Vince Melamed
Award-Winning Songwriter Releases long awaited debut album on Adroit Records

 

 

Vince Melamed covered a lot of territory as a side man and session player with artists like Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Bobby Womack, Rosanne Cash, Dan Fogelberg, Glenn Frey, Rodney Crowell, J.D. Souther and as a Coral Reefer with Jimmy Buffett.  Melamed has finally settled in to record and release his debut solo album, WHAT MATTERS MOST, on Adroit Records.

Vince grew up in Los Angeles, and caught the show business bug at an early age. He formed a band at 14, and signed a record deal at the tender age of 16. His band, the Mugwumps, played every love-In and Sunset Strip club in L.A., as well as appearing in and providing music for some low budget teen flicks. But after a short-lived brush with success, Melamed wisely entered music school at CSUN Northridge.

After graduating from college, where he co-hosted a radio show, Vince was back on the road. This time, as a sideman for Danny O’Keefe, then continuing on with Bobby Womack, David Ruffin, J.D. Souther, The Eagles, Rita Coolidge, Karla Bonoff, Glen Frey, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, and Dan Fogelberg… actually in that order.

Two more major label records ensued during that period, with no results.

"I had been writing in L.A. whenever I was off the road and enjoyed some success," says Melamed (cuts with Cher, Tina Turner, Phoebe Snow). "When I came to Nashville to work with Rosanne Cash, I began to write music seriously, and was fortunate to find a niche in this community of highly supportive and creative music people.”

So in 1986, Melamed packed up everything and moved to Music City. Success soon followed with a flood of songs recorded by Trisha Yearwood (Walkaway Joe), John Anderson (Hillbilly Hollywood), Jill Sobule (Too Cool to Fall in Love), Boy Howdy (She'd Give Anything), Restless Heart (Tell Me What You Dream), Ty Herndon (What Mattered Most), Gerald Levert (I'd Give Anything), Jimmy Buffett (Souvenirs) and most recently, Phil Vassar (I'll Take That as a Yes).

He also is a founding member of the MCA Records’ group Run C&W.

Melamed's newest effort, WHAT MATTERS MOST, includes some of his country hits, but with a different twist. "I'm basically a rock-'n'-roll guy, and Jim Tract at Adroit gets that," he says. "He brought in some great musicians for the sessions…Pat Buchanan (Faith Hill) on guitar, Fred Eltringham (Wallflowers, Dixie Chicks) on drums, and Harry Stinson (Marty Stuart, Lyle Lovett).
This new CD is infused with an alternative sound that is contemporary and fresh. WHAT MATTERS MOST also includes some of Melamed's favorite compositions that never made it to the radio.

VINCE MELAMED – FACT SHEET

MUSICIAN - KEYS

 

  • 6 TIMES BMI MILLION-PERFORMANCE RECIPIENT
  • 1996 NOMINEE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NASHVILLE MUSIC AWARDS)                                                             
  • BOB DYLAN - KNOCKED OUT LOADED, EMPIRE BURLESQUE LPS
  • EAGLES - HOTEL CALIFORNIA TOUR; EAGLES LIVE LP
  • JIMMY BUFFETT - TOURS, LPS, VIDEO - 1983-88
  • DAN FOGELBERG - TOURS, LPS, VIDEO...1991-92
  • SOLO ALBUM – “WHAT MATTERED MOST” – RELEASE JUNE 2009    
  • ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY CAMP - VH1 CLASSIC AND LEARNING CHANNEL TV FEATURE - CAMP COUNSELOR (KEYBOARDS, WRITER) AND FEATURED PERFORMER
  • GLENN FREY - LPS, TOURS
  • BOBBY WOMACK - TOURS, LPS
  • DON HENLEY - DAVID BOWIE - J.D. SOUTHER - RITA COOLIDGE -ROSANNE CASH - KARLA BONOFF - RODNEY CROWELL - DAVID RUFFEN - ANDY KAUFMAN:  RECORDINGS, VIDEOS, TOURS

SONGS

 

  • WALKAWAY JOE - TRISHA YEARWOOD:  BILLBOARD #2; SONG OF THE YEAR - MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
  • WHAT MATTERED  MOST - TY HERNDON:  BILLBOARD #1; SONG OF THE  YEAR - MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
  • HILARY DUFF MOVIE – RELEASE APRIL 2008 “FOOD FIGHT” – CLOSING CREDIT SONG
  • TELL ME WHAT YOU DREAM - RESTLESS HEART:  #1 BILLBOARD AC 3 WKS
  • I’LL TAKE THAT AS A YES - PHIL VASSAR:  JUNE 2005 #10 R&R
  • SHE'D GIVE ANYTHING - BOY HOWDY:  BILLBOARD #3
  • I'D GIVE ANYTHING - GERALD LEVERT:  BILLBOARD R&B #3
  • GAMES -TINA TURNER
  • SHE AINT THE GIRL FOR YOU - THE KINLEYS: 2001 R&R #26
  • SOUVENIRS - JIMMY BUFFETT:  1995
  • ROSANNE CASH - PHOEBE SNOW - RANDY TRAVIS - JOHN ANDERSON - PAM TILLIS - TIMOTHY B   SCHMIT - RITA  COOLIDGE - MELROSE PLACE -TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - KNOTT'S LANDING - THING CALLED LOVE - WARLOCK                                                         

ARTIST ENDORSEMENTS, RELATIONSHIPS

  • M-AUDIO – STEINBERG – AUDIX – PEAVEY – FATAR –4Front TRUE PIANOS-SMPRO

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