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Crowned 4:120:00/4:12
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Close To You 2:560:00/2:56
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Echo in a Valley 4:420:00/4:42
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All Things May Be 4:100:00/4:10
Recently returned to music after diving into the depths of meditation for many years, New York based Meli Levi is an innovative artist who creates intimate connections with listeners. Melding compelling progressive indie rock with the soul of a singer-songwriter, their style has been likened to artists such as Boygenius, Radiohead and Hozier.
Meli's songwriting and performing have gained significant recognition including being selected as a Semi-Finalist in the 2025 Unsigned Only Music awards, the 2024 International Songwriting Competition (multiple categories) and the 2024 Unsigned Only Music Awards.
Meli has supported Brandi Carlile, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Kelly Finnigan (Monophonics) and Abby Posner, and co-headlined tours with Kristen Ford (Righteous Babe Records). This year marked a new tour expansion into the New England and New York markets.
Festival Performance Highlights include SXSW (Austin), Juan de Fuca Festival (Washington), Northwest Folklife (Seattle), Seattle, San Francisco, Milwaukee & Portland Pride festivals. Venue Highlights include The Hotel Cafe (Hollywood) Berlin (NYC) and Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley, CA).
Self-produced and released in May 2024, Meli’s EP album, All Things May Be, showcases Meli’s imaginative arrangements, skilled guitar work and a dexterous voice that has "the prairie-dog cuteness of Brandi Carlile...but can crescendo like Jeff Buckley...” - Seattle Sound Magazine.
Meli is in the studio finishing up their new full length album with producer and label consultant Jeffrey Wood (Warner Bros.).
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Photo By Pat Johnson
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“All Things May Be’ is a well-produced EP with an organic feel, showcasing Meli’s expressive vocals, imaginative arrangements, and skilled guitar work.”
“A personal favorite because of its Liz Phair-like alt-rock flow, “Close to You” features darker guitars juxtaposing luminous vocals. The splendid, layered vocal harmonies on the title track, which closes the EP, are worth the price of admission.”
“Levi crafts an emotive blend of folk rock and blues, leaning into moments of gentle intimacy and well-honed grooves.”
“The performances, songwriting, and arrangements have a unique way of bending certain kinds of genres so that what (Meli Levi) has created is something all its own...”
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FACT SHEET
LOCATION: New York
ARTIST NAME: Meli Levi (MEH-lee Lee-vigh)
PRONOUNS: She/They
ROLE: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
GENRE: Progressive Indie Rock/Folk w/soul
INTERESTING FACTS:
- While living in Seattle, Meli had a side gig singing in commercial ads ranging from real estate to casinos to hospitals.
- Meli once got invited to hang out with Danny Carey (drummer for Tool) and his crew on their tour bus after a Pigmy Love Circus show in Seattle. They ate tortilla chips, drank beer and laughed a lot!
- Meli won the Michigan State High School Forensics Championship (Forensics = acting, not forensic science ;) )
- Meli took her first trip as a solo traveler to Northern India in 2018 and spent 6 weeks there traveling around meditating, meeting locals and (un)learning a lot about herself.
- Meli's favorite color is blue. No, wait it's actually black. Or...purple...maybe purple? Nope, it's black….Definitely blue.
INFLUENCES INCLUDE: Stevie Wonder, Ellen Mcllwaine, Jeff Buckley, R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant, Michael Jackson, Heart, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Tracy Chapman, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Paula Cole, Bjork, Beethoven, Stephen Sondheim, Lianna La Havas, Local Natives, Tori Amos, Nina Simone, London Grammar, Django Reinhardt, Indian Raga music, Joni Mitchell, Portishead, Danny Elfman, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Fiona Apple, Harry Nilsson, Indigo Girls, 4 Non Blondes, Counting Crows, Adrienne Lenker, Aretha Franklin, Ben Howard, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Ravel, Nick Drake, Jacqueline de Pré, and so many more.
PAST TOUR STOPS
NOTEWORTHY FESTIVALS
Juan de Fuca Festival, Port Angeles, WA
SXSW, Austin, TX
NW Folklife, Seattle, WA
Pride Festivals in San Francisco, CA - Portland, OR - Milwaukee, WI - Seattle, WA +
NOTEWORTHY VENUES
The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood, CA
Berlin, NY, NY
The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA
Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA