MELIA

Female

Rochester, NY

United States

Profile Information:

I am an:
Indie Artist
Artist's or Band's Name
MELIA
City & State
Rochester, NY
Country
USA
Music Genre(s):
Alternative Rock
Bio:
Melia has become known as one of the top female indie rock artists on the music scene today. This musical prodigy is considered one of the top female lead guitarists of this generation, being compared to the likes of Joan Jett, Bonnie Raitt and other female guitar legends. 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 and 2013 "Best Female Rock Artist" held at House of Blues in Hollywood, Melia's EP, "Soundproof Walls" is receiving rave reviews.

Melia began her music career as a guitarist at the age of 16. She had been trying to get her parents to let her take guitar lessons after going to her first Green Day show during it’s “American Idiot “ tour two years earlier. They made her wait two years before taking up lessons, which she feels propelled her motivation. She excelled at guitar very quickly, practicing 6-8 hours a day and within eight months of taking up the instrument had formed her first band with a couple of high school friends. Although she had always written poems and lyrics, while with her first band she also began writing her own music and lyrics and started playing some of that original music at shows.

After graduation she became serious about pursuing her musical career. During that summer after graduation she had the experience of a lifetime when she attended another Green Day concert and was chosen by lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, to play guitar for the song “Jesus of Suburbia”.

She is still splitting her practice each day between guitar and vocals, in addition to becoming a guitar teacher at the school where she began her lessons. 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.

She just completed working on her new EP "Skeletal Remains" with Grammy winning engineer/producer/mixer Kevin Killen (Peter Gabriel, Shakira). It was recorded in NYC at The Magic Shop and was released in December 2015.

Melia 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, Lacuna Coil, Asia, Theory of A Deadman, The Misfits, Buckcherry and Halestorm.

BOOKING INFO:
melia@meliarocks.com

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  • DragonRock

    Melia, I cant get enough of Just a Bride.  Itunes purchased of course.

    May 13, 2012

  • Greg Caldwell

    Hi Melia!  Thanks so much for your kind comments!!  Congratulations are in order to you for all of your awards!  Your music is awesome!  I want to wish you continued success in all of your endeavors!

    Greg

    May 15, 2012

  • Death Saddle Syndicate

    Hey Melia (and band, and family!), how are you?  Just wanted to check in and say hello.  It was great to meet you all at the awards and we look forward to sharing a stage with you guys again (hopefully in the NEAR future!)

    -Mike, EightFold

    May 16, 2012

  • Magda Kaminski

    Thank you soooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all the best to you as well!!!

    May 23, 2012

  • DragonRock

    dropping by to show some LOvE!

    May 27, 2012

  • Waking Ugly

    Hey Melia!

    Thanks for getting in touch - was so great to meet you and your band in LA too! You are such a rockin' chick, we wish you all the best and love your music. We will definitely stay in touch and will catch up again in the US one day soon hopefully (or you could come here if you feel like sitting on a plane for about 15 hours, haha!). Darren wants to know if that's you playing the lead breaks in your songs? (I think he's a bit in love, lol) 

    Take care, Lydia (Waking Ugly)

    May 30, 2012

  • Lanny Priester

    Thank you so much for the comment.

    Jun 1, 2012

  • SharBaby Newport

    Hey Melia!!!

    Thank you for your compliment on my Website!!!!!  Also thanks for getting in touch!!!!!  Great to hear from you!!!!  We all should keep in touch!!!!!  Have a Great Day!!!!

    Peace & Happiness

    SharBaby

    Jun 1, 2012

  • SharBaby Newport

    Melia!!!!  I love your new video "SoundProof Walls!!!!"     You are a Great Guitarist and vocalist!!!!!  Keep up the Great Work!!!!!

    Peace & Happiness

    SharBaby

    Jun 5, 2012

  • DragonRock

    getting my fix again!!!!!!!!!

    Jun 12, 2012

  • TRANSONIQ JOHNNY

    Tanx for reelz luuvie! Great axe ur holdin even tho i am an electronica artist. I <3 guitars. Congratz on ur IMC award! My track "Channeling" still in Top 20 on the IMC home page. Cheers&AyeAyeAye from the Desert! Mwah! TJ

    Jun 12, 2012

  • Maria Wade

    WOW MELIA!  Rock on Girl.  Can't wait until I get to see you live!

    Jun 13, 2012

  • Maria Wade

    WOW MELIA!  Rock on Girl.  Can't wait until I get to see you live!

    Jun 13, 2012

  • Sue Moy

    you are doing great.im glad i got to know you threw your grandmother.sue

    Jun 14, 2012

  • Leshon sidcar Jones

    Thank u so much melia :)  ......will do

    xoxo

    Jun 15, 2012

  • Paul Hieser

    Keep rockin' the world, Melia!

    Jun 18, 2012

  • DEXTER LEE DAVIS

    THANK U SOO MUCH!! AND THE SAME FOR YOU, GOD BLESS.

    Jun 19, 2012

  • Ronnie Lickers

    Thanks for the add and i just found out i will be playing the Indie Music Channel show at Water Street Music Hall July 5th - 8th . I hope i can catch your set !

    Jun 19, 2012

  • Days of Season

    Thanks Melia, We really hope to have a chance to open for you,

    then will be Gold!

    Jun 22, 2012

  • Phil Salamone

    Thank you Melia ! We can not wait to meet you and all the others as well as experiencing everyones music ! We do not know what day or time we will be performing and i only hope we have the chance to see it all !! 

