The Mordella Music Group is a team of in-house writers/musicians/producers covering a wide range of musical genres. Our focus is writing for artists,,TV,web ads and film for Synch and publishing purposes.
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Melissa is a dynamic singer/ songwriter from Albany, NY where her love for music and the arts blossomed. Beginning in the world of musical theater, Melissa began writing her own music at age 12.
Continuing to do performances while working for a group of local radio stations, she landed opening act spots for artists such as Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, and Dashboard Confessional. It was then that she decided to take a shot and audition for the 6th season of the FOX TV show "American Idol".
Melissa has written songs with some of the hottest producers in the industry such as Adam Blackstone (John Legend, Jill Scott, NBC's The Voice), Arturo Ayers (Missy Elliott, Nina Sky, Rico Love), and Andros Rodriguez (Shakira, Madonna, Whitney Houston)...continuing to also work with NBC's Saturday Night Live! Crossing the Atlantic to France, Melissa contributed writing and vocals to the Tom Flex single "Pour Lui Plaire."
James Rock is an Albany based musician with over a decade's experience in the playing, performing, and production of music. The man has lent his cashmere voice and skills to a myriad of musical projects including Girl Blue, The Age, Quiet Eyes, MIRK, and Garrett Glaus. Not content with limiting himself to a single area of music, he is also skilled as a multi-instrumentalist. The expression of this proficiency with keys, guitar, and piano evoke both dreamlike and dark tones when brought to the fore in his independent music.
The quality of his work has garnered attention and requests from the likes of Puma, HYPEBEAST, and Jeff Staple in the past and his ever-evolving sound promises to provide enjoyment and utility for many more in the future.
Elias Wallace is a singer songwriter from Pasadena, California. Elias grew up in a vibrant and dangerous time in Southern California, as crack was taking over the streets, hip-hop was making a foothold on the airwaves and in the ears of young urban youth. Elias eagerly became a part of the burgeoning hip-hop culture as it gave a sense of identity and purpose outside of gangbanging and drug pushing. ]
Elias created music as an emcee throughout college but started to experiment with melody. This experimentation was welcomed as he had a hand in releases on Babygrande Records and Rawkus Records in the early 2000’s.
In 2005, he began to work with the Danish /funk/hip-hop Dafuniks. This led to extensive touring throughout Europe and a deal with a French Independent Label. Elias has played huge festivals throughout Europe and spend countless hours on the road building a fanbase in Europe.
After leaving Dafuniks, Elias started a new project, Otis Stacks with former bandmate, producer Justmike. This project is soul and hip-hop based using vintage synthesizers and moogs. It’s sound and mixing is somewhere between indie and mainstream. Since starting that project, Elias has seen rapid growth and popularity in the project across the world. He recently signed a new deal with a French booker, a booker in Germany and is in talks with Brazilian and Latin American bookers. His premiere video, “Fashion Drunk”, has had 9 million views in its first year of play and worldwide interest. He has written with multiple songwriters for European pop artists and has had multiple placements in movies and TV shows in Europe.
The Age, a Soul artist, has traveled throughout the country endowing those he encounters with his smooth tones, and inventive lyrics. Originally from Upstate NY, Age's music brings together both influences from the laid back west coast and New York's underground late night jazz scene. Together with some of the Capital Region's most talented musicians, The Age delivers an unforgettable performance. A musician since his adolescent years, Age finally discovered his true sound after moving to Southern California. He has since returned to the East Coast to share his melodies and continue his musical journey.
Justin Joyner is a well-known entertainer in the Upstate NY area with over 20 years of experience as a vocalist, guitarist, and band leader. As a live performer he has perfomed in front of audiences as large as several thousands, opening for musicians such as Joe Bonamassa, Blue Oyster Cult, Eddie Money, and Buddy Guy. Known for his blues and rock guitar chops at an early age, Justin has received awards, competitions, and feature magazine articles based on his musical skills. As a songwriter, he has crafted two full-length albums, been a contributing artist on several other projects, and has had music featured in TV spots such as Fox's "This Week In Baseball".
John Scarpulla has been writing and singing songs since the early 1990′s in New York City. Trolling bars and subway stations throughout the city, countless open mics and feature slots at some of thefabled haunts such as B.B. Kings, The Bitter End , Kenny’s castaways Sinead and McGovern’s. Scarpulla’s writing Was influenced by the caladonia soul sound of Van Morrison and the iconic crooners of the 60’s and 70’s. “Songs should tap into the personal and the universal all at once. There’s no greater joy than connecting with a song either as a performer or as a listener. Great songs remove all barriers and create a harmony that no other medium can.” Scarpulla’s library consists of 2 Studio records and trove of unreleased material that’s he performs lice regularly throughout the northeast and west coast.