Taliesin Moonwolf is singer/songwriters that are good friends and musicians. We collaborate to come up with new songs and really good music. My name is Jackie Ryks/Melini, I do the singing and lyric writing, music composition, and arranging.
Joe Melini is my husband he is the music composer, arranger, producing and recording. He plays guitars, and bass.
Bill Mormann is a good friend that has been playing drums with us for about 5 years he is on our 2nd CD "Raven's Midnite Collection". He is no longer with us. Walter Sapsai plays acoustic guitar, bass, and drums on "Lips So Sweet" he also is a co-writer with us in our little collaboration of writing and recording. We just want to put our music out to the world so that we may have a chance to finally do something with it. And send out positive and good messages thru our songs.
Age: 36
I have been singing since I can remember. My mom sang professionally for a while, and I vaguely remember her singing in the studio in Danbury, Ct. So I was hooked when I heard her. And I knew from then I wanted to sing and write music. I was born in Danbury, Ct., when I was about 5 we moved to Southern Illinois. We first moved to Energy, Il. and we attended a small but wonderful Methodist Church were I sang in the Choir I loved it. Then to Herrin, then Carterville, then our last stop was Crainville, Il. Where I attended Carterville Community High School. Then we moved to Ebensburg, Pa., where I attended Central Cambria High School. I have been writing lyrics, poems and music since I was about 15 or 16. Then we moved to Millville, N.J. when I was 21 and I met a great musician by the name of Walt Sapsai.
This CD is the 2nd one for myself and my husband Joe. I moved to New Jersey in 1988. I met Walt in 1989, and we jammed while he was in working bands and have remained best of friends ever since. I met my husband Joe in 1995 and found out he was a musician too. Well I fell in love. WE married and have been making beautiful rock music ever since.
My favorite singers/bands are:
Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac, Heart-Ann Wilson, Pat Benatar,Wynona Judd, Rainbow, Deep Purple,Twisted Sister Dio, Krokus, any 80's heavy metal bands. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, Rossington/Collins Band-Dale Krantz-Rossington I love all Southern Rock tunes.
I just love writing and recording.
Kim Capece of Vineland, NJ. She sand back up with me on "So Mote It Be". I thank Kim for helping us with this song.
Joseph J. Melini
age:33
Born in Vineland, N.J. Raised in North Jersey area. I played with a garage band for about 2 years. I played Lead guitar. I've been playing since 15 years old. I also play bass, accoustic, and I write the music with my wife Jackie. I do all the producing and arranging of our music.
My favorite bands are:
Black Sabbath( Tony Iommi), Ozzy Osbourne(Randy Rhoads), Twisted Sister, all 80's heavy metal bands rock,AC/DC(Angus Young,Malcom Young), Lynyrd Skynyrd(Gary Rossington,Rick Medlocke, Ed King), Alice Cooper. I love all Southern rock also.
Walt Sapsai, Jr.
His music career started back in 1985 when he bought his first drum set. Eventually he got fed up and sold it for a cheesy, wood chopping bass that just didn't sound that good.
His love for the bass grew over time and has taken his knowledge of the drums and guitar and combined them into the bass guitar. He has recorded Music with at least 20 bands at 20 different studios, over the last 15 years and thrives on meeting new talent! If anyone needs to e-mail him with any questions, contact him at mopedster05@comcast.net
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