Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Never Been Hurt...
Never Been Hurt
One day I didn’t have a care
Except my picture in the mirror and the color of my hair
I sang along to records about tomorrow
Now my hands are worn, my clothes are torn
A few of my dreams have been met with scorn
And I don’t have too much time left to borrow
But still I’m gonna love you like
I’ve never been hurt before
Love you like I’ve never been hurt before
Love you like I’ve never been hurt,
I’m gonna start all over and know what it’s worth
Love you like I’ve never been hurt before
Your stubborn independence
Reminds me of myself
It doesn’t make a lot of sense
It isn’t very good for health
I know you want to be alone
But I sure like talking on the phone
And I’ve finally left my carry-on bag behind me
Yeah I’m going to love you like
I’ve never been hurt before
Love you like I’ve never been hurt before
Love you like I’ve never been hurt
We can start all over and know what it’s worth
I’m gonna love you like I’ve never been hurt before
Performed eloquently on piano and guitar, both solo and with her excellent band, her songs about love and lust, growth and change, are filled with faith in a better future, both personal and global; her unique voice, authentic and true, pierces to the core. "Sara's voice and melodies are haunting, the lyrics raw and bare," says Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride. "It's an infectious combination that keeps her songs swirling in your head for weeks on end."
Over the next several months, the music from Sara's self-produced Nettwerk Records CD Dirty Mind will be prominently featured across the media horizon from television, film and DVD to airline radio, CD and concert stage.
"Feel It Coming," the album's first track, was featured in a pivotal two-part episode of Grey's Anatomy. Her songs have also aired on ABC's Men in Trees ("Never Been Hurt," "Stand Up Man"), in New Line's Safe Harbour ("Happy Endings"), and in the DVD re-release of Melrose Place ("Never Been Hurt"). Upcoming episodes of Viacom's South of Nowhere ("Dirty Mind," "Never Been Hurt," Anywhere Anytime," "In My Dream") and MTV's Exiled ("Rise Up") will also spotlight Sara's relatable, moving, and timeless tunes. Her music will be aired on American Airlines' Radio ("Anywhere Anytime" on The Paste Beat channel) and featured in their in-flight magazine this fall. The pop ballad "Never Been Hurt," an instant classic, is also featured on Filter Magazine's Summer Compilation CD.
iTunes featured Dirty Mind in their New Releases and What's Hot sections of the iTunes Music Store Homepage; the record was at number 59 on the iTunes pop chart within two days of its release. Sara was a featured artist on the MySpace Music homepage, and Yahoo Music selected her as their New Buzz Artist and featured her video in their Who's Next/User's Choice promotion. Sara also caught the eyes and ears of the producers of NBC's new 20-something show Quarterlife at one of her recent Los Angeles shows; the day they launched the new show's website, they made her the featured artist on their homepage, where they streamed her live acoustic performance.
For Manager Jerry Lembo, President of Jerry Lembo Entertainment Group, it took only one listen to Dirty Mind to identify with Sara's talent and intellect. "Sara's potential is unlimited, and I am confident that this release can help her grow her fan base exponentially," Lembo says.
Over the next several months, the music from Sara's self-produced Nettwerk Records CD Dirty Mind will be prominently featured across the media horizon from television, film and DVD to airline radio, CD and concert stage.
"Feel It Coming," the album's first track, was featured in a pivotal two-part episode of Grey's Anatomy. Her songs have also aired on ABC's Men in Trees ("Never Been Hurt," "Stand Up Man"), in New Line's Safe Harbour ("Happy Endings"), and in the DVD re-release of Melrose Place ("Never Been Hurt"). Upcoming episodes of Viacom's South of Nowhere ("Dirty Mind," "Never Been Hurt," Anywhere Anytime," "In My Dream") and MTV's Exiled ("Rise Up") will also spotlight Sara's relatable, moving, and timeless tunes. Her music will be aired on American Airlines' Radio ("Anywhere Anytime" on The Paste Beat channel) and featured in their in-flight magazine this fall. The pop ballad "Never Been Hurt," an instant classic, is also featured on Filter Magazine's Summer Compilation CD.
