About Me
Melissa June is a phenomenal vocalist, excellent lyricist and songwriter. Born in Illinois and raised in Minnesota, She learned very young about the passion of music. In the beginning of her musical journey her love was guitar, which she started to learn around the age of four. While in Elementary School she was offered to have her guitar lessons counted as college credit, but was ultimately denied, because she was so young. When she started singing, she had found her true passion. Melissa started singing in church choir at the age of 9 and has been singing ever since. A member of choir through out middle school and high school, Melissa was like no other vocalist.Melissa attended Music Tech, (now known as McNally Smith College of Music) where she earned an Applied Associates Degree in Music Performance. Still striving to be better after college, she went to jams around the twin cities seeking out every open ear. She had her first show in 2003 at Shaws, and very quickly found out how much work it was to put a band together, especially when you are a very fresh and new artist. She decided to take some time to widen her network of musicians and further strengthen her craft. The next year, she booked another show. From there, Melissa just kept going. She learned along the way, made many friends, and continued to better herself, and in the process, Melissa June started to pursue her professional career.After starting the Melissa June band in the beginning of 2004, The Melissa June Band performed at various locations around the twin cities area playing cover songs until October 2005. Booking all of her bands shows, creating flyers, mailing lists, a web site, and advertising to build her fan base, Melissa was constantly busy working on some aspect of her career. She sang publicly almost nightly, if it wasn't with her band, she was somewhere sitting in with another band.Included in the venues Melissa June frequently performed are Arnellias, Blue Fox, Brown Derby, Deans, Bunkers, Decoys, Dixies on Grand, Famous Dave's, Floyd's Bar, Legends, Minnesota Music Café, Narrows Saloon, Rockin' Lobster, The Breakaway, The Poodle Club, The Triangle, The Viking Bar, and Whiskey Junction,
as well as many others.Melissa has sang and performed with such artists as Bruce Henrys gospel group, Markiss and the Glorious Vagabonds, the Rebekka Fisher band, Barbara LeShoure, and Deevo, as well as many other top artists around the twin cities. She also sang background vocals for the group Conrtist on their album, Entrapment.After nearly 2 years Melissa decided not to book any more shows for the band. She wanted to focus on writing original material. In July of 2006, Melissa took a trip to reunite with Mauryce "Big Mo" Owens, who she met as an engineering student at Music Tech. Melissa was rejuvenated.
Surrounded by other creative artists, her energy was alive as ever. Melissa moved to Baltimore, MD in Oct 2006.
While living in Baltimore, Melissa continued to focus her creative energy on writing songs. She also sang background vocals on other artists albums such as Miserys Child and Corey Peterkin.She has gained knowledge and wisdom beyond her years and she's ready to take the world by storm. If you're ready for the next breathtaking vocalist and songwriter, make sure to keep checking back for updates on Melissa June.
