Melissa Brett

With lyrics as fearless and passionate as her personality, songwriter and artist, Melissa Brett is not afraid to take charge of her destiny.

Determined to chisel out a unique place for herself in the music world, Melissa has released her debut album, Exposed.
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Melissa has traveled many roads, lived in many different parts of the country and all along the way, music has been in the passenger seat with her.In recent years, she has earned her graduate degree in music at the University of Tennessee and has taught music at the college level.She has also worked professionally in musical theater including jobs at Six Flags in Houston, Texas.But music has been a central part of her life from the beginning.Melissa was born in Woodbury, New Jersey but didn't stay long.The daughter of a successful businessman, she and her family relocated often while she was growing up, forcing her to experience and adapt to a variety of situations.Enduring some very lonely times as a child and teen, she credits music in getting her through those times.These experiences also provided the songwriter with plenty of material and motivation to start writing and performing her own songs."I love all types of music, but I guess it's popular music that I have always gravitated towards.There's just something about the way an electric guitar can burn right through you, or the way an acoustic guitar feels like home.With raw, gut-spilling lyrics about everyday struggles and victories of the heart - it's what I connect with the most."

Confidently settling into her musical skin as a songwriter and recording artist, Melissa moved to Nashville in 2000.There she continues to develop her craft; attending writers nights, taking guitar lessons, and recording demos while working for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville.Since moving to Music City, Melissa has been given many opportunities to perform her music.She regularly participates in songwriter rounds and performances in local venues and has opened for well-known entertainers such as Montgomery Gentry and Marvin Hamlisch.

"It's just a matter of seeing the life you want and doing everything within your power to have it.You don't get everything, every time, but that's secondary.What's important is that you give your whole heart, mind and energy to it."And with all the heart, passion and talent that Melissa has to give, there is certainly plenty for whatever life she chooses.
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"Though Brett doesn't shy away from opening up her mouth wide to let out a great, quivering note, each of the 12 songs on her album reveal a host of insecurities, worries and heartbreaks.
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If Melissa has any more material of the caliber displayed in this album up her sleeve, then she should shake it out immediately and get back to the recording studio."
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"Emerging from the heart of the country music capital, Brett produces emotionally charged, harmonious tales of love, lust and loss, hope and life's realism.
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© 2005 Melissa Brett

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Contact: Melissa Brett, Senior Community Relations Manager

Contact: Melissa Brett, Community Relations Manager

Also promoted were Melissa Brett to community relations manager; Lattie Brown to director of special projects; Linda Jolly to senior box office manager; Leigh Jones to director of ArtSmart; Bonnie Keller to senior marketing manager; Stephanie Milhoan to senior human resources manager; Ginger Muse to ticketing manager; Brenda Otis to office manager; Rebecca Robbins to director of development; and June Swartz to senior events manager.

Melissa Brett, named as community relations manager.

For general information on accessible services at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, call Melissa Brett at 615-687-4292.
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For more information about Audio Description, call Melissa Brett at 687-4292 or the Audio Description information line at 615-782-4069.

Melissa Brett Community Relations Manager mbrett@tpac.org 615/687-4292

For more information, contact Melissa Brett, TPAC Community Relations Manager, at (615) 687-4292 or e-mail mbrett@tpac.org.