Melissa Drennen
"Melissa"

Name: Melissa Drennen
Age: 29 (12/20/68)
Height: 5'2"
Hair/Eyes: Brown and Brown.
[ok this is getting too much like a pictorial in Playboy]
Location: Dayton, Ohio
IRC nick: Melissa (ooh original huh)
Email: madsag@aol.com
Nicknames: the ones i can tell you - Mel, Melly, Missy, Lissa
Marital Status: Divorced (believe it or not), but happily involved now  =)
Occupation: Reference Librarian for an office furniture dealer / Musician (vocalist), with a band called Jaded.
Hobbies: Honestly, I'm into girly stuff like sewing, painting, cross-stitch, that kinda crap. I also love crossword puzzles. Astrology and Tarot. Reading. Writing. Sony Playstation games, esp the Final Fantasy series and the quest-y games.
Other bands I love: In addition to what i listed on the IRC page, I love Maggie's Dream, Ben Folds Five, SRV, Prince, Sarah McLachlan, White Zombie, Saigon Kick, Sting, King's X, U2, The Tories. I'm listening to Seal as I write this. I could go on and on with this so I'll stop.

      I first heard DT at one of my band's shows, one of the guys was playing "Images and Words" during a set break. It was so different from anything else I was listening to at that time. So I begged him to let me borrow the CD which he wouldn't do. Bastard. I went out and bought it shortly after. That's how I got hooked.

      I've been singing all my life. I was in choir all through school. I think one of the most beneficial things a vocalist can do is sing in a choir, it teaches you a lot about balance, dynamics, harmony, and how to be "part" of a song instead of the main focus. I studied Vocal Performance and Music Education in college. I never even thought about being in a band, I was totally focused on opera, although I never felt like it fit me quite right - I'm too much of a nonconformist. I've been singing with a band for 6 years now and I feel like I've found my musical "home".

      I taught myself to play piano when I was about 9. I never had any formal training until college, where if you've ever majored in music, you know you have to take piano. I'm not too comfortable playing for an audience though, I'm very self-conscious about it. I play for myself, for fun.

      You can usually find me hanging out on #ytsejam late at night, although sometimes I will make an early evening appearance.

~Melissa