SEEKING
Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
Hello!
My name is Melina and I'm a solo singer-songwriter creating alternative folk melodies paired with vulnerable storytelling and community-oriented performances.
I've been playing music since I was a child, specifically singing and playing guitar for live audiences over the last three years.
- Screen name:
- melinasterling
- Member since:
- Jan 02 2025
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Laura Marling, Joze Gonzalez, Radiohead, Interpol, Chelsea Wolfe, Ella Fitzgerlad, Finnigan Tui, Carseat Headrest, Mumford and Sons, Good Morning, The Beatles, Nick Drake, America, George Martin, Chet Atkins, Hans Zimmer, Paper Kites, Gregory Alan Isakov, Damien Rice, Fog Lake, Bombay Bicycle Club, Shakira, Liz Cooper, Crumb, Eloise, Joy Division, Mac Demarco, Ben Howard, Jessica Pratt, Cat Clyde, The Marias, AURORA, Shaky Graves, Jacob Collier, Still Woozy, JW Francis, Tame Impala, Led Zeppelin, RUBII, Nick Mulvey, Khruangbin, . - .. - … . - . ., Phantogram, The Cure, Courtney Barnett, The Cure, Liana Flores, Alanis Morisette, The Cranberries, The Temper Trap, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, Her’s, and MORE
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Alto:
- Moderate
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Other Percussion:
- Intermediate
- Ukulele:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Beginner
- Piano:
- Beginner
- Background Singer:
- Beginner
- Mandolin:
- Beginner
- Electronic Music:
- Beginner
- Clarinet:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocal Processor, Loop pedal
