Meli Malavasi stops by on her tour. essence releases new album right here

Meli Malavasi, a Costa Rican  artist based in L.A., is a triple threat:  singer, dancer, songwriter…and a powerhouse artist in English or Spanish.  She was a finalist in the "International Songwriting Competition".   She was named "Best Female Dance Artist" at the Indie Music Channel.  She has performed in some of LA's stop clubs like The Whisky a Go Go, The Viper Room, House of Blues and Los Globos.  You have heard her songs in TV shows like “Bad Girls Club”. Malavasi is currently working on her next Spanish EP with Musical Director and keyboardist of the 20 times Latin-Grammy Award Winning Band Juanes, while she tears up clubs and stages in Los Angeles.

Since winning the Grand Prize in the National Lilith Fair Talent Search in 1998, San Francisco-based essence has been signed to RCA Records, Way Cool/MCA Records, and Or Music. She debuted with the successful indie release Conception, which established a devoted fan base.  Her second album,  Mariposa garnered critical acclaim and prompted a national tour opening shows for Jason Mraz and Shawn Colvin. Her  2009 release Feels Like the Future  won the Grand Prize for the Great American Song Contest and 2nd Place in the International Songwriting Contest. Her songs have been in television and in films, and she has opened for Tom Petty, Shawn Colvin, Chris Isaac, Sarah McLachlan, Pat Benatar, Linda Perry and many others. She has played at venues ranging from NYC’s Bowery Ballroom to San Francisco’s Fillmore, LA’s Rose Bowl and Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live. She will release  her new album, Black Wings,  this Friday and we get to preview it on Music Friday Live!