| Living the Truth GIVEAWAYS! | 23/09/2009 |
receive a free "Living the Truth" t-shirt on the night of the show. If you are instrumental in bringing 8 or more friends, and can prove it to us, you will get free entry to the show AS WELL as a t-shirt:) Now there's an incentive to spread the word. The next show is this friday so time is running out!! |
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| Melanie at Emperor's Palace every wednesday night from July to September! | 19/08/2009 |
 Join Melanie and Ilse-Louise Herholdt at Mark Anthony's, Emperor's Palace. The show will run from July until September from 8pm til midnight, every wednesday night. The dynamic duo consists of Melanie on vocals and Ilse-Louise on bass, flute and sax! Singing all your favourites, as well as many of their favourites, it's a great opportunity to come and listen to local talent and spend time relaxing with friends. Melanie's cds will be on sale at every show! For any info, email info@mellowmusic.co.za. |
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| Purchase an autographed Melanie Lowe cd! | 08/07/2009 |
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! |
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| Melanie's story reaches international shores!! | 08/07/2009 |
| 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 |
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| Melanie at Emperor's Palace every wednesday night from July to September! | 08/07/2009 |
| Join Melanie and Ilse-Louise Herholdt at Mark Anthony's, Emperor's Palace. The show will run from July until September from 8pm til midnight, every wednesday night. The dynamic duo consists of Melanie on vocals and Ilse-Louise on bass, flute and sax! Singing all your favourites, as well as many of their favourites, it's a great opportunity to come and listen to local talent and spend time relaxing with friends. Melanie's cds will be on sale at every show! For any info, email info@melanielowe.co.za. |
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| Interview on Mamba Online | 08/07/2009 |
| Melanie does an indepth interview for Mamba Online: http://www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=3331 |
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| Interview on HerStory | 08/07/2009 |
| Check out an indepth interview with Melanie here: http://herstorysouthafrica.blogspot.com/ |
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| Shannon Hope to tour with Melanie | 07/07/2009 |
 Shannon Hope has been submerged within the South African alternative pop rock scene for the past decade. With her return to the piano-based vocal illustrations of her earlier writing, as a solo artist she is now positioned somewhere in the middle of two extremes, with a powerful, yet delicately moving debut solo album. Based in Durban, South Africa, her extensive musical journey has seen her grace the premier stages of The Barnyard Theatre, Splashy Fen, Woodstock SA, The White Mountain Folk Festival, and The Metro Theatre in Chicago. Her brief sojourns in America in the early days of her music career earned her the opportunity of recording a five track EP with Chicago’s high profile producer, Bjorn Thorsrud (of Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan fame) in 2004. Five years on, and Hope has reinvented herself with a mature and remarkably honest debut solo release simply titled S T I L L, which is loosely defined as alternative adult-contemporary pop rock. The much-anticipated eleven track studio album, co-produced with Tim Rankin at his Cape Town studio, was created in five intense days of musical madness. Released on 1 April 2009, it delivers the thoughtfully personal and often heart-wrenching sincerity of an artist whose music forces you to feel, with a voice impossible to ignore. |
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| Melanie Featured On Tove Kane | 16/06/2009 |
| 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. |
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| 09/07/2009 - Melanie Lowe said: Thanks Liezle. I appreciate that! Love is the greatest gift and it\'s one thing we humans are capable of giving in enormous quantities. No-one should ever get in the way of that. True love is so hard to find. Treasure what you have and I wish you and your fiancee loads of happiness! |
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| 02/07/2009 - Liezle said: Hi Melanie I've always been a fan of yours but have earned even greater respect for you now, for living your life in a truthful way. The saying "The truth shall set you free" rings so true for us "family" people; I am 46 years old but very young @heart and engaged to someone that is not only 23 years younger than me; but is also a woman AND from another race group. But I believe in my heart that she's a soulmate and I won't give her up for anything or anyone. People are adaptable and they need to learn to accept us for how we are; we're all unique creations anyway. Keep at your music, whatever life throws your way and remain true to your heart & passion. You are highly talented and it's great to see that you are so happy and endured a journey that can only lead to growth. All the very best of love and musical harmony to you and your leading lady. |
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| 18/06/2009 - Anonymouse said: Hi Mel I have just listened to part 3 of your interview. I think you are amazingly brave to be so open about your life. Love your response wrt the "militant group" out there. It is important to just be yourself and live your life. Someone once said "I am not necessarly gay or different I am merely in love with an amazingly beautiful woman". Wish you luck with the next two interviews on jacaranda. May love and happiness bless you and Ang for the rest of your lives. |
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| 09/07/2009 - Melanie Lowe said: Hey Nadine. I've been very lucky in that there hasn't been any negativity throughout all of this. I may have lost a few fans that I don't know about but nobody has actually come out and said they're not going to support me anymore. Time will tell I guess! To me, the ones that stay are the only important ones anyway:) |
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| 17/06/2009 - Nadine said: Has coming out changed your life negatively? Has it changed the way people treat you or your music? I am i a big fan of yours and really hope that your upcoming tour will be a huge hit and know your fans still love you and will always be there for you. |
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| Radio Today Interview | 01/06/2009 |
| 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! |
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| 02/06/2009 - Andre De Bleser said: Andre De Bleser Melanie Lowe: Hi Mel, After reading the article in O Magazine, your letter on Facebook and listening to your interview on Radio Today last nigth, I really have to commend you on the way you disclosed the truth about your sexuality. The way you handled this issue, well you can be proud of yourself. I can only imagine that this could not be the easiest thing to do in your life. You never knew for certain how your family, friends and us your fans would react to this news... Maybe a few fans have left your facebook site, but I am certain that if they think properly about everything, they will return... I am proud to be a fan of you since the beginning and straigth as straight can be. I am proud that I supported you the way I did in the beginning even if things got out of hand afterwards. Again, I wish you all the best for the future. May you and Angela life a happy life and may we as fans, have plenty of hours to come to listen and enjoy your music MI5, Melanie Lowe Fay |
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| 01/06/2009 - Dee said: Hi Mel, It's has just gone 21:00 on Mon 01 Jun 09 and I just missed your radio interview. I hope it went well. Do you know whether they will be re-broadcasting it some time? |
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| To All My Wonderful Friends, Fans And Supporters | 26/05/2009 |
| 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 |
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| 26/06/2009 - Cherryl Thompsoy said: Congrats doll, hope you are extremely happy. Come visit us in Bloem sometime agaiy |
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| 19/06/2009 - Wendy said: Hi Melanie I've always been a fan of yours but have earned even greater respect for you now, for living your life in a truthful way. The saying "The truth shall set you free" rings so true for us "family" people; I am 46 years old but very young @heart and engaged to someone that is not only 23 years younger than me; but is also a woman AND from another race group. But I believe in my heart that she's a soulmate and I won't give her up for anything or anyone. People are adaptable and they need to learn to accept us for how we are; we're all unique creations anyway. Keep at your music, whatever life throws your way and remain true to your heart & passion. You are highly talented and it's great to see that you are so happy and endured a journey that can only lead to growth. All the very best of love and musical harmony to you and your leading lady. |
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| 19/06/2009 - Yolande Botha said: As a fellow lesbian, I'm very proud of you! You have found your happiness and everybody deserves that in life! Good luck and carry on! |
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| 19/06/2009 - Natasha Geldenhuys said: Always thought that you were different, but that is the best news to here about you coming out . I hope that you and you lovey have a beautiful wedding and keep up the good work with your music. |
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| 19/06/2009 - Johan Isaacs said: I am so happy for the both of you,I wish you all the best.It also gives me hope and not to stop looking for that special 1.Thumbs up girl!!!! |
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| 19/06/2009 - Sharon & Viv said: CONGRATULATIONS! Fantastic to have rolemodels come out and be proud! All the best of luck for your future, hope you have a really special wedding, Sharon & Viv ex [playground] |
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| 06/06/2009 - Deborah said: Congratulations Melanie and Angela, we wish you guys all the best life has to offer, true love, laugter and a world full of happiness and good health. Keep the music and love alive. |
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| 05/06/2009 - Debbie Kruger said: I think you're an amazing artist and we are blessed to have such a talented artist in S.A. Anyone who has anything negative to say about your life choices and partner is just not worth the effort of a response. I wish you and Angela all the best and hope that the two of you will have as beautiful a marriage and my husband and I have had over the last 15 years. Keep in mind that people's opinions can only affect you if you so choose! I think the happiness you're blessed with will overshadow all negativity and your career and personal life will go from strength to strength. I's wish you luck but don't think you need it! |
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| 29/05/2009 - Lea Mac said: Dear Melanie, I know what you have gone through is not easy, it takes an extraordinary amount of bravery, but has to be admired, your colours are now shining through brightly. I have had the pleasure of meeting you once, it was just after I\'d been broken up with (My ex-girlfriend) and was devastated, but when I watched you sing on that stage I felt uplifted and as if i could breathe again.I bought your cd there and then! Your music helped me to get out of that void in time. So thank you, thank you for your inspiration. I will continue to be a fan. Congratulations, you make me proud to be who I am. Regards Leanne |
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| 28/05/2009 - Andre De Bleser said: Mel, I have said it on Facebook and I will repeat it again. I really wish you and Angela all the best for the future. Just remember that a relationship is a long term investment, but one to be taken, one hour, one day at the time. And before you realize, a life time will be passed... Just keep true to yourself |
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| 28/05/2009 - Sonja Myburgh said: Hi Melanie... You will always have my support...I'm 41 years old and past the stage where I worry what other people think of me....love conquers everything..I am openly gay and happy..I'm still waiting to meet my partner, but believe I will meet her when the time is right.... All the best for the future Regards Sonja |
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| 27/05/2009 - Valerie said: Wow !!! Congratulations Melanie and Angela the Angel ! I was wondering when you were going to tell us.....! Call it what you wil..6th sense, woman's intuition...but I've had a feeling since January 2008. Or am I totally off base? |
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| Villa Pascal | 16/04/2009 |
| 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! |
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| 29/05/2009 - Doug said: AWESOME news! Congrats and your engagement - all the best wishes for your years ahead with Angela. May the be blessed with happiness and love. Have posted a blog entry regarding you: http://whatmatters.iblog.co.za/2009/05/29/melanie-lowe-is-a-brave-woman/ |
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| 20/04/2009 - Melanie Lowe said: Thanks for your comment! Its great to hear feedback:) Im glad you enjoyed the show! |
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| 17/04/2009 - Dee Pridgeoy said: Loved your show last night at Villa Pascal. It's not often that an artist shares their stories behind the songs...... very interesting. Loved the version of the Joni Mitchell song comes from my favourite movie "Love Actually". It's so great that you are the ambassador for Little Eden, giving back is always a sign of a geniune person.Often people of fame forget about the "Little" people. Thank you and God Bless. |
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| Samson Microphones And Monster Cables | 15/04/2009 |
| 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! |
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| Kia - Somerset West | 14/04/2009 |
| 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 |
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| Hexagon Theatre Show | 06/04/2009 |
| 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! |
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| 20/04/2009 - Melanie Lowe said: Hi Anonymous;) Glad you enjoyed the show. I do hear that often about my songs and it used to make me think I should try and write happy songs but, to be honest, without these songs, I wouldn't be the person I am now. They helped me to heal and they are very real to me and, sad as they may be, people seem to relate to them because they are just the honest truth:) I am, however, in a good place in my life now and I have all my songs and experiences to thank for that! Thanks for your comments and I'm glad you enjoyed the show! |
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| 06/04/2009 - Anonymouse said: Friday night at the Hex was wonderful. Melanie, you and the band really entertained us with your own unique songs which were so meaningful after you had told us the story behind the song. The Hex is such a good venue - good atmosphere and sound.I do still feel (although it did not spoil the show) that many of your songs are a bit sad. I am sure you must be a lot happier than what your show depicts you as being!!! My wife says you are just singing about your experiences and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Good luck with your future shows, keep up the original music and the band members. You were great and have a fantastic voice.Please do come back to the Hex. |
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| 06/04/2009 - Delano Simpsoy said: Thanks for an awesome show. It was well worth the trip. |
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| The Imperial Hotel | 02/04/2009 |
 A very big thank you to the Protea Imperial Hotel who are sponsoring our accomodation for The Hexagon Theatre Show! |
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| Edenvale Day | 14/03/2009 |
 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. |
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| Melanie On The Cover Of Get-it | 01/03/2009 |
 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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