Music
Press
"Original music mixed with fun and energy is a rare find, but one can find it on the Significant Digits album. It made me feel as if I was on a tour of Texas music, past, present, and future. I would suggest it to anyone who isn't afraid to venture out of their own musical boundaries." - Rank and Revue Red River Magazine, Misty Sweet
"The Songsalive! Showcase tonight, as always, was a great night. It’s so fun to discover new talent, hear great music, and relax. Melissa is a great hostess."
- www.thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com
"You have a unique style and tonal quality to your voice. I wanted to write you to wish you continued success and best of luck in the future!" Lisa Slowik, Artist Management & Concert Promotion; Brotherly Love Entertainment
- Brotherly Love Entertainment
Powerful solo performance by a powerful female solo star.
Melissa nails her passion in this beautiful and strong recording of her solo work. The songs are written well and have a knack for sticking in my head! I am certain there is much more to come from this little fire ball.....
- Christine Young
"Melissa Mullins offers neo-folk in a rock vein...her thoughtful, sometimes plaintive style is sweetly underscored by tough songwriting that embraces her boundless world..." - Austin Chronicle
"You've got something unique. Your lyrics are real and heartfelt, and your music comes from the heart. I wish you all the best." - Sarah Bettens - www.sarahbettens.com
"Melissa shares her soulful lyrics and simplistic acoustic sound with unbridled guts. The raw and lonely sound is a fantastic effort for a first release. Definitely an artist to watch grow."
Hit Picks: "My Field"
- GoGirlsMusic, Annette Warner
Melissa has always given at least 200% at every show. She has the heart of a singer-songrwriter and the soul of a Rocker. Each time we see her, it shows that she’s a performer par excellence. Now she’s got a band that we need to see!
- www.thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com
"This is very innovative stuff. It's very interesting and there has got to be a place for this somewhere. Keep playing and innovating - there will be a place for this music."
- Four Corners Folk Festival - submission reply
"I recently saw Melissa Mullins perform in a Songsalive! showcase at New York City's legendary Bitter End. If the Big Apple ever has a shortage of electricity in the future, we should import Melissa from Austin to light up our lives.
Don't be fooled by her height; Melissa is a tower of talent."
www.lemboentertainment.com
- Jerry Lembo Entertainment Group
Discography
1. Significant Digits - Bird (ex-rock band cd, released Oct. 2003) available at cdbaby.com/significantdigits, and select record stores and live shows.
2. Melissa Mullins - Solo-Style (released Aug. 2004) available at select record stores, shows, and at www.cdbaby.com/melissamullins
3. Two songs from Sig.Dig. are featured on a BMX video titled, “Fear 2, Colorado BMX”—DVD’s are available at www.manmademedia.net
4. Sunshine music video can be viewed on ME TV! (Austin) and on www.melissamullins.com
5. Music Master music video, a track from the Solo~Style album, is viewable at www.melissamullins.com as well as in the video section of this EPK. It is currently airing on ME TV (Austin), Mania TV (Denver), RealGarageBands.com, Garbage TV (Austin), and Absolute Indie (NY). All music video direction, production, and compositing done by www.manmademedia.net
6. Solo-Style Demo 2005: a three song acoustic preview (recorded by www.jimmygeorgearts.com)
7. Melissa On The Rocks - Wiser Cause: listen online in the audio section of this epk, preview two tracks from this upcoming full-length release
Record co-produced by Gilli Moon at Warrior Girl Music; due out in summer 2008
Merchandise available at shows - come out and be social.
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Bio
The sweetest gifts oftentimes arrive through great challenges and changes.
Melissa (formerly Mullins) and Matthew DeOrazio met in Austin in 2005 at a Songsalive! music showcase that Melissa was hosting and organizing.
Melissa lived in Austin since ’95, and was active in the music community, performing as well as organizing music showcases such as Writers Who Rock, Songsalive!, and GoGirlsMusic Fests. Melissa was a solo performer at the time, although she had experience with previous band incarnations.
Matthew, a proficient and prolific musician, had been performing since his teens, and was based in New Orleans. He was in flux, still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Through a series of shifts, tides, and turns post-Katrina, Matthew ended up moving to Austin, reluctant to leave home, but looking toward the future.
Soon after, the two began collaborating musically and began to forge a great sound and friendship. After spending a great deal of time recording and touring together as band mates, the two found a bond much deeper than ever anticipated. Marriage and a move back to New Orleans turned a new leaf for the couple on many levels.
They perform together as ‘Melissa On The Rocks’, with Melissa on vocal and guitar and Matthew on drums and guitar.
‘Wiser Cause’ is the title of their upcoming full-length release, scheduled for summer 2008. Elements of classic rock and punk are threaded into the original songwriting, filling the space with sound, while giving the songs enough space to move and groove. The record was recorded and engineered in Austin by Matthew. Mixing and production by Gilli Moon and Matt Thorne in Burbank, California.
Highlights/Affiliates:
*'Three Strikes', track from upcoming album release, featured on BandPromote.com compilation
*'Anesthesia', track from upcoming album release, featured on Females On Fire compilation and Texas Independent Musicians compilation
*National Marketing Director for Songsalive! (2007)
*Austin & Denver Chapter Coordinator for Songsalive! www.songsalive.org (2005-07)
*Founder and Coordinator of 'Writers Who Rock', a songwriter showcase in Austin, TX (2004-07)
*Elite Member of GoGirlsMusic.com
*Elite Member of Songsalive!
*Featured Artist on Sonicbids.com twice in 2006
Festivals:
*Sept 2007 - performer at Dewey Beach Music Conf.
*Aug 2007 - Registration and Volunteer Coordinator and performer for the L.A. Women's Music Festival
*June 2007 - Performer and Panelist at the South Park Music Tour (CO)
*February 2006-2007 - Volunteer/Performer for GoGirlsMusic.com at Folk Alliance Conference
*March 2006-2007 - Volunteer/Performer for GoGirlsMusic.com at SXSW
*2005-2006 - GoGirls Music Fest, Austin Coordinator/Promoter/Performer
*August 2005 - Gogirls Battle of the Bands, hostess
*July 2005 — Dreamtime Festival (CO)
*March 2005 - Invasion of the GoGirls SXSW showcase
*July 2004 — Diversafest, (OK)
*May 2004 — Ladyfest Texas, Austin, TX
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