Hi! I’m Mel. I enjoy sharing my love for music through my writing and concert photography. Another goal? To make people smile. You can find me on Twitter @melaniexgomez and Instagram @MelanieGomezPhotography. For professional inquiries, please email: [email protected]
Posted on March 25, 2022
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Melanie Gomez
Brooklyn based composer, producer, drummer, and guitarist (Mike Birnbaum) is the mastermind behind the band Sickpay, who just released a punk-fueled 5-track EP entitled Pureocracy. This solo project embraces chaos and experimental melodies over guitars and electric rhythms, with tracks…
Posted on January 24, 2022
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Melanie Gomez
Miami-based alternative rock band, Lochness Monster (consisting of Justin Shaner, Bruce Donaldson, Rene Rivera, and Federico Carradini), will be releasing their 2nd EP Working for a Future on February 3rd! Each track on the EP shows the emotional powered layers…
Posted on December 9, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Oakland heavy metal band, Vannon, just released their apocalyptic inspired 12-minute track, “I Come to Destroy.” off of their progressive rock, doom metal album, Desert of Our Dreams. With this album, the band aimed to create a different sound than…
Posted on October 14, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Chicago-based alternative rock artist, Blake Red, has been gaining lots of attention in recent months. Her single releases for “Follow Me” and “The Cradle” have earned the favor of many radio playlists, bloggers, and listeners. The coolest part? Blake did…
Posted on October 5, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Promotive (Jacob Ortiz, Mel Torres, and AJ Padilla) is grabbing the attention of the pop punk world with their newest single, “Uncomfortable.” The catchy and fun sounding track is all about the frustrations and feelings that come when having an…
Posted on September 8, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Black Reuss is a heavy metal artist with a touch of melancholy and heaviness, consisting of Maurizio Dottore. He is the person behind Black Reuss, creating the music, compositions, production, and lyrics. The dark, existential emotions expressed in this Liechtenstein-based…
Posted on August 26, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Post-grunge/psych rock band, Drowning Effect, recently released their new full-length album, Techniculture! At a time when they were finding themselves, James Spadaro, Thad Baker, and Mark Loftin eventually chose to come together to create music that reminds them of their…
Posted on August 12, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Sonic Fuel created a music video for their hit single, “Karma,” and announced a self-titled debut album that is out now! The album showcases a dynamic range of hopeful melodic rock and angst-filled hard rock, along with some awesome special…
Posted on August 5, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Brainsqueezed is a solo alternative/progressive rock project consisting of French musician Sébastien Laloue. He has been making music since the 90’s, but it wasn’t till he moved to Sydney, Australia in 2020 where he got a sudden inspiration to create…
Posted on July 6, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
New Haven-based alternative songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, HEELE, recently released a gritty new single (“Still Intact”) that was inspired by a long-lost home video of his early childhood. “Lyrically, I’ve tried to reconcile the emotions that it conjured up within me…
Posted on May 13, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Sacramento metal group, Waves of Distortion. always wants to deliver on their promise of heavy music with a balance of a melodic groove, and they did just that with their new album, Race Against Time, released independently on March 21st….
Posted on April 8, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Orlando-based rock/alternative band, Blueanimal, announced that they will be releasing their third full-length album, Figment That Was Me. According to the band, this is going to be one of their darkest albums, inspired by a lot of real world experience…
Posted on March 30, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Blake Red is a rock musician who finds her strengths in vulnerability and her salvation through music. With her platform. she is determined to create songs that combine her passions as a musician while being a mental health advocate. She…
Posted on March 30, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Reluctant Zero is a 4-piece rock band based out of Northern Virginia who just independently released their new song and music video for “Hurt No More.” Anyone who has ever did everything that they could to help someone else will…
Posted on March 18, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Toronto-based alternative artist, Delyn Grey, has returned with a somber message in her music video for “Ghost Town,” off of her EP Disappointment Girl. For Delyn, “Ghost Town” is all about the desperate times that people are facing in the…
Posted on March 12, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
All the way from Australia, hard rock trio boWsER (Nathan Williams, Otto Mitter Jr., and Brad Weynton) just released their imminent sophomore album, Whispers From the Wicker Man today! The album explores the band’s unique brand of rock with an…
Posted on February 24, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Kaleigh is not just a 22-year-old Los Angeles-based artist, she is a triple threat! This actor, model, and musician just announced the release of debut full-length rock/alternative album Predestined, which will be out on March 5th on all platforms. Style-wise…
Posted on February 19, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
Apache Rose is an indie-rock band from Moscow, Russia who grew up on a lot of American and British rock bands of the 1970-1990’s. That’s why their debut full-length album, Attention!, expands so heavily on the groove-based rock of their…
Posted on January 19, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
1st Base Runner, aka Tim Husmann, is an Austin based indie artist who just debuted their single “All Thoughts,” after taking a 7 year hiatus. The track is just a taste of the new music that is coming on his…
Posted on January 18, 2021
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Melanie Gomez
The Straddlerz (Michael Reynal and Linda Filippin) are a fun, loud, and bad*ss hard rock/metal duo a self-titled album, The Straddlerz, coming out on January 29th! For them, it all started in 2018 when a friend of theirs booked them…
