1995-2002
President/Creative Director, Idealist
Communications International
1993-1994
CKIS: OLDIES 990/Morning Show Co-host/Traffic Reporter
1992
CKIS: OLDIES 990/Morning Show Co-host/Traffic Reporter
1992
CJAD Host/Producer/Writer for Lifestyle Segment "30/30
NEWS"
CFCF
CFQR Traffic
Reporter, Commercial Voice-Overs
CIQC Producer for "Montreal's Talking"
1991
CFCF
CFQR Producer
for "MONTREAL'S TALKING"/Current Affairs
CIQC Traffic Reporter and station commercial voice-overs
1990
CFCF
Traffic Reporter, Interim Producer (News/Talk)
1989
CFQR
Traffic Reporter (CFCF as well)
1988
CFQR
News Anchor/Writer, Morning Drive
1987
CJFM
Producer/Writer/Announcer, "HOUR MONTRÉAL" News Magazine
1987
CFCF Traffic Reporter; Afternoon Drive Swing Announcer
(Talk)
1986
CFCF Traffic Reporter; Afternoon Drive Swing Announcer (Talk)
CJAD Interim Host/Announcer/Writer "INSIGHT"/Talk
Show/Current Affairs)
1985
SMN (Satellite Music Network, Chicago,Illinois): Swing Announcer,
Country Music format serving over 800 stations throughout the U.S.
1984
CBC Consultant (Music Programming)
CKGM Traffic Reporter; Morning Drive and Swing Announcer
1983
CKGM Traffic Reporter and Swing Announcer
Weekly Columnist, Confessions of a Working Mother for Montreal's
the chronicle newspaper
Voice-Overs for Commercial Radio & Television
Voice-Overs for Commercial Audio-Visual Productions
Copywriter for Various Ad Agencies (Radio, TV, Print)
Actor, "On-Camera" Commercials
Co-Host for Videotron Entertainment Program ("LIVING IN MONTREAL)
Video Producer/Script Writer
Music & Writing
Composer, Television Music Scores
Composer/Performer of Instrumentals for Commercial Radio
Composer/Lyricist for Various Artists in the U.S., Canada and Europe
Jingles: Writer/Producer/Performer
Adaptations and Translations English-French Media Copy
1995
Composer/Instrumentals for CFQR's "The Quiet Storm"
1993
Theme composer for CIQC Radio "JOJO LIVE"
CFQR Instrumental "AMANDA'S THEME"
1992
Composing instrumentals for commercial radio
Composing,producing scores for video
Songwriting for various recording artists
1983-91
Concert Performances across Canada, U.S. L.A.,Las Vegas, Nashville, Europe,
Middle East.
Theatre Performances: Montreal, Mass.,USA
Composing,producing scores for television
1980
Solo Recording/CBS: author/composer/artist
Album: Romance Café (French & English) Original Material
Toured Extensively with the Canadian Armed Forces Entertaning Peacekeeping
Forces in the Middle East, Cyprus, Germany, Alert (Arctic).
ADAPTATIONS
Original music and lyrics for Quebec/Canadian amd European artists (Ginette
Reno, Veronique Beliveau, Nicole Martin, Nicole Croisille, Michel
Rivard).
CO-WRITER with Stephanne Venne the theme song for the film Les Plouffes, winning Canada's Genie Award for Best Theme Song
CO-WRITER with Stephanne Venne for "Tall Ships" Quebec City event.
Melody often donates her artist and writing abilities to fund-raising organizations (i.e. l'Orchestre Symphonie de Montreal, Cedar's Cancer Fund, Tel-A-Friend, SAFEPLACE (U.S.) and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, CFCF 12 TELETHON OF STARS
CREDITS
Writer, producer and arranger for television scores/Canada: "Dangerous
Dreams"/(Independant)/ U.S.: U.S. ("Terry's World"/Fox
Broadcasting Inc.).
CABLE Videotron, CF Cable
Co-Host "Living in Montreal"/ Weekly/ Live
CFCF
CBC
TELE-METROPOLE
PRATT & WHITNEY, Montreal: Contracted to write, perform and
produce original music and narrations for all in-house audio-visual
productions.
CAMEO PRODUCTIONS: Directed and written by Canadian award-winning
playwright Aviva Ravel, acting in theatre performances such as "The
Courting of Sally Schwartz (1990), "Listen, I'm Talking",
and staged readings of various plays (i.e., "Crossing Delancey")
VENNE COMMUNICATIONS: Writer/Publicity
SAVOIR-FAIRE: Public Relations/Writer (free-lance)
ROSNER & LISS PUBLIC RELATIONS, Chicago, Ilinois: Writer/Managerial
CENTAUR THEATRE: Assistant to Maurice Podbrey (Theatre Director)
PLAYWRIGHT'S WORKSHOP: Assistant Manager
Member of ACTRA, Union des Musiciens, SOCAN (songwriter's
union - Canada), BMI/USA, NABET.
Former Board Member, Hebrew Foundation School (D.D.O., Que.) (Responsible
for Public Relations)
Representation in Montreal
Claude Brunet/Avocat Alain Dershowitz /Michel Le Rouzes
Representation in
U.S.A.
Michael O'Connor/ O'Connor Music Inc./L.A.,Ca./ 213-557-3617
Vanier College Major: Music (2 years)/Guitar,Piano,Voice
John Abbott College Major: Theatre (2 years)
St. George's School: Secondary
V
Chateau
Institut Mont Choisi, Lausanne, Switzerland, (French)
Williston Northampton School;
Mass., (Theatre)
Fluently Bilingual (English/French)
