“Fresh and engaging, down-to-earth and bubbling with creative brilliance.”
The West Australian
“A heart-stopper” (Sydney Morning Herald) with “a voice that will make your black heart beat again.” AdelaideNow)
Melanie Robinson is a cellist, arranger and singer/songwriter currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. She divides her time between writing and touring her own music for cello and voice, and writing string arrangements/recording/touring for and with other artists.
She is best known for:
Tim Rogers, You Am I and the Temperance Union
Australian art music quartet Overlander, together with Australian didgeridoo legend William Barton, percussionist extraordinaire Claire Edwardes and the beautiful Australian composer Iain Grandage
LA-based Multimedia ensemble Squint
Other arrangements include John Butler Trio, Jimmy Barnes, Mark Abis, Eskimo Joe, Steve Pigram, Shellie Morris, Tex Perkins, Topology and Pi Ensemble.
Melanie plays a 1926 Roth cello with a 1927 Hill & Sons bow.
She is endorsed by Yamaha Australia and plays a Yamaha SVC 110 electric cello (check out Yamaha Silent Strings and Yamaha Music Australia - artists).