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Mellani has been singing all her life. From home to church to school she was involved in and surrounded by singing and playing music. Her main instrument is her voice, piano and ukulele. She grew up in California, where she developed her love for the ocean, sun and sand, which is reflected in many of her songs. Mellani moved to Germany as a young adult for adventure and to see the world, so it wasn’t until college that she started writing songs. She soon began to seek out musicians to back her up in a variety of settings. She played keyboard and sang covers at student and community events with “The Administration Blues Band” at the international college she worked at in Heidelberg, Germany. Living in Europe exposed Mellani to a variety of world-musical styles which she incorporates into her songs. She relocated to Denver, Colorado and continus to write and perform at various songwriter sessions. She has played with “Live Wire” a working blues band that included some of her original songs in their sets. Eventually the drive to focus on original music that incorporated all of the musical influences she loves, classic vocal jazz, rock, blues, and Latin and reggae/island beats – led her to form her own band, Dazed, comprised of musicians that come from backgrounds of jazz, folk and rock - now on a long hiatus. Troubles in life upset the flow for a while, but now she is back with a renewed strength of courage and new songs to inspire and bring a celebration of life to others.