Melissa Reese – This young, talented singer, pianist, writer, and producer has been a musical prodigy since the age of 4. Classically trained in both piano and voice, Melissa has expanded her musical influences to include hip-hop, R&B and pop. Having discovered Pro-Tools, she has now written, performed and produced over 30 songs on her demo, all from her home studio.

Sara Melson – Hailing from Indiana and now in L.A., Sara grew up memorizing albums by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Band, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, and early Bowie. Her hooky folk-pop songs are filtered through a moody, psychedelic dreamscape and have been described by Steve Mirkin of Daily Variety as, “Like Laura Nyro hooking up with Beggars’ Banquet-era Rolling Stones… something special.”

Dean O’Leary – An Australian native visiting Los Angeles, Dean has been writing songs since the early age of fourteen when he first picked up the guitar. His own brand of music has a wide range of influences and genres, with a combination of folk, rock and blues and at times a hint of jazz in the chord progressions. A favorite on the local singer-songwriter scene in his native Sydney, be sure not to miss this L.A. performance. Go to www.deanoleary.com for more.]]> 2005-07-11T21:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/events/entry/532772 Artists, Candy, Kristin, Stark, Casey, Vasquez, Melle, Willacy, Austin, Awards, Musical Styles, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Regions, Los Angeles, Showcase, Showcase Templated

BMI Los Angeles hosted another successful Circle of Songs at Genghis Cohen on April 7. Performers included singer/songwriters Kirstin Candy, Casey Stark, Melle Vasquez and Austin Willacy. BMI’s Circle of Songs is a free, acoustic singer/songwriter showcase held at Genghis Cohen the first Monday of every month.

Shown at Genghis Cohen are BMI’s Tracie Verlinde and Myles Lewis; singer/songwriters Melle Vasquez, Austin Willacy and Casey Stark; BMI’s Tony George; and singer/songwriter Kirstin Candy.