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SRL 2012

JUSTIN MELANCON ON THE RUN *****EXCLUSIVE

JUSTIN MELANCON ON THE RUN

By Sonia Raquel Limas for Music4Melancholy



Justin Melancon hailing from FT. Worth, Texas by way of Santa Cruz, CA. You can automatically feel the Cali vibe but his roots are truly Southern. I got to spend a friday afternoon at Jose Ave Park on a sunny June day to listen to a live jam session. It was beyond what I even pictured when he plays you can see the intent and feel the pulse of his music as he strums the chords, I was jamming along. One of the songs was Cali Dayz, Texas Sunsets and when he is in his zone he's going for it. Back home in Texas, country music has had a great influence on him and his sound. His music has been influenced by 311,Sublime, Eric Clapton, The Eagles cultivating his sound, which is raw and real, and it resonates in his lyrics. Justin ran into some legal trouble and had to serve a prison term in which upon he learned how to play the guitar " I would be on my bunk and play along to 311 and played along for hours until I got it." When he got out in 2003 he came out to Santa Cruz then drove down to L.A. " Yeah, I sold my car to a bunch of Australian kids bought a skate board and backpacked across country." He eventually ventured back to California where in Santa Cruz where he started going to Narcotic Anymous meetings he feel's his recovery is stronger out here in Santa Cruz. Justin has decided to put his music at the fore front " I feel 2012 is my year to show everyone, I know I am going to revive rock and roll." In Santa Cruz Justin started the band The Minions with John " Playz " Manley and Alex but he left the group to start his solo career. He has started another group called Life Sentence with Joshiah Kingsland. Life Sentence they make original beats and freestyle. This summer he’s in the studio working on his solo project he has a lot of material and I have personally heard a lot of the new freestyles and material. I hope the world is ready to hear his journey of wins, losses, and heartbreak. Justin’s music has had radio airplay and he has performed in Sonoma County in front of an audience of 15,000. He mainly promotes his music on You Tube “Yea, a lot of people promote on sound cloud, reverb nation, and band camp but I feel like I can connect and make equal impact with all of my fans which he calls “Lifers” on You Tube and make a direct impact.” I got a good sense he know who he is( in this moment) and he’s going for the glory. I have sought after Justin for many months now I first connected with him on Facebook back in October of 2011 but I had gone into treatment and lost contact but through a mutual friend I reconnected with him in June 2012. We got together to share music and experiences that are similar. And the music is what touches and makes the greatest impact music clearly runs in his veins and there's defianteley more to come.
NAMASTE
SRL 2012
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