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My Pop Diary Sample

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:52:00 +0000

Well my reality show 'My Pop Diary' is officially airing in June and here's a little sample for you to check out. It's not the actual show it's just part of the mock up we did so you can get a feel for what it will be like and hopefully you'll want to watch when it comes on TV!

Rockstar Cover and EPK!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:55:00 +0000

Here is the Rockstar Album cover for Big Love music!
We were lucky to work with an amazing photographer Paolo Capelli who has done the cover of Italian Maxim so that was exciting! Hair and make-up was done by Anthony Hungerford and I had little black Swarovski crystals stuck on my eyes which was cool.
I actually tried to keep the crystals on all day so I could have them there for the Leftbank gig that night. I ended up wearing them to a wine tasting for the food and wine festival and looked extremely overdressed...haha!
I had to pull lots of angry faces for the shoot because it's like a mug shot haha so that was different. It's funny because we were posing like badass rockstars on the cover but the actual song the album is named after is really quite sweet.
After the shoot me and Anthony had a meeting and I did the final post production stuff and cover design in Photoshop.
So here is the final result!Also here is our EPK! Haha it was pretty silly and fun to make. We went to a huge creepy warehouse of mannequins to pick up Anthony's dates and I got to chill out at Hoochie Mama's hair studio. Check it out.

Hedge Maze!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:13:00 +0000

Here are some photos for another scene of the 'Your Kiss' music video. We went to Hedgend Maze and filmed me singing and running around haha.
When we were done filming we actually got lost for ages and couldn't find our way out of the maze! I also hid and jumped out from behind a hedge when Kenny was filming and gave him a fright haha. But in the end hopefully we got some cool shots!
If you want to get lost in the same maze go and visit www.hedgend.com.au

Shoes Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:25:00 +0000

This shoot was amazing I loved it! It was for a new shoe brand called Lama'an Couture and we shot in this massive, gorgeous house.
When I got to the shoot I was like WOAH cause the house was so spectacular. There were stepping stones leading to the door and huge pieces of artwork and interesting furniture everywhere. There was even a polar bear skin rug (though I was a little freaked out that the bear had been hunted I was assured that it hadn't been...)
Cute flat shoes were laid out everywhere and the stylist and hair and make-up artist did a new look for each pair I shot in. It was HEAPS of fun! Plus there was a delicious free sushi lunch for me...mmmm.
There was also a little dog called Lucky who lived at the house. He was so adorable and kept wanting to pose in the photos. He's actually in one of the shots looking straight at the camera and he seriously held that pose for ages...supermodel puppy haha!
I have a million photos from the shoot thanks to photographer Ted Tan so check them out (and check out the house in the background too!) Also if you like any of the shoes you can get them from www.lamaan.com.au

Baccini & Hill Bridesmaid shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:13:00 +0000

Here is a random photo from a shoot I did for Baccini & Hill bridesmaid dresses. It's a bit of a princess style shot I think.

Your Kiss Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:19:00 +0000

Listen to a little preview of the song 'Your Kiss' here. We're making a video for it at the moment. It's from the upcoming album we'll be releasing which has heaps of new tracks.
Let me know what you think!

We also have some different options for the single cover. Check them out and tell me which one you like best.

Lips Couch!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:07:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:13:00 +0000

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

Ask me anything!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:02:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:49:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:10:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:03:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:26:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:40:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:18:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:48:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:25:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:49:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:17:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:38:00 +0000

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

Boom Showcase

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:42:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:17:00 +0000

Finally here it is....BOOM!

Press!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:56:00 +0000

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