"Lovers and Stars owns me. I can't stop playing it. Although I've always dug Ivey, this delicious pop ditty hits a sweet spot with me like no recording since The Fray's early demos. It's a quantum leap beyond anything she's produced before." -Dave Herrera, Westword

Melissa has a wide-open mind and a needle-sharp focus, which makes her as much of a pleasure to work with as she is to be around. I expect big things from her, and can't wait to hear what she comes up with next.
Berton Averre, The Knack

Ivey is undoubtedly a talent, with a powerful, soulful voice that belies her physical stature. Her stage presence shows masterful confidence, and her songwriting and musicianship would send any pre-packaged pop star back to the stylist.
Colorado Springs Independent

Her songs seduce and beguile, entice and enchant a listener with distant yet comforting familiarity of small town Americana.

Marquee Magazine

Her sound and lyrics possess the soul and urgency of Jewel and Carole King, lyrical content echoing Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, her music is so hypnotic and rescuing it is more than deserving of an atmosphere that compliments it.
Image Magazine

I too am smitten with Melissa. She is a little powerhouse.
Hazel Miller, Westword Music Hall of Fame member and singer with Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Melissa Iveys live shows have always been something to behold: visually a petite young lady with an acoustic guitar, her vocal power and lack of timidity make her a captivating performer.
Xposur Magazine

A five-foot, dark-haired spark plug of a singer/guitarist, Ivey ... packs a lot of panache into a little frame. ... there's a fieriness to her presentation ... saucy enough to smash the contrivances of the girl-with-a-guitar genre. -Laura Bond, Westword
"... a kick ass vibe. ... I am always happy to assist when I see talent such as Melissa." -Jerome Day, drummer with Uncle Kracker
"... despite a Lilliputian frame just under five feet, Melissa's stage presence has become nothing if not commanding. Of course, that's owed in no small part to her voice - a killer set of pipes that she sounds more at home in than ever, alongside pretty acoustic and driving, distorted electric rock alike. Best of all, it all sounds natural - not a forced or show-offy amalgam of styles and influences, but a coherent whole." -John Zwick, University of Colorado-Denver Advocate
"Her trademark is a folk/punk hybrid propelled  by a huge voice." -Swallow Hill
"Melissa Ivey is a petite powerhouse of musical talent. ... Ivey's album is a snapshot of her musical abilities, a powerful combination of blues inspired ballads, catchy rock rhythms and even some fast paced Rockabilly sounds." -Meg Burd, The Scene
"The passion and  guitar styles of Ani DiFranco mixed with the good vibes of Janis Joplin with a bit of a punk rock attitude." -HigherListening.com
"Melissa has undergone a revolution from punk and is redefining herself as a rocking singer-songwriter chick whose style has burst open to expose a few new musical flavors." -Justin Case Perkins, North Denver News

Welcome to Melissa Ivey.com the official website of the 2005 - 2006 Denver singer songwriter of the year, Melissa Ivey. At the age of 9 Melissa Ivey was already building her first home studio.  Armed with a parade of Casio key boards, random garage sale instruments, a newly stringed half sized violin, and trusty Sony tape recorder her journey began. Years later a variety of guitars and a 5 string bass would enter her world changing the experimental noise maker into a song writer and singer. Being grounded for most of her early teen-age years, she practiced solo for hours on end. Once she was released back into the “wild” she gathered a group of rowdy punk rockers to start up a band best described as a No Doubt meets Rancid.  In their 5 years together they toured the west coast, recorded three EP's, and opening up for legendary punk bands such as 999, Agent Orange, and local San Jose favorites like Groovie Ghoulies and. All this before any of the band mates could even buy lotto tickets and cigarettes let alone beer at the venues they were packing and selling out.

When the band "died", as she puts it, in her early 20's she migrated back to her birth city Denver, Colorado armed with one acoustic guitar and many tales to tell. Here she has produced 4 solo albums. They range from one room one microphone acoustic tales straight from her note book, to her latest release Lovers & Stars.  This is a polished 5 song EP made with pop Producer and co-writer of the title track Christopher Jack. These two immediately hit it off and were making the right moves with Melissa's band the Gentlemen and Daren Han (The EeLS, Bare Naked Ladies, Ani Difranco,) on drums. Dave Herrera of the Westword (Colorado's leading alternative weekly publication) said "This delicious pop ditty hits a sweet spot with me like no recording since the Fray's early demos. It's a quantum leap beyond anything she's produced before - a track that evokes Mary Lou Lord as much as it does Sheryl Crow”.  Melissa Ivey was named Best Singer/Songwriter in 2005 and 2006 by Westword.

At the end of 2006 she landed a lead role in a cartoon series in Spain. While in Madrid, studying her Spanish for the project, she performed and collaborated with local talent.  This brought a more worldly sound to her music as she was introduced to new instruments and melodies.   In 2007, she accomplished one of her goals, and licensed 3 of the 5 songs on her EP.

She has taken the past few years off to travel.  Busking down the coast of California, attending peace rally's in Washington DC, and making an honest woman of her 7 year partner.  Melissa is now busier than ever making scores for films and videos, doing voice over work for television and radio, and tracking new material.  Melissa is currently working with her former band mates (The Gentlemen) on a house band album with Comedian Josh Blue.

 This barely 5 foot tall gypsy rocker writes fearlessly, plays stringed without prejudice, all the while charming audiences young and old.  She is a joy to watch live and just as amazing to hear floating out of your speakers or headphones. Her next stop...your favorite playlist.