Bio

About Me: I have had an ongoing love affair with music... My passion sings through me, I live to express myself through song and performing. Expressing my vocal talents for you and me, and the world to listen to and enjoy. I offer it to you as it blossoms inside me and overflows through me… My intention is to create powerful, amazing music that will inspire and uplift the world! I feel a need to create great music that is easy to listen to and enjoy while moving you at a deeper level… offering a powerful, positive message in the lyrics that resonates with your own personal life experiences through the stories & emotions while my vocals raise your consciousness to heal and harmonize you as I sing from my heart... I want my music to encourage you to go for your dreams, never give up and to live life to the fullest while doing your part to keep this world an amazing place for All life for generations to come! Soulful and unique, sensual and intoxicating, Malissia mixes it up with her southern soul, blues and old school R&B when she's not dabbling with a bit of alternative rock to give her that spicy edge. She creates a sound all her own, trained both classically and in pop/rock styles, Malissia blendes sensual raw R&B with laid back, smoky downstairs blues and passionate heartfelt soul, giving her what you may call a distinctively smooth and seductive sound. “Comfortable with both gospel style soul or kicking it up belting out rock and roll… she sings with passion and intensity…” “Singing from the heart and deep inside her soul she reaches in and grabs the listener, making them feel the ache, the need, the longing and letting her sultry voice sink in...” Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and singing since she was 8 years old, she grew up in the Seattle area where she studied classical music and opera. "I've been influenced by so many wonderful people in my life, my Aunt was the first by putting Pavarotti on TV, filling the house with such an amazing powerful voice and singing classical music every chance she got (which was brilliant and lovely) I once thought that if I could sing like that, I'd never stop singing... Also my father, who loved Country music and had the voice of an angel, man, could he sing!" She grew up listening to everything from Classical opera to Elvis, Dolly Parton to Prince, Johnny Cash to Tori Amos, Etta James to Pearl Jam… absorbing it all and being inspired to grow both vocally and professionally. Moving to London for several years and working with a fantastic producer at Blue Room Productions on the more secular sounds of Pop, Rock and R&B turned out to be a creative high point. Working in the studio, writing and recording original music has opened up new doors for the aspiring professional singer. After returning to Seattle she has been working hard on achieving her goals to perform and write songs for a successful career... Malissia strives to define herself as an artist in an industry overflowing with amazing talent and fly by night reality stars. Recognizing her dream to succeed in an industry that is full of aspiring singers, she strives to show her potential and shine her light through the crowd. Like so many artists, her talent and creativity has been shaped by life's hard knocks and battles and the struggle to find an audience for her heartfelt lyrics and soulful sound. Finding her true passion in singing, she is determined to share her voice and music with the world. "believing I can, I will... believing in you, believing in me... together we sing... God is found in our voices, life lived full through our choices..." She chooses to sing. It's been a long journey of self discovery and overcoming her fears, spending too many years on the sidelines, dabbling with her dreams but never allowing her goals as a singer/songwriter to fully manifest into a successful career, she is up for the challenge now. In the words of Nina Simone, "I gotta lotta livin' to do before I die, ain't got no time to waste..." She is writing for several up and coming artists in R&B and dance as well as working on some Alt. Rock tracks. She has finished her Christmas Charity CD to support Born Free USA this holiday season… come back often for updated news on her career and accomplishments! Please feel free to leave a comment or say Hi! stop by www.malissiamusic.com or visit MySpace www.myspace.com/malissiamusic In joy xx Malissia