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Lips Couch!

2010-03-10T20:07:00.001-08:00

Kenny from Vhp Records and I have finished a new song called 'Your Kiss' and we shot the first scene of the music video the other day!
I think this will be a really cool scene because we were able to shoot on a Salvador Dali style couch in the shape of big red lips!
Here are a couple of screen grabs from the raw footage.Thanks to Matt Blatt Showroom for letting us use the couch.
www.mattblatt.com.au

Left Bank Again!

2010-02-22T05:13:00.000-08:00

Anthony and I were back at Left Bank singing Big Love songs on Saturday. Here are some more photos.

Ask me anything!

2010-02-19T14:02:00.000-08:00

I set up an account with formspring so you can ask me any questions you want anonymously!
You can use the little box below or go to my page at www.formspring.me/MelanieJades

http://www.formspring.me/MelanieJades

Big Love Music Launch

2010-02-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

Big Love and I had our first gig at Left Bank on Saturday which was really fun!
I sang two sets with origionals from our upcoming album and a couple of covers.
The venue is gorgeous so it was cool to sing there.
Thanks to everyone who came down to support us. We'll be back next Saturday too!

Venus Mars Shoot

2010-01-30T05:10:00.001-08:00

Travis and I got some new photos done for our duo Venus Mars. This was a hilarious shoot! We had heaps of fun going nuts, jumping around, jamming on the guitar and even found a random mop and ironing board to put into our photos....why I'm still not sure...but it was fun!
Thanks so much to designer Becky Chua, hair dresser and make-up artist Anthony Hungerford and of course the talented photographer Srdjan Nikolic!
Check out a few of the photos!

Big Love live at Left Bank!

2010-01-28T16:03:00.001-08:00

Big Love and I are doing our first live gig at Left Bank on Southbank on Saturday the 13th of February.
I'll be singing songs from the forthcoming album 'Rockstar'.
Free entry and there are yummy cocktails there!
Hope to see you all on the dance floor Saturday the 13th from 8pm...

http://www.leftbankmelbourne.com.au

Student of the Year!

2009-12-14T14:26:00.000-08:00

YAY! At the Jaanz School of Singing's end of year concerts I got the student of the year award! I never win trophies...so I was pretty excited to get one with a microphone on it!
When they called my name I almost thought it was going to be one of those moments where someone starts walking up only to realise it wasn't actually them and they just heard it wrong haha. So I kind of looked around to make sure the real person wasn't going up...but it was me. Yay!
You might be thinking...um calm down it's just a singing school award haha but I was pretty excited! The closest thing I've got to a trophy before this was a big fat book on Gondwanaland that I received when I won some school Biology prize... haha. Or this trophy with a horse on it that I bought myself on a school camp when I was like 10...

Venus and Mars

2009-11-27T17:40:00.000-08:00

I've joined a duo with the talented Travis King which we call Venus and Mars!
Check out www.myspace.com/venusmars to hear some of our stuff.
Also here are some photos from our first promo shoot!Check out tarastaraporvala.com for more of the photographer's work!

Another Big Love Shoot

2009-11-27T17:18:00.001-08:00

We're gonna be making out EPK soon so wanted lots of cool shots!
I got to wear some really cool clothes that the stylist brought me including a gorgeous black vintage dress.
Here are some more from photographer Taras Tarporvala.
Thanks also to assistant James and stylist Sher!

Tickle My Arts Festival

2009-11-22T16:22:00.000-08:00

I was asked to sing at the Tickle My Arts Show which was part of the Big West Festival a couple of nights ago.
I was happy because I got to sing more souly/bluesy stuff which I LOVE.
I did some origional songs I had written and recorded when I was younger before I started officially working with any producer as I used to write a lot in that style. I also did some covers of classic songs by Nina Simone etc.
Here is a little clip of me singing a version of Orange Moon by Erkyah Badu.

My Pop Diary Photos

2009-11-16T03:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from a shoot I did for the new TV show that I'm filming with Vhp Records called 'My Pop Diary'.
This show should be really cool because it combines the medias of television and music and will hopefully show people a little more about what I do.
The show will follow the making of the Good Girls music video, recording, shoots and other stuff we do at Vhp.
I was actually doing some interviews and filming in the studio for the show yesterday!
I'll tell you more about that later... For now here are a few photos from the opening sequence of the show!

Ice Bar Photos

2009-11-14T15:25:00.000-08:00

Here are the photos from the Big Love shoot at Chill on Ice Lounge!The entire bar was made of ice including the cups!Anthony is sitting on the ice throne! haha it was cold.This was the most freezing part of the bar because the aircon was blowing right on this spot. -10 plus wind chill factor...I couldn't feel my hands!

Behind the Scenes at Chill On

2009-11-06T16:02:00.000-08:00

Well this shoot was COLD but fun. It was at Chill On Ice Lounge which is kept at negative 10 degrees celcius and is full of beautiful ice sculptures. Everything is ice; the walls, the furniture, the bar and even the glasses you drink out of.
The shoot was of Anthony James from Big Love and myself for some publicity shots. We wanted something different to the usual band shots people take like standing next a wall or something boring haha so we chose the ice lounge!
You are supposed to wear big jackets and gloves in there but we wore normal clothes for the shoot so we were a bit chilly... My fingers felt like they were going to fall off!
The photographers were awesome! They made sure each shoot was quick and easy and got all the right shots so that we didn't get frostbite haha. Massive shout out to Taras Taraporvala (photographer) and James Thomas (assistant) for the shoot! Also to Chill On for letting us shoot there and Sher for getting me awesome clothes to wear. (Loved that leather skirt!)
Here is a little behind the scenes video. The song on it is a sneak preview demo version of our song Candyland. It's my favourite track and Anthony's least favourite of all our songs haha so see what you think.

P.S I licked the furniture.

Intimates Shop Window

2009-10-16T01:49:00.000-07:00

Haha this job was hilarious. Another model and I had to stand in the shop window of the new Intimates store like mannequins. We got to wear beautiful lingerie and pink fluffy robes! We were there for a couple of hours but it wasn't boring at all because we would freeze for a while and then suddenly move or wink at people. Watching them all freak out because we were real people did not get old...haha!

Challenge Fundraiser

2009-10-11T16:17:00.000-07:00

Last night I sang at a fundraiser for the charity 'Challenge'. It was held at a beautiful winery and was lots of fun!
I sang a few jazz/blues songs (YAY I love singing that style) and also some songs for Bob Messenger, a cancer survivor who has now written an album.
It was a really great atmosphere and I was happy to sing for such a good cause.

Fashion Trend Magazine

2009-10-10T00:38:00.000-07:00

Yay I saw myself in Fashion Trend Magazine today! Weird! It was a photo from fashion week. I'm bottom left.

Boom Showcase

2009-09-30T22:42:00.000-07:00

Here is a video and some photos of some of my songs in the Boom Launch and Showcase.
Of course there was drama (as usual) with the assistant make-up artist being sick and dancers pulling out last minute but we got it together in the end. My beautiful make-up artist Lysha ended up dancing for us! She's a multi talented girl that one! You can also see Tracey and Lauren in the video who will both be in the 'Wild' clip that's coming up. A body painter came and decorated the girls for the show too. We'll be seeing more of her work in the next clip...but I can't say too much just yet. ;)
I spent a day designing and sewing a dress to wear which could rip off during the show so that was fun too!Thanks to everyone who came down to support us!

BOOM!

2009-09-29T04:17:00.001-07:00

Finally here it is....BOOM!

Press!

2009-09-21T01:56:00.000-07:00

Yay we scored front page of the local paper! Check it out.

Sleep Couture Shoot

2009-09-15T17:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from a shoot I did for Sleep Couture. I love this pajama brand! I have a few of the pieces at home and they're so gorgeous and so comfy! Love them!
Check out http://sleepcouture.com if you like them too!

