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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~ Judy Garland

MELANIE LOWE'S “I CHOOSE ME” ALBUM LAUNCH AT FTV CEDAR SQUARE

She has performed on countless stages across the country. She has performed with international stars and had her songs played on every radio station in the country. She has won, and been nominated for, a South African Music Award. She has released several successful albums and since her amazing run on the reality TV show, Idols, where she was second runner-up, she has become a household name. Yet it seems that, only now, has Melanie Lowe truly discovered who she is.

September 2011 saw the release of Melanie's 4th studio album to date, I CHOOSE ME. A far rockier, more honest look at her life through song, Melanie has stripped herself of all her previous personas and taken a deep, hard look at the woman she has become.

This year, Melanie became the first female celebrity to take part in a same-sex marriage after grappling to come to terms with people’s perceptions. As a household name taking such a bold step, she has laid herself bare to the public and has been met with much support and respect by not only the gay community, but the rest of the country as well. The title track, I CHOOSE ME, not only speaks to people battling with sexuality issues, but speaks bluntly to anyone who’s ever questioned themselves. A stunning, rocky confession with frank honesty, the song lays the foundation for the rest of this brilliantly written and produced record.

Co-produced by the legendary Tree63 front man John Ellis, the album maintains a far more organic and raw sound than her previous work. In Melanie’s own words, “a little more rough around the edges than usual.” Slightly less polished and far fresher than her previous bodies of work, Melanie has combined honesty with experience and created an album that speaks to just about anyone who has loved, been hurt, grown and changed.

All round the album is a new Melanie, a fresh Melanie and a far more determined Melanie. She not only has a brand new image to boot, but she has an inner peace that comes across in a positively fierce and focused way, and that is something you will want to see for yourself!

Come and experience the new Melanie and her talented band live on the 3rd November at FashionTV, Cedar Square, brought to you by SAMSON and Gaysure. Pre-book your ticket by emailing natasha@melanielowe.co.za and stand in line to win SAMSON microphones and STAGG guitars! Cds and other Melanie Lowe merchandise will be on sale.

Wedding bells!

To all my wonderful friendly fans:)

For some of you this may feel like dejavu! In some ways it  does to me too. But there are so many things that are different for me as well. Either way it's a difficult letter to write. It always is when I have to “come clean” about things in my life! That implies that I have been hiding and I don't  like to think of it that way. What I was doing was preserving my sanity and that of those nearest and dearest to me. I did a little survey a few weeks ago to find out where you all stood in terms of what you wanted to know about my life  and you all answered in just the right way which is why I am posting this to you first before it goes out to the rest of the world.

On the 5th March I will be getting married to the woman I  have been with for the past year, Gaye Martin. I have kept very quiet about it to protect both of us. It's not always easy having a public life and, when things don't turn out the way you plan, it's not only yourself you have to answer to, it's a whole lot of other people as well. I love her far too much to  open her up to any kind of criticism or questioning, simply because she's attached to me. However, she's a touch chick and I also know the majority of you are incredibly supportive of me and my life. So, as a sign of good faith, I am letting  you in on the secret first!

The quote that ended up on our wedding invite was, “When the world says, “Give up.” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” I was very far from ready to hear that given that my  last relationship ended quite badly and I was very disillusioned and angry.

I met my fiancee just a couple of months later while I was still trying to recover myself and I found the quote at the same time and it became synonymous with everything to do with us. I am convinced she is my guardian angel. She is beautiful right down to the centre of her and she seemed to breathe light and love and goodness and joy back into me from day one, and continues to do so, on a daily basis. I was in such a dark place and she just sat next to me and held my hand and never asked me for a single thing in return. I've never been on the receiving end of such unconditional love and understanding and endless patience and it was the most beautiful gift to me and exactly what I needed. Without me planning to at all, I found myself falling completely and utterly in love with this “beautiful to the core” woman.

Given my past experience, and all that had transpired, I was naturally terrified of talking marriage again and I made her work pretty hard;) But patience is her middle name and it paid off. By the time she asked me, I was more than ready to walk down the aisle with her.

So that's the story. Below is the press release that will go out to the media later today. We are both really busy with  last minute planning and recording albums so we will probably be a bit out of touch but thank you, in advance, for your understanding.

Lots of love
Mel

MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10 FEBRUARY 2011
CONGRATULATIONS ALL ROUND AS SINGER MELANIE LOWE ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR HER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Stunning local singer and ‘South African Music Award’ winner Melanie Lowe has announced the 5th March 2011 as the set date for her marriage to her same-sex fiancee.

Taking place in Knysna in an intimate ceremony, the wedding represents the first celebrity, lesbian, same sex wedding in South Africa as Melanie puts aside her fear of controversy and follows her heart.

Melanie Lowe is one of South Africa’s best-loved singers.  Spawned from the spotlight of the Idols competition, she soon shook off any preconceptions the public had of her and began following her own musical path, recording pop rock songs that saw her remaining in the public eye years after her initial introduction to the industry.

Melanie has gone on to develop her own sound and has  garnered a huge following in return. Beautiful, driven and with one of the strongest voices in SA rock, Melanie has  turned to a folkier, rock sound, rather than remain in the pop genre that initially saw her shoot to fame.

She has supported international acts such as Katie Melua and Sarah Bettens and is currently recording her latest  album with John Ellis, ex Tree63 front man, due for release in
April 2011.

Her wedding, to the lady she describes as “her guardian angel”, is a bold move for the singer and one that will meet with both elation from the gay community and shock from the more conservative public. However, Melanie is not deterred and believes in the sanctity of the union. Her fianceé, Gaye Martin, is said to have been there for Melanie after a terrible public break up and Melanie is quoted as saying she is more than ready to “walk down the aisle with her”.

Melanie is obviously overjoyed. “We are both great lovers of nature and we are spiritual people. We chose a remote, beautiful beach that is very special to us for our ceremony and we are going to be surrounded by a small, intimate  group of 40 of the closest people in our lives. Our reception is under a forest of ancient Milkwood trees on a nearby island. It is going to be the most beautiful day and I can't wait to marry her!”

After a brief honeymoon Melanie will be back to lay the finishing touches to her new album and release what she feels will be the best record of her career. Stay tuned.

Yesterday's Diary in stock

We finally have some of Melanie's first album, Yesterday's Diary, in stock. If you don't have it yet, this will be a good time to buy it as it is no longer in stores and only available via the website or at gigs for now. If you would like to purchase a cd, please drop us an email: admin@melanielowe.co.za and we will sort you out!

New Album!

Rumour has it that Melanie will be going back into studio this year to start work on her third solo album. Equally as exciting is who will be co-producing the album with Melanie. A certain lead singer from Tree63... WATCH THIS SPACE!

Purchase an autographed Melanie Lowe cd!

If anyone would like to purchase any of Melanie's cds, please contact admin@melanielowe.co.za to order one and we will be happy to post you an autographed copy or 10!

Melanie's story reaches international shores!!

Unbeknownst to us, Melanie was briefly featured in an article on AfterEllen.com, the largest entertainment site for lesbian/bi women with 900,000  unique users/readers. They are based in the U.S. and owned by MTV Networks, but  have a large international readership.

As a result of this, AfterEllen.com, Editor-in-Chief, Sarah Warn, has mailed Melanie personally to say that readers are very interested in hearing more about her story and have requested a feature interview with her - both for the benefit of her existing fans, and to introduce her to readers who may not yet be  familiar with her music and story.

Check out the article that started the international buzz:

http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2009/7/rhythm-city?page=0%2C1

Interview on Mamba Online

Melanie does an indepth interview for Mamba Online:

http://www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=3331

Interview on HerStory

Check out an indepth interview with Melanie here:

http://herstorysouthafrica.blogspot.com/

Shannon Hope to tour with Melanie

Melanie Featured On Tove Kane

Melanie will be featured all week from the 15th to the 20th on Tove Kane's blog, talking about her recent coming out. Visit http://blog.jacarandafm.com/talktotove/ to listen to all the segments.

Radio Today Interview

Melanie has an interview this evening (1 June) at 8.30pm on Radio Today which you can find on 1485AM and DSTV Audio Channel 169. They will be discussing her engagement, her music and her career, among other things. It will the first live interview about all the new developments in Melanie's life!

To All My Wonderful Friends, Fans And Supporters

By now some of you have read about it in the O Magazine, some of you have heard it via the grapevine, some of you have always suspected it and then there are others who are still in the dark and have absolutely no idea what I am talking about!

For those who don’t know, it was never my intention to keep you in the dark and I would hate for you to find out from another source as I truly value each one of you, so you are going to hear it directly from the horse’s mouth!

This message is to officially announce my engagement. The reason that it has been kept under wraps until now is because the announcement was due to be made in the June issue of O Magazine, which is now on the shelves, so you can check that out for the whole story and some pics.

