Melia
Profile
Melia
- Instrument
- Electric Guitar
- Genre
- Rock
- Strings
- GBL, GBM, GBH Guitar Boomers
Melia is a singer, songwriter and lead guitarist from Rochester, NY. Melia has become known as one of the top female indie rock artists on the music scene today. The winner of 3 awards, including "Best Female Rock Artist", as well as "Best Rock Song" and “Song of the Year” (“Just A Bride”) at the 2012 Indie Music Channel Awards held at the House of blues in Hollywood, again in 2013 “Best Female Rock Artist” and once again in 2016 for "Best Rock Song" for "Charge Like A Bull" and "Best Female Rock Artist". Melia’s EP “Soundproof Walls" has received rave reviews. Her follow up EP "Skeletal Remains" was released in December of 2015. "Skeletal Remains" was recorded in NYC at The Magic Shop and was engineered and produced by 8 time Grammy winning Kevin Killen (David Bowie-Blackstar,Peter Gabriel).
She is playing with some excellent backing musicians for her live shows. The music is a guitar-driven alternative rock style with message-laden lyrics that come from her personal experiences or of those close to her.
Melia is touring regionally and she has played with The Offspring, Eve 6, Gaslight Anthem, Our Lady Peace, Walk The Moon, Oberhofer, The Tea Party, Thousand Foot Krutch, Love and Death, Big Wreck, Steve Vai, Twenty One Pilots, New Politics, Fuel, Sick Puppies, Black Star Riders, Asia, Chevelle, Lacuna Coil, The Misfits, Buckcherry, Otep, Drowning Pool, Saliva, Lita Ford, Adam Gontier, Daughtry and Halestorm.