retro layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotCommentsSo, welcome to my little page on myspace. I'm Melissa, a 24-year-old singer/songwriter and a native of Muscle Shoals Alabama (the once recording capital of the world). Instead of telling you that I grew up on stage and just knew it was where I belonged, I'm gonna be real here. Yes I started singing very young and yes I grew up in a musical family, but there's so much more to me. Music is my passion and will one day be my profession, but right now, I'm still growing as a songwriter and finding myself as an artist. As a girl who grew up on country music, I still don't fit in there and that's okay with me. As a girl from Muscle Shoals, there's that certain Muscle Shoals Soul that creeps into your soul and becomes a presence in your music. That's where I want to continue. Just like my personality, my music is often very diverse but Always very personal. I'm a bit of a strong-willed woman and that comes across in my music (listen: "Woman Scorned"), but I'm also a hopeless romantic (listen: Come To Me"), who's learning life isn't always pretty (listen: "Lot of Good"). I've been blessed greatly in life and I've had much taken from me. My life is not and never will be golden, but it is mine and I love it, imperfections and all.
I tend to overanalyze, hate to disappoint, and somteimes take things personally at first, but I'm working on this. I love to laugh until I cry, I'm fiercely loyal to my friends and family, and I am definitely a fiesty Southern woman. I'm a little quirky, but not crazy. I like pretty things and I like to look good when I go out. A little high-maintance, yes, but I pretty much take care of myself. I love being around creative, passionate, spontaneous people because this is the part of myself I want to see more of, and after the death of my father, my life became so dark that I lost much of myself. So now I am rebuilding and doing better than ever. I have my days and I have my doubts, but I have a wonderful family, awesome friends, and some kick-ass co-writers like Gary Nichols, Billy Lawson, Dave Issacs, Dale Drinkard Jr., and Johnny Holland, who always pull me through, personally and professionally.
Over the past several years, I've had the pleasure of performing at the Big Spring Jam, Muscle Shoals City Fest , W.C. Handy Festival, and Helen Keller Festival. The accomplishment I'm most proud of, though, was our USO Mediteranean Tour overseas for U.S. troops and their families. We did 19 shows in 21 days in 6 different countries. More than anything, it was humbling and rewarding to be able to give back the only was we know how--through song and entertainment.((All the songs currently on my page are originals, written with my dad, David Daniel. My dad has Always been and will Always be my greatest hero. He was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2006, and sadly passed away this January (2007). He was 53. My life, and my family's lives will never be the same, and neither will my music. He is a large driving force behind what I do, now and forever, and his determination is carried on now, in me.))I hope that you find my music to leave an impression of some kind, whether it's something you directly relate to, or reminds you of someone, or just brings you a few minutes of enjoyment. If I've done that, then I've done my job as a musician. So Listen On and Enjoy, and always be sure to dig into life. Experience is what makes it beautiful!
~Melissa
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