Melody: Sweet Sounds

 

By William Kwok LOS ANGELES, California -- In any music genre, the debut disc serves as a litmus test between a one-hit wonder and the artist with potential. Enter Melody, an adult contemporary artist whose impressive CD, Today Is Someday, is a love manifesto that offers familiar songs and heartfelt lyrics.	Melody's debut disc is creating a stir among adult contemporary music enthusiasts. Her project, "Today Is Someday," is available online at melodydreams.com and amazon.com.
Q: You've come such a long way from your original roots. Looking back, what was your driving inspiration to get you to where you are now? A: The Truth. That's my bottom line word. And truth is within, you know. I grew up in extreme poverty. I suffered, you know, abuse and there were many harsh twists and turns.
Melody showcases the sensuous style which helped her become a working model in the San Francisco area.	But underneath it all there was a truth within me, which is my talents, my gifts my dreams and now they’re becoming manifest because I stayed true to that in spite of circumstances, surroundings or people. When did you first begin to know what you wanted to do in life? From the very beginning (chuckles). Day one. I came out singing and I danced and I wanted to be the entertainer from my earliest days.
I remember early adolescence putting together girl groups. And of course, I was the lead singer. I was the Diana Ross of the Supreme type group, at all times. So the dream started young and they were fostered really at the library. We were very poor. Toys and the fostering of my musical abilities and lenience, it just really didn’t happen. We didn’t have the means for musical instruction or any kind of extracurricular like that.   CONTINUED