Olivier Mellano
Olivier Mellano is a French musician, composer, improvisator, writer and a guitarist who has played in more than fifty groups since the beginning of the nineties. He alternatively works on pop-rock projects and on compositions including symphonic orchestra, 17 electric guitars, harpsichord, organ, voice or string quartet.
Life and career
Over the past two decades, Olivier Mellano has collaborated with more than fifty pop, rap, and rock groups, including Psykick Lyrikah, Mobiil, Bed, Laetitia Shériff, and Dominique A. His work has recently extended into cinematic, theatrical, dance and literary contexts. In 2006, his landscape began to include new music, and his recording "La Chair des Anges" was released on the Naïve Classique label.Mellano performs "cine-concerts" at venues around the world and serves as coordinator for collective project such as "L'Ile Electrique", "Superfolia Armaada", and "Ralbum". He also improvises as a soloist or in duets with artists including Boris Charmatz, Robin Guthrie, Bertrand Chamayou, André Markowicz, Claro, François Jeanneau, and John Greaves.
In 2012, on commission from the Brittany Symphony Orchestra, he composed the triptych "How we tried a new combination of notes...", which premiered at the Rennes Opera with the Brittany Symphony under of the direction of Jean-Michaël Lavoie, featuring soprano Valérie Gabail, the Pink Iced Club, MC Dälek, Simon Huw Jones, and Black Sifichi. He is currently working on his second book, has composed and performed music for the Handke/ Nordey play "Par les Villages", and has returned to the world of sonic rock with his solo album "MellaNoisEscape".
Discography
Solo Albums
La chair des anges Mellano: How we tried a new combination of notes to show the invisible or even the embrace of eternity MellaNoisEscape La jeune fille sans mains Heartbeat of the Death Simple Women L'Oiseau de Paradis Pollock & Pollock- ''Cores - Music for Adrien M & Claire B''
Collaborative Albums
Echox Phobies One Alive After Us- ''TWOO''
Singles
No Land Overwhelming Joy Hearts- ''Avatar''