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MelanieJane

a confused mind, in balance

About Me

.. I have been singing for and writing for a very long time but had my first releases in 2000 courtesy of Fullcycle Records and DJ Surge under the name Mel (Working out EP). The next year I had a release on Bluebox under the same name and then I started to MC. As MC Mel did not sound to good, I decdied to call my self Vanna after Yvanna, any Tolkien head will know who that is. I then featured in Knowledge Mag with Streetbeats in 2001, MC'd and sung at a lot of nights and generally spent a lot of time homing my skills and finding my feet. In 2004 I met with the Nizim guys, who I now work with very closely. I decided that I did not want to MC in clubs anymore and wanted to start to get back into the studo and work on solid projects. Since then I have featured on an Aquasky tune "Girls and Boys" and sing with a few groups and producers. If you look at my friends and listen to Phuturesonic, Pinstickers, Vinylmad, Henry G or Protest you will hear some tunes I have made. I also play guitar and have started to record a few tunes here and there but it is early days, as I have not been playing very long. I tend to make a lot of different types of music, as music to me is like emotions, there are many types. Whether its rock, metal, hip hop, soul, jazz, funk, drum and bass, breaks, experimental, dub step, reggae or whatever, I usually hear something in my head. Singing, rapping, writing and reciting are inbuilt, I need to do it to keep my balance and to loose it.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2006
Band Website: vanna.co.uk
Influences: Everything I have ever listened to and will listen to has and will influence me, naturally. I love the fact that you can go out and not know where you are off to and always find some amazing artists on your door step. Some of my influences are Portishead, The Specials, massive attack, the cure, rolling stones, beatles, simon and gafunkel, xray specs, skunk anansie, A tribe called quest, patti smith, aphex twin, nin, queen latifia, nirvana, moni love, rage against the machine, pink floyd, Mather Herbert, Bjork, eurythimics, public enemy, nwa, sex pistols, aretha franklin, the hole, soul II soul, janis joplin, tracey chapman, zero 7, mc lite, prodigy, eric b and rakem, 4 Hero, lamb, yeh yeh yehs, Jehst, cinematic orchestra, Augustus pablo, smashing pumpkins, muse, luke vibert, the orb, ozrik tenticles, Althia & Donna, mud fam, jethro tull, jill scott, orbital, mathew herbert, nicolette, tracey chapman, black twang, pj harvey, Dj Krush, guano apes, david bowie, marlena shaw, Turin breaks, alice russel, john peel, DJ Shadow, Dj Vadim, Renegade soundwave, noisettes, open mic nights, free parties, free thinkers, maniacs and people who dont give into the contraints of society and closed minds.
Sounds Like: id say i sound like me but have been compared to skin, pj harvey, beth gibbons, annie lennox, Sister nancy, beth orton and various soulful divas.....
Record Label: feat on:fullcycle, bluebox, streetbeats, passanger
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Podcast

You may download a podcast of Pinstickers doing a live session and me talking about my work in the community and current projects.  Mc Angel and Lady MC also guest on the Louise plus 1 show. http...
Posted by MelanieJane on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:17:00 PST

touched

to be touched touched by another soultouched like a feathertouched with forevertouched by an angeltouched by friendtouched in a way that never endsi have been touchedtouched by youand now it does lot ...
Posted by MelanieJane on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:52:00 PST

opposite attraction

u gave me love like the breeze tinkering on the blossom of the trees in the spring u gave me love like bubbles fizzing from champagne like angels singing my name like sunlight coming from the clouds a...
Posted by MelanieJane on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:31:00 PST

young blood

young blood why do you stab so hard lies lick like flames on their tempers as you hold your mask thick is the deciet you have spread long and rocky the road you choose intoxicated a toxic mind with a ...
Posted by MelanieJane on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:29:00 PST

summer 06

thought I would write a little news about what I have been doing this summer  2006 for the whole 206 friends I have lol.  Went and did a little tour in france and did a few gi...
Posted by MelanieJane on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:22:00 PST

circular emotion

The yin of the yang is hanging on my soul Pulling me down and taking a hold The bright sunshine burns my skin Lost in an ending that has yet to begin Perception is beautiful when embraced But is also ...
Posted by MelanieJane on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:10:00 PST

Groupy

She was so sweet with sentiment But a dirly little whore So kind and so very sweet But lied so much before A gift in the way she smiled And drew them all in Fake with every sinable That left her daint...
Posted by MelanieJane on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:56:00 PST

suspition

Suspicous people, feel feeble Pushing boundries contience cloudy. Lonely souls trying to control. The minds of others And stregthen there hold Burning ears waisted tears At times of trouble They run...
Posted by MelanieJane on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:55:00 PST