iTunes featured Dirty Mind in their New Releases and What's Hot sections of the iTunes Music Store Homepage; the record was at number 59 on the iTunes pop chart within two days of its release. Sara was a featured artist on the MySpace Music homepage, and Yahoo Music selected her as their New Buzz Artist and featured her video in their Who's Next/User's Choice promotion. Sara also caught the eyes and ears of the producers of NBC's new 20-something show Quarterlife at one of her recent Los Angeles shows; the day they launched the new show's website, they made her the featured artist on their homepage, where they streamed her live acoustic performance.
For Manager Jerry Lembo, President of Jerry Lembo Entertainment Group, it took only one listen to Dirty Mind to identify with Sara's talent and intellect. "Sara's potential is unlimited, and I am confident that this release can help her grow her fan base exponentially," Lembo says.
Article taken from http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/Sara-Melsons-Dirty-Mind-Casts-Multi-media-Spell/42250.html
"Feel It Coming" By Sara Melson
That’s it, I’m all better now
Spit up the last of what made me hurt
I feel light as a feather now
At last I finally know my worth
I Thought I’d never learn to be alone
Open all the windows wide
Turn the ringer off the phone
Light my orange candles every night
And I’m wishing on a new moon
Something better’s coming
It’s coming soon….
I feel it coming, I feel it coming, I feel it coming
I close my eyes up on the high, high dive
Stretch my arms up to the sky
Endless water is deep below
But somewhere in the air I’ll learn to fly
I’m wishing on a new moon
Something better’s coming
It’s coming soon
I feel it coming, I feel it coming, I feel it coming
It’s so easy to complain
But it’ll make you insane
That same routine
The impulse to be mean
But the grass is oh so green
After winter rain
I feel it coming, I feel it coming, I feel it coming
I feel it coming, I feel it coming, I feel it coming
I feel it coming, I feel it coming, I feel it coming
AbOut SaRa...
Sara Melson grew up in a small town in Indiana, the daughter of two college professors, in a house with books covering every wall from floor to ceiling. Her parents also had an impressive record collection. Sara spent hours after school memorizing every word and note of classics by the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, The Band, Bowie, Neil Young, Simon and Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, Carole King, and Van Morrison. Classically trained on the piano, she taught herself to play the guitar, and began to wed her own words and poems from her journals with melodies to form her first songs.
Sara was accepted to Harvard, and while there as a scholarship student, worked as a dishwasher in the school cafeteria by day and as a waitress in a local Cambridge bar by night. It was also during these years that the Brit-pop influence of the Verve, Blur, and Oasis, as well as Americana-based songwriters such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, and Jeff Tweedy began to shape her sound and songwriting.
After graduation, Sara moved to Los Angeles, where while perfecting her songs and forming several band incarnations, she worked teaching music to kids, teaching yoga, and acting in various film and television projects. Meanwhile she obsessively demo'd and reworked her songs and gigged around LA, where she shared the stage with Silversun Pickups, Inara George, Ben Lee, Jill Sobule, Neil Halstead, and BRMC, among others, and performed as guest vocalist with Mojave 3 on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt. An opening spot for Juliana Hatfield at renowned local club Spaceland led to an acoustic tour of Japan, where she promoted her self-released Five Song EP. The EP was selected by Launch.com/Yahoo as a "Top Ten Pick" in its Cool as Folk Radiocast, along with Beck, Damien Rice, and Sondre Lerche. Tracks have aired on Indie 103.1, XM Satellite Radio, and KCRW, and have been featured in the ABC television show Men In Trees, the Viacom teen hit South Of Nowhere, and in the independent films Spectres and Safe Harbour.
Sara then turned to focus her efforts on recording her self-produced debut full length, Dirty Mind. The day after she finished mixing the record, she accompanied a friend to a party at Nettwerk Records, where she met CEO Terry McBride. The first topic of conversation that the two bonded over was yoga; from there, Terry asked to hear Sara's CD. He passed it along to his partner at the label, and Sara was signed shortly thereafter.
