Motor City Melodies : Michigan Voiceover Network

Motor City Melodies

Who Are Motor City Melodies?

Motor City Melodies are a group of multi-talented girls from ages 9 to 16. The purpose of the group is to learn the art of collaboration, performance, become adept recording artists, create group and personal artistic vision including skill sets they need for careers in the entertainment industry. They are learning to site read music, develop harmonies, pick material and be involved with the creative process of arranging it. It is a unique opportunity for them to support each other while working together and developing their own personal style. With this approach the girls are experiencing a positive message for themselves and all who come in contact with them. With a team of professionals, including music arranger, Mark Heckert, vocal arranger, Matt Cason, acting coach, Lisa Melinn, voice coach/co-founder, Kate Hart and photographer/ co-founder, Julie Bryant, the girls can base their decision making on advice from professionals working in the business.

Motor City Melodies are currently working on their Christmas show, Retro CD (Recording 60's girl group songs with modern original dance tracks), and the National Anthem in 3 part harmony.

They have just completed their recording and video of an original Halloween song, "They Only Come Out At Night" In addition, they have begun working with Youth Under Construction, A Non-Profit who's work is directed toward anti-bullying.

Singer Demos and Biographies.

Darbi Dombrowski

Sophina Saggau

Alexia Smith

Emma Guzman

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Candace Waite

Play Candace's Demo

Play Candace's Demo 2

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Grayson Hunter Cieszkowski

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Liesl Eschbach

Kayla Bromund

Lily Massie

Anne Bryant

Erica Freeburg

Lizzy Berg

Alina

Madison Genord

Grace Cuzak

Alina Steinberg

Alina Steinberg is in an honor roll student in tenth grade at Groves High School with music and theater as her passion! She has participated in every school since the second grade, as well as productions with The Motor City Youth Theater (seven seasons) and The Village Players (three seasons). She is in the theater program at Groves (Groves Performing Arts Company), and participates in the International Thespian Society activities. This past year, her group received the top rating (Superior) from all three judges for their group musical song. She will be competing on the Groves Forensic Team in the poetry category for the upcoming season. She has both participated in and taught younger children at many MCYT workshops, including one taught by Wayne State theater program students recently returning from study in Moscow, Russia. She has also received instruction from several professional acting coaches, including renowned teacher and actor Gordon Michaels. In 2008, Alina traveled to New York City with her theater company, learning from the professional Broadway dancers of Hairspray, visiting professional dance and acting studios, and touring and talking with representatives from the Tisch program at New York University. Alina studied violin for five years at the Oakland Steiner School in Rochester Hills, dance at several area academies, and has choir for five years. Her stage credits include The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Mother), Hansel and Gretel (Wicked Witch), How Loki Lost His Head (Freya), Something For Lenaeus (Ariadne), How To Catch A Rat (Town Crier), Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), Mark Twain Tales (Virginia, Huck Finn), Oliver! (Pickpocket/Chairmen/ Orphan), The Valiant Villain (Herbert Flerbert, Mrs. White), The Wizard of Oz (Auntie Em), Alice In Wonderland (The White Rabbit), Brundibar (opera) (Ice Cream Man/ Helga), Holly and Ivy (Dara), Little Cosette and Father Christmas (Pierre Boulatrille), Hamlet (Rosencrantz), Mulan (ancestor), Narnia (Mrs. Macready), Macbeth (3rd witch/ Macduff), Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck), Seussical the Musical (Jojo), Wizard of Oz (munchkin/ Jitterbug), How To Succeed In High school Without Really Trying (Abby), Bye Bye Birdie (Teen Trio), Cards of Fate (Mother, Posse). Her creative interests include writing poetry, directing and video production.