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Melanie Dekker

Forgive quickly, kiss slowly...NOW ON TOUR IN DK

About Me

I perform in my home 'town'-VANCOUVER- three times a year. I am recently back from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Czech Republic. There are tours and stories and diaries and albums and videos and songs and pictures at: www.melaniedekker.com. I want to love and create and play and play. I am described as an adventurous romantic and I like that as I believe that there needs to be more of that EVERYWHERE! I want to explore and share and give. We die with nothing so the other stuff is just stuff. I have braved music school, I play guitar (Big fat acoustic Taylor and every now and then Fender telecaster), I have performed 1000's of shows with famous people and some not so famous people. I am living my dream... though sometimes I need to be reminded :). "You"ll never never know if you never ever go"-Dr. Suess.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/19/2005
Band Website: melaniedekker.com
Band Members: The BEST!
Influences: I love lyrics and melodies that have a sense of graceful soul. I was influenced mostly by: Ella Fitzgerald, Dwight Yokum, Martina McBride, Tracy Chapman, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Steve Miller Band, Elvis, U2, CCR, the Police, Peter Gabriel, Patsy Cline, Alanis Morrisette, Janis Joplin, John Mayer, Lauryn Hill, Arethra Franklin and then recently:Acoustic Foo Fighters, Patty Griffin, The Dixie Chicks, Joss Stone, & James Blunt.
Sounds Like: Fresh Canadian Americana

PHOTO'S BY WENDY D PHOTOGRAPHY




"Fall In/Wounded Soldier" from Melanie Dekker. Conceptualized and produced by Christopher Buttner, PRThatRocks.com

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Record Label: Elephant Ears Entertainment -E3 / Sonoma Mnt Ent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vicky & Sam

Vicky Sjohall is a singer from birth. She memorized every one of her parents albums, all cool rock ballads, Patsy Cline songs and Abba harmony as a very young girl. She fronted two popular bands in Ca...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:19:00 PST

Mary Tyler Moore

Girls! Please Sing-READ this to yourself if you feel like you are starting over and it feels frightening or if you are feeling sad or alone or even somewhat deflated.The song is "Love is All Around" b...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:11:00 PST

A favorite quote, that changed my music.

"I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -- Bill Cosby, comedian
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:05:00 PST

Get out Go for help Love yourself & Love each other with honest hearts

If you have a friend who ’together’ with a man who does any or all of the following:1. Uses Cocaine regularily2. Never takes her out or even takes her for a coffee or a drink3. Wants to an...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:18:00 PST

Tour BLOG "what it’s like on the road"

http://mazacom.blogs.com/dekkernordic2008/cut and paste and ...it's updated every few days, so visit whenever you like and feel free to comment, it's lonely out there.Melanie
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:21:00 PST

Tour Book auction!!

Tour book & diary auction : My tour book is a huge binder that is made for every tour and then added to with notes and a tour diary while the tour is taking place.IT includes every contact name, w...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:24:00 PST

The FOUR agreements

This book is something that could be a prelude to so many great and wonderful things! READ IT! thank you Vicky for the tour lift off and reminding me of such simply life changing 'agreements'. xoThe F...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:38:00 PST

I love touring

I have just picked up a press release from the internet about me. I love it! I have read some dirt and things that are not true and there's times where I have been 'apparently' quoted but wasn't even ...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:20:00 PST

20 tips for a positive NEW YEAR!!

20 Tips for a Positive New Year 1. Take a 10-30 minute "Thank you" walk every day. While you walk practice gratitude. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minu...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:35:00 PST

Bound by nothing except

We are bound by NOTHING except our belief! I just read that and I have to share it with you all! ....Why do we refuse to let go of the rock that anchors us to a belief system that makes us miserable?...
Posted by Melanie Dekker on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:38:00 PST