High Fashion High Tea

2009-09-10T15:48:00.000-07:00

Yay! Fashion week! Sooo much fun.
I wish I could show you a video of what it's like behind the scenes...but I can't because that would involve a lot of nudity haha.
Everything is crazy hectic! Clothes flying everywhere, people running around. It's pretty much organised chaos. Before hand all the outfits and shoes are set out and you have dressers assigned to help you with the quick changes, but when it comes down to it, the changes are REALLY fast so once you're off the catwalk people pretty much rip your clothes off, put new ones on, shove shoes on your feet then before you know it it's time to get out there again haha.
My favourite parade this fashion week was High Fashion High Tea. There were a lot of different designers involved and all the clothes and shoes were gorgeous.
When I got there, I realised my make-up artist was Lysha who did the make-up for two of my music videos, 'We're Ok' and 'Boom'! Small world!
My first outfit was Gwendoynne who made beautiful long cream beaded dresses with matching headpieces. There were so many hook and eye buttons up the back, it was lucky this outfit was first because they took a while to do up. The shoes were all beaded so they didn't really stay on my feet properly during the parade but lucky the dresses were long so hopefully noone noticed my shoe was fully sideways for most of the first parade...haha.
Next I wore a Cyan Reign outfit. This designer is amazing! I had these hot leather pants with zips all up the sides and a floaty top with a cute belt. We all wore lace eye masks too which looked awesome. The pants were hard to get one as they were so tight and you couldn't undo the zips but it was worth it! I love those pants!
Next up was Subfrusco. Another gorgeous outfit. I had high waisted shorts with a top that was split all down the sides. The designers were backstage and they helped me get the outfit looking perfect so that was cool. They were really nice.
Then there was Saint Augustine Academy and I wore a dress which I kept putting on backwards/upside down/wrong in every way but luckily we got it right for when I went on haha.
Oooh one of my favourites was Nicola Finetti! This dress was amazing! I loved how it came out at the bottom and was covered in what I think look kind of like mermaid scales! So pretty! Shoes for this outfit were Vivienne Westwood for Melissa.

Last but not least was IM lingerie. We wore these crazy feather headpieces which looked so good! If I had one I would totally wear it around the house... haha. But we had to be carefull walking through the curtains from backstage because if you hit them then they'd fall off as you were walking onto the catwalk! We also had these cute fluffy heels which were perfect.We did two parades in the same day so by the end of it we were worn out! But it was so much fun! Can't wait 'til the next fashion week!

Boom Video Launch

2009-08-25T19:59:00.001-07:00

Finally! We are having our launch of the music video BOOM combined with a live gig! It's on the 26th September and we'll have dancers, an awesome stage set up, local bands, merchandise, a fashion parade and of course the first ever viewing of the 'Boom' music video!
The video features, my dancers, me as a blonde and heaps more so it's really fun. We are doing the show in a theater too so hopefully it'll be really good.
I'll be singing 'Boom' and two new songs, including the song that our next video will be for. It's called 'Wild' and we have big plans for it! hehe.
Tickets are $15 and are pre-sale only, but everyone who buys tickets will get a free copy of the 'Boom' DVD featuring the music video, behind the scenes footage, interviews and bloopers.
We'll also have some random door prizes on the night!

So I officially invite you all to come! Click here to get tix.

http://vhprecords.com/vhprecords/?q=node/59

See you there! Can't wait.

Sleep Couture Runway

2009-08-23T05:11:00.000-07:00

This runway was SO much fun! I usually like the clothes I get to wear but these pajamas were really gorgeous! They're so comfortable too. I love love love them.
I bought a pair as soon as I could haha. My favourite pieces are the long sleeved crop top hoodie and the teddy bear pants.Anyway, I arrived at hair and make-up and there was so much good food there...mmm. Hair and make-up was done by the cutest couple Cat and Kevin who own their own salon called Karsa hair salon. (www.karsahairsalon.com)
They are both very talented and we all had beautiful eye make-up with feathers attached to the lashes. Our hair took teasing to a whole new level...mine looked like a pile of fairyfloss on top my head. Was crazy! Not fun to try and untangle in the shower though...We did a full run through then had to hide at the back because the guests started to arrive. It was a slumber party themed night so there were lots of cool decorations and a giant bunny rabbit you could get photos with. We jumped into a photo with the bunny which was fun!We got an extra layer of hair spray, a bit more shimmer and were all covered in some shiny Vaseline then we were ready to go!
The show was a great success, the crowd genuinely seemed to love the clothes. I've never had so many people come up and ask me about the brand than with Pajama Couture, I really think it'll be a hit! This was actually the pre-launch runway so a little sneak preview.Here are some photos or check out http://sleepcouture.com for more!

Graduation

2009-08-23T04:41:00.001-07:00

Well I've officially graduated from a Bachelor of Arts and the University of Melbourne! I actually finished last year but was in Brazil so missed the ceremony. I majored in Anthropology which was really interesting.
Even though I looove singing I'll definitely miss studying and uni life.

One More Second

2009-08-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

A new track from Big Love and myself is up for sale on Amazon, Itunes and Rhapsody!
It's called 'One More Second' and is a really cool dance track, it has beautiful violas in it and even a bit of French...haha.
Check it out! There are links to our tracks up on www.myspace.com/biglovemusic too.

At the moment we are rehearsing our set for live gigs so hopefully I'll see some of you down there once we get started. I'll keep you updated!