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Melissa Foye

About Me

Melissa Foye, a graduate of Humber College's respected vocal jazz performance program, is the newest addition to Vancouver's thriving music scene. Upon graduating, Melissa released her debut CD titled "Ready to Pull." With the perfect combination of pop/rock/jazz and funk, this album proves to be both thought-provoking and whimsical.Although currently living in Vancouver, Melissa is originally from Toronto. She has Melissa performed throughout Canada at such hotspots as: The Rivoli, The Reverb, The Oasis, 3rd. Floor Reilley's, and C'est What?, Pepper Jacks and The Casbah and Banff, Alberta's Rocky Mountain Music Festival.Currently Melissa can be heard on Hamilton's McMaster and Mohawk radio and has been featured on Hamilton's Cable 14.For fun, Melissa likes to re-work existing songs while adding her own person touch. Check out Melissa's youtube clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--D37_1mrT0http://www.youtube .com/watch?v=0hw7DpYYTioMelissa's music is sure to engage and heighten all musical palates, so be sure to check out her music here on myspace.

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Member Since: 20/05/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/melissafoye
Band Members: Although Melissa is a solo artist, she is always on the lookout for new and interesting people to play with. For the past year and a half, Melissa's band has consisted of a drummer, guitarts, bassist, pianist and sax player; all very talented musicians who Melissa met during her time at Humber. They can all be heard on her latest CD "Ready to Pull."
Influences: Melissa listens to whatever she can get her hands on; however some of her favorite artists are:Sarah Slean, Elton John (his pre-Disney days), Radiohead, Brad Mehldau, Supertramp, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Fiona Apple, Miles Davis, Rufus Wainwright, Joni Mitchell, The Postal Service, Zero 7, Otis Redding etc
Sounds Like: Although Melissa has a very unique sound, she has been compared to:Sarah Slean and Fiona Apple
Type of Label: Major

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