Biography

• Melissa K won Best Female Artist at the Independent Music Awards

• Cannes Film Festival - Starring role as Anna in Pedagogy

• Won Best Actress Award - West Coast Premiere of Charles Evered’s play, “Class”

• Top 40 Mainstream Independent Music Charts – Her song, “Fight Fire,” made #3 (for a year and a half) and was replaced by “Magic” at #3 (for a year) – Independent Music Network (as Melissa K)

• Voted Best Female Performer and Best Live Band at the Inland Empire Music Awards (3 years in a row)

• Two-Time Award Winner of the Best Actress Award - Inland Theater League

• Voted Best Female Performer and Best Live Band at the Inland Empire Music Awards (3 years in a row)

• Groundlings Improv Training. Melissa K teaches Improv and Acting for film, tv, and theatre worldwide

• “Sorceress,” “Fight Fire,” and “Magic” received 4 out of 4 stars on their radio tests in 35 countries world-wide (Melissa K)

• Riverside Magazine Cover and Featured Article for sold out, double issue (Melissa K)

• The Melissa K Band became Black Velvet July of 2016!

• Best Director Award at Trojan Vision Television

• Best Host Award at Trojan Vision Television

• Best Crew Award at Trojan Vision Television

• Cannes Court Métrage Competition Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival Award for the Lorena Lourenço original film  (Lead Actress – Melissa K)

• Melissa K was on the Dean’s List and earned 6 degrees and a minor from the University of Southern California and Mount San Jacinto College. She was an officer in the Phi Theta Kappa Honors’ Society. MK was also the President of the Performing Arts Student Council at her Performing Arts Magnet High School in Riverside, CA. She was voted on to Homecoming Court, as well as voted ‘Most Friendly!’ She often performed her songs for her classes.

• Degrees: Dramatic Arts, Theatre Arts, Business Finance, Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Arts & Humanities

• Starred in popular Left 4 Dead movie (Over 8 million YouTube views)

•Performed on KTLA/KCAL (Melissa K)

• Performed at over 100 venues and over 60 films and television appearances

List of various venues performed:

• The Whisky A Go Go (Residency)

• House of Blues

• Played with Aaron Carter, Danny Worsnop, Oingo Boingo, Puddle of Mudd, Missing Persons, Iron Butterfly, Shadows of Knight, Hollywood Roses, and many other notable artists!

• Ultimate Jam Nights with Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), August Zadra (Denise De Young), and Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot)

• The National Anthem – USC Basketball at the Galen Center

• Rock for Recovery Willie Basse Cancer Benefit Concert

• USC Tommy’s Place

• The Morning Brew – Television Show

• Inland Empire Music Awards – Televised

• Heart Rally Benefit Concert

• Southern California Fair

• San Diego Fair

• Orange County Fair

• Temecula Music Festival Battle of the Bands winner (as a solo artist – Melissa K)

• El Cid

• The Viper Room

• Paladino’s

• RAD Benefit Concert

• The Study in Hollywood

• Irvine Spectrum

• The Block of Orange

• Molly Malone’s

• Lake Alice Battle of the Bands winner (as a solo-artist – Melissa K)

• Festival of Trees

• State Social House

• Over 80 original songs (written by Melissa K)

• Working on the Black Velvet album

• Over 40 films (short & full-length) – Many from USC School of Cinematic Arts

• Over two dozen plays and musicals

• Sorceress, the Rock Opera coming soon!