and Shania and bringing in heartsick R&B ballads that reach right into the souls of her listeners. A songwriter in her own right, Melody has found a common ground for infusing her thoughts and emotions into powerhouse songs that evoke comparisons to groundbreaking artists of decades past. This blonde-haired, blue-eyed gal is a glimpse of where the soul of music is heading in 2008, right here in Nashville, TN.