Ian Melrose | ru

Ian Melrose was born in Middlesbrough, England. As a youth he moved back to Ayr in Scotland with his Scottish parents and younger brother. Ian’s father was a member of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, so traditional music was always there somewhere. His early influences were the famous figures from the “British school” of guitar-playing i.e. Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and John Martyn. Moving to Berlin in 1981, he has made a name for himself on the German acoustic scene initially with the trio Twilight, which won the 1985 Edinburgh Folk Festival folk group competition and subsequently recorded an...

============================================================================================ Melissa Rosenberg is a singer/songwriter based in Chicago, Il. Mel got started in the music industry in 2013 when she was featured on Ordinary World, a Duran Duran cover by Mechina. Since then, Mel has been featured on several tracks for Mechina, released her first EP Hypnotized, as well as her first single Wasted On You. The singer/songwriter also plays guitar, piano, and ukelele. Inspiration for her songs comes from everyday life and the lessons she has learned along the way. The main music influence that really drives Mel to live out her dreams is Hayley Williams, lead singer...

Frank Melrose (November 26, 1907 – September 1, 1941) was an American jazz and blues pianist, who recorded as Kansas City Frank Melrose. Franklyn Taft Melrose was born in Sumner, Illinois, the younger brother of Walter and Lester Melrose who set up the Melrose Brothers Music Company in Chicago in 1918, and went on to become leading figures in the Chicago blues and jazz scene of the 1920s and 1930s. Frank’s first instrument was the violin, but he later took up the piano. He was strongly influenced by his brothers’ business partner, Jelly Roll Morton, and in 1924 he left...