Melanie May, a 28 year old Ohio native, is a new fiery force in country music that walks between heaven and hell. She was fronting her own band at the age of 15, playing covers that ranged from AC/DC to Miranda Lambert, as well as her own originals; entertaining five to six nights a week while juggling 4H, High School, and two jobs. She sang anthems for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, and many other minor league baseball teams as well as First Energy Stadium events. Word spread quickly in the small town of Middlefield where she grew up, and she was soon opening for artists like The Marshall Tucker Band, mini KISS, and The Kentucky Headhunters. These experiences only fueled her fire to keep chasing her dreams. After begging her parents to move to Nashville they compromised by taking her to Tennessee nearly every month to get a “lay of the land” and make some connections.
Thanks to her amazing support system she signed with an artist promotion team and released her first single to country radio in 2009. This heartfelt, military love original, went top 40 on music row charts and won a songwriter’s competition through Strum Magazine where May was offered the chance to perform a USO Tour with Operation Troop Aid. Due to her storytelling lyrics, she was also given performances at the CMA Festival, the Country Radio Seminar, as well as numerous writer’s rounds and showcases.
The day after her 21st birthday she made the move to Nashville, TN. She began singing a few nights a week on the famous Broadway strip, meeting songwriters, producers, and musicians. It wasn’t but a few months later when she met her current producer Johnny Garcia; lead guitarist for Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks.
Melanie is currently working on her first album. As she says, "I want this album to truly reflect where I've been and what I've been doing the last few years on this amazing ride called life. My heart has been ripped out, my heart has been full; it's kept the beat through sad times and through joy. My heart is what wrote this album. Reckless, the album title, is set for release in Spring of 2019 and reflects Melanie's growth as a more seasoned songwriter and mature singer.
She is anything but old news.
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