    Love !

    WBTFBI 

    Phil, Brian , Joey

    Jun 22, 2012

  • Theory of Noise

    likewise! this is going to be a lot of fun. keep on rockin

    Chris P

    Theory of Noise

    Jun 22, 2012

  • Anya Skidan

    Thanks Melia, likewise!

    Anya

    anyaskidan.com

    Jun 22, 2012

  • Arielle Paul

    Thanks Melia!! Love your songs too! Happy to be friends :-) xx

    Jun 23, 2012

  • dalton swain

    Hey Melia i have not been on in a bit. Just wanted to stop in and show my support.  BTW i just checked out your new video Soundproof Walls.  Its absolutely top notch all around.  Congrats.

    Jun 24, 2012

  • Whiskey Bent

    Thanks Melia! We are looking forward to the trip and getting to see you as well. Say hello if you get the chance. You can give us the break down of your home town ;-).. Cheers! Peter

    Jun 25, 2012

  • Joy Villa

    YAY!!! Me too! I haunt seen you since we met at the Indie Awards in LA..im sooo excited! We're ZGONNA ROCK NYC!!

    Jun 26, 2012

  • Minds Open Wide

    Thank you very much! Seems great. :)

    Jun 29, 2012

  • DragonRock

    I will be at your BIG show in Rochester!!!!! 

    Jul 1, 2012

  • Afi Makalani

    Thanks for checking out my page and showing love. Congrats on your Indie award and continued success. So good to see a female rocking out and playing her own guitar. Rare these days. Good look to go with it. Your ceiling is limitless.

     

    Jul 1, 2012

  • TheOmniBand

    your guitar playing melted our faces ;) and we love your whole family ;) 

    Jul 8, 2012

  • JJ Lang

    You soooo rocked it Sat night! Looking forward to seeing you become a star!

    Jul 8, 2012

  • DEXTER LEE DAVIS

    THANK U GOD BLESS.

    Jul 9, 2012

  • Chelsea Jenkins

    Thanks Melia. It was nice to finally get to see you perform. You were great :) 

    Jul 9, 2012

  • Keira Elise Moran

    Hi Melia!

    Thank you so much for welcoming me to your hometown. It was great meeting your parents and your brother and your friends and even your grandparents! Rochester was so awesome; you guys made me, my familly, and my band feel so at home.  We loved House of Guitars (my drummer bought a new drumset!), and seeing you in action at Water Street was AMAZING.  Thanks for being such an inspiration and paving the path for the rest of us.

    You Rock!! Can't wait until our paths cross again.

    ~Keira

    Jul 9, 2012

  • Ronnie Lickers

    Yes , Yes we did ! i had a blast , best of luck to you !

     

    Jul 10, 2012

  • Keira Elise Moran

    Thanks for the comment Melia! Sorry, i'm soooo late getting back to people. jsyk my band and I have been rockin out to "Stay" all week. Also, did you know the "Melia" is a hotel in Cuba? fun fact. 

    ~Keira

    Aug 16, 2012

  • MELIA

    Thanks for all the wonderful comments!!! It's truly an honor to be accepted the way I have been on this amazing site! Keep making MUSIC and always be original!!!!
    xoxoxo Melia

    Aug 17, 2012

  • Michael Patteen

    I really like it here.  Thanks for playing your heart!

    Aug 18, 2012

  • Chuck Howard

    Melia, thanks for connecting and all the best !! "Do what you do and do it well"

    Aug 19, 2012

  • Chelsea Jenkins

    absolutely, let me know if you ever come up to Ohio :) we'll work something out

    Aug 20, 2012

  • country moss

    great tracks on your player !!

    Aug 20, 2012

  • Dianne Meinke

    Hey Melia, right back at you;))) awesome music...!!! Dianne♥

    Aug 24, 2012

  • K'SANDRA

    keep up the great work my friend Melia.

    Sep 10, 2012

  • Jamie Alimorad

    Hey Melia!  Just wanted to say hi and that I really dig your music.  Good rock sound.  Are you a fan of Halestorm by any chance?

    Sep 10, 2012

  • Jamie Alimorad

    Do you ever come down towards New York City?  We should do a show together!

    Sep 10, 2012

  • MELIA

    I've had a lot of fans message me and complaining about the voting on the weekly top 10! They are saying that they can only vote THREE times when they vote for me. This has been happening for the last week. Just wondering if this is a new format or change in the voting?
    Is anyone else having this problem?

    Nov 27, 2012

  • MELIA

    Hey guys thanks for all the support. IMC has informed me that the overloading of voters has been the issue with the limited voting on my song Just A Bride for the Radio Cafe Top 10 Countdown. I guess this is happening for everyone. Please don't let this stop your very much needed votes! We have been in the Top Ten for 10 Months straight and at #1 for Five weeks in a row! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
    xoxoxo Melia

    Dec 7, 2012

  • Annabella Wood

    Great stuff, Melia. You go, girl!

    Mar 10, 2013

  • MELIA

    Thanks to everyone at IMC and to Christopher to showcase my music.  i am very proud to say that my 2012 Song of the Year "JUST A BRIDE" was in the Top 10 Countdown for an entire year!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks to EVERYONE!!!!   XOXOXO MELIA

    Mar 12, 2013

  • Rich Nakatsu

    You WROCKED me with Just a Bride!  Wow! Sonic Candy my friend!   \m/

    Mar 22, 2013