Melissa Mattey spotlight!

Melissa Mattey is a recording, mixing and mastering engineer - producer, songwriter and performing artist, currently based out of Nashville, TN.

Melissa might simply, be best described, as a musical multitool. You could probably find a more poetic way to describe her approach to music. Though categorizing her approach in that manner, would be too flowery a reduction. A reduction that goes against the very ethos that has led to a multifaceted career, spanning genre and modality. An ethos and belief, that the critical detail is where the magic of a production finds purchase.

Melissa’s musical roots trace back to her youth, growing up in Malaysia and Brunei. At a young age she began the study of classical piano and music theory under the “Royal Schools of Music” curriculum. An early introduction that began an educational pursuit of music, which ultimately culminated in attendance at “Berklee College of Music” where Melissa studied recording, production, mixing and music synthesis, obtaining a BA in Music Production and Engineering.

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AS AN ENGINEER - Melissa’s work has led to credits on several notable Grammy Award nominated and winning records, including (Faith Hill - “Breathe” - Best Country Album win), (Bruce Springsteen - “The Rising” - Best Rock Album win), (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - multiple Best Gospel Album wins), (Cam - “Burning House”), (Van Hunt - “Dust”).

She also has recording and mix credits on award winning and commercially acclaimed film soundtracks and television productions including (“The Great and The Small” - Fahrenheit Films Jury Award: Best American Independent Feature at Sonoma International Film Festival), (“I am Potential” - American Family Studios), (“Something New” - Focus Features - Black Reel Award for Best Original Soundtrack nominee), (“Apple Pie” - Apple iPhone 6 global ad campaign).

AS A PRODUCER/ WRITER/ PERFORMING ARTIST - Melissa has combined the technical knowledge of an engineer, a love of synthesizers and a passion for sonically immersive productions to help carve out a niche in the ever burgeoning Nashville music scene, notably as a member of indie rock outfit Elliot Root and sync-ready electro ambient trio Everyone Moves Away.

As a producer, writer and performer in Elliot Root, Melissa has helped to create a catalog that has amassed over 75 million global streams. She has toured (proudly representing Dave Smith Instruments/ Sequential as a featured artist) with Zac Brown Band, NEEDTOBREATHE, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, X Ambassadors, Good Old War, and played some of the largest music festivals in the world, including Hangout Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival, Forecastle Music Festival, Live On The Green, and more.

As a producer, writer and performer in Everyone Moves Away, Melissa has helped to create a catalog that has seen major sync placement in global ad campaigns for Amazon Music Unlimited, McLaren Automotive, and Canon, as well as various other multi-sync features, including a sizzle reel and production intro piece for the Garth Brooks’ stadium tour.

After more than 20 years working in the music industry, it would be easy to assume a level of complacency but Melissa remains a steadfast fan of music. At heart, a student of the process. A musical multitool, poised and ready to help artists uncover the critical detail and magic in their productions.