Sara performs both with and without a band, and has been called "a female Jeff Tweedy." Her timeless songs blur the boundaries between rock, folk, and pop; her soulful voice is at once tender and strong, lyrics introspective, honest, witty and precise. Dirty Mind was featured on iTunes What's Hot, climbing the iTunes pop chart within two days of its release, and the album's first track was featured in its entirety in the climactic final scene of a recent two-part episode of Grey's Anatomy. Her songs are about love and lust, growth and change, and are filled with faith in a better future, both personal and global. Despite harsh realities, Sara's idealism and optimism shine through.
With Dirty Mind, Sara was a featured artist on the Myspace Music homepage, and Yahoo Music chose her as their New Buzz Artist and featured her video in their Who's Next/User's Choice promotion. Sara also caught the eyes and ears of the producers of NBC's new 20-something show Quarterlife, at one of her recent Los Angeles shows; the day they launched the new show's website, Sara was the featured artist on their homepage. She will be aired on American Airlines' Radio and featured in their in-flight magazine this fall and was also selected for the Filter Magazine Summer Compilation CD.
Sara's four self-produced videos can be viewed on Youtube.
Sara was accepted to Harvard, and while there as a scholarship student, worked as a dishwasher in the school cafeteria by day and as a waitress in a local Cambridge bar by night. It was also during these years that the Brit-pop influence of the Verve, Blur, and Oasis, as well as Americana-based songwriters such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, and Jeff Tweedy began to shape her sound and songwriting.
After graduation, Sara moved to Los Angeles, where while perfecting her songs and forming several band incarnations, she worked teaching music to kids, teaching yoga, and acting in various film and television projects. Meanwhile she obsessively demo'd and reworked her songs and gigged around LA, where she shared the stage with Silversun Pickups, Inara George, Ben Lee, Jill Sobule, Neil Halstead, and BRMC, among others, and performed as guest vocalist with Mojave 3 on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt. An opening spot for Juliana Hatfield at renowned local club Spaceland led to an acoustic tour of Japan, where she promoted her self-released Five Song EP. The EP was selected by Launch.com/Yahoo as a "Top Ten Pick" in its Cool as Folk Radiocast, along with Beck, Damien Rice, and Sondre Lerche. Tracks have aired on Indie 103.1, XM Satellite Radio, and KCRW, and have been featured in the ABC television show Men In Trees, the Viacom teen hit South Of Nowhere, and in the independent films Spectres and Safe Harbour.
Sara then turned to focus her efforts on recording her self-produced debut full length, Dirty Mind. The day after she finished mixing the record, she accompanied a friend to a party at Nettwerk Records, where she met CEO Terry McBride. The first topic of conversation that the two bonded over was yoga; from there, Terry asked to hear Sara's CD. He passed it along to his partner at the label, and Sara was signed shortly thereafter.
Sara performs both with and without a band, and has been called "a female Jeff Tweedy." Her timeless songs blur the boundaries between rock, folk, and pop; her soulful voice is at once tender and strong, lyrics introspective, honest, witty and precise. Dirty Mind was featured on iTunes What's Hot, climbing the iTunes pop chart within two days of its release, and the album's first track was featured in its entirety in the climactic final scene of a recent two-part episode of Grey's Anatomy. Her songs are about love and lust, growth and change, and are filled with faith in a better future, both personal and global. Despite harsh realities, Sara's idealism and optimism shine through.
With Dirty Mind, Sara was a featured artist on the Myspace Music homepage, and Yahoo Music chose her as their New Buzz Artist and featured her video in their Who's Next/User's Choice promotion. Sara also caught the eyes and ears of the producers of NBC's new 20-something show Quarterlife, at one of her recent Los Angeles shows; the day they launched the new show's website, Sara was the featured artist on their homepage. She will be aired on American Airlines' Radio and featured in their in-flight magazine this fall and was also selected for the Filter Magazine Summer Compilation CD.
Sara's four self-produced videos can be viewed on Youtube.
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