Mood and beauty will draw you into the music of Australian singer/songwriter Melanie George. Her fluid keyboard style and smooth honey voice held audiences captive at last year’s Brisbane Livid Festival and attracted audiences during supports with Ben Folds, Pete Murray, Alex Lloyd, The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, Ben Kweller and Ben Lee. 

Melanie has supported many others over the last couple of years between her Gold Coast home, Brisbane and Sydney, however, supporting Frank Bennett presented a more diverse opportunity for her, which she completed with aplomb, finishing with a duet with him on the classic "Somethin’ Stupid".

The daughter of a singer and a writer, Melanie's childhood was spent in Australia interspersed with travel to England, France and Greece which made a lasting impression on her. Singing, writing and performing from the age of 5, she studied classical piano for 12 years before venturing into more experimental territory. A passion for songwriting combined with the driving urge to perform, has led to the development of a promising solo career.

As a solo performer and with her band, Melanie George brings her piano and voice together to melt seamlessly and effortlessly into a pop-pourri of soulful ambience and contemporary jazz, blues and classical all to inspiring effect. Melanie’s debut EP ‘On My Way’ released early 2015, barely scratched the surface of her natural and considerable talent. 

Produced by Melanie and Leon Prescott at Brisbane’s Sunshine Studios, ‘On My Way’ proved to be a favourite with both fans and critics alike. “Quickfix”, from the EP, received national airplay on Triple J and many other radio stations stretching from Cairns to Hobart.

Now we have "Works In Progress" – the next EP from Melanie featuring six new songs that lead the way in a different direction. With the solo performances of "Out of The Blue", the driving groove of “Great Escape”, the understated soul of “Little Sister” and “Never Mine” and the hypnotic rock of “Shelter" and “All the Girl”, Melanie's potential as an artist and songwriter is becoming realized through the production of Glenn Marshall.

Melanie continues to find new audiences through her live shows on the east coast of Australia, and in London where her recent visits attracted a great deal of interest from fellow performers and punters alike. A second trip to the UK and Europe beckons Melanie to satisfy a strong desire to soak up the cities of the world and more importantly to perform to new audiences everywhere, as she says;

"It's all about taking them away for a while when they hear your music".