I met my fiancé, Angela, just over a year ago, in Jhb. In fact, it was one of my reason’s for relocating! The things you do for love! I realise this may come as a bit of a shock to some of you but I think, and hope, it’s better to hear it straight from me.

I’m sure you will acknowledge that it’s not an easy thing to tell people and I know I will receive mixed reactions, but that is something that can’t be helped. I like to believe that you will stand behind me and support me. We are very lucky to have the support of most of our family and friends. It makes everything so much easier for us. I know that many people are not as lucky as we are in that regard.

I have always believed in the importance of living your life honestly and with integrity. There are so many people who spend their whole lives searching for their own truth. After many years of struggling with myself, I am finally able to say I've found it, and that is all thanks to a wonderful, supportive partner. I am very proud of who we are and what we have and I know, through all of this, we will continue to grow and learn.

As always, I continue to live the music. I still march to my own beat and probably always will. The music will keep coming, so keep watching this space for details and information. For me, that IS what it's all about. I thank you all for your continued support.

I’ll end with a quote from one of my own songs, which happens to be all about me and my inner struggle with the need to always be true to myself.

“Blue, always it was you, old familiar friend, you hide your face amidst the empty smiles so well. But I recognise your eyes, ancient now, but wiser than the first time that we met”

Much love
Melanie

Villa Pascal

What a wonderful evening at Villa Pascal! A fantastic audience who listened to, and appreciated every single one of my songs. I loved being on that stage and I was also fortunate enough to be accompanied by Lynne Poulsen who is wonderfull talented. She contributed her beautiful voice as well as piano skills for the evening making it a pleasure for me to perform with ease and to feel relaxed in the hands of a master musician;)

Thank you to Chris Andrews from Audiosure for the Samson CL5 and monster cables which lifted the entire show to a whole new level!

Samson Microphones And Monster Cables

Thanks to Chris Andrews for giving me a beautiful Samson microphone to use on the Cape Town tour! I am so excited to use it. Its a gorgeous microphone with an incredible sound!

The Samson CL-5 with condenser really brings out tone and subtle nuances,
especially for an acoustic performance.

I am also priviliged to be test driving a monster cable for my microphone and guitar.

The Monster ...  Read Morecable is a Performer 1000 Vocal series which boosts line signal and delivers tone with exceptional accuracy. 

Come check out the shows to see how they sound!

Kia - Somerset West

A very big thank you to Kia Somerset West for being such amazing supporters. They sponsor me a car everytime I go to Cape Town and this time is no different. Thank you guys for all your help!! I am so grateful for it!

Please give them a call to see some great cars and get a fantastic deal from car dealers you can actually trust!!

They have just moved to great new premises in Somerset West and have a new number: 079 960 3941

Hexagon Theatre Show

What a wonderful evening! After a very rushed trip down to PMB, and a 5 hour rehearsal just before the show, it went off without a hitch and ended with a standing ovation from the audience!

Mark, the super-talented keyboardist from Durban, had not even heard the songs before the rehearsal which happened on the day of the show! But, being as talented as he is, the songs sounded amazing and not one mistake was made.

Thanks to the lady of a thousand instruments, Ilse-Louise Herholdt, for working so hard on the show and for all your time and patience. With her contribution, we had backing vocals, cello, flute, sax and bass over and above Melanie on guitar and vocals and Mark on keyboard! Melanie is honoured to work with such talent.

All three of us thoroughly enjoyed the show and had such fun! There were a lot of laughs, probably due to a serious lack of sleep;) But it was awesome to work with such incredibly talented and yet such humble, down to earth people.

This show was what music is all about! We would love to come back to the theatre and do a jazz show for PMB next time. Please feel free to post comments and let us know your thoughts on the show and whether or not you want us back!

If anyone has any photos from the night, please feel free to post them on the website!

The Imperial Hotel

A very big thank you to the Protea Imperial Hotel who are sponsoring our accomodation for The Hexagon Theatre Show!

Edenvale Day

Saturday, 14 March 2009, saw the much anticipated Edenvale Day finally taking place. With the sun shining and all stands set up and ready to go at 9am, it was bound to be a successful day and according to all those who attended the event, it was! Melanie had a great show, performing with talented musicians; Kevin Greenberg on keys, Glenn Veale on bass and Leeroy Sauls on drums.

Melanie On The Cover Of Get-it

Those of you on the East Rand, grab yourself a Get-It magazine. Not only is Melanie gracing the front cover, but there is a two page article inside complete with info on the latest happenings in her life as well as info and pictures of all her favourite things!

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