MELISSA DALEY
TALENT
MELISSA DALEY TALENT
creative coaching for serious artists
musicians. singers. models. actors.
Pic of the month- Shane Hawkins at the Chevy Metal show
MODELS-
Melissa's spent her early career scouting, developing and placing top models with major Agencies Internationally. During her time as a modeling Agent and Coach she learned to teach her models how to walk the runway from America's Next Top Model panelist, Miss J Alexander himself, so she was so excited for her model find, Jade Cole, to appear on Season 6 of the infamous TV show. Jade's 'fire and ice' persona and slang went viral and has since secured her the title of #14 on the top 25 Reality Stars by Entertainment Magazine.
HOLLYWOOD
Krysten Ritter is quickly becoming one of the biggest female stars in Hollywood. But she began her career as a model and Melissa is responsible for securing her the first major contract in NYC. Melissa jokingly would say, "I'm so glad you are taking over the industry as a model but you are an actress Krysten", and she would just laugh, until the day she got her first big break and now can be seen on shows like Dexter and Breaking Bad as well as achieving Superhero status as Marvel's Jessica Jones. She is a cult favorite and has legions of fans from 'The B in Apartment 23, Confessions of a Shopaholic and Veronica Mars as well.
The Elite Model Look has always been one of the most prestigious competitions in the World responsible for finding Superstars like Cindy Crawford, Bella Hadid and Gisele Bundchen and... Melissa's US finalist, Kim Onasch ( middle). Her 'Congrats' party which was stacked with celebs like Denzel Washington and Leonardo DiCaprio and was almost as exciting as her securing her next venture as a regular for 4 years on the daily soap opera 'As the World Turns' where she played the popular character Jennifer Munson.
Smallest Rockstar of the Month-Zoey
MELISSA and NBC's 'THE VOICE' -
Melissa has coached talent on this hit show before so she is the best one to know what is needed to get through the process.
Melissa has been credited with producing what became one of the best 4 chair turn auditions in the shows history.
Contestants, Audra McLaughlin and Hailey Green, were both on Team Blake and became fan favorites due to her creative coaching and song choices, powerhouse vocals and performance training and of course their inner stars shining through.
She knows it's a TV show not just a vocal competition and there are other things at play to advance. From performance rehearsals, to voice coaching, to vocal producing to media training and leading with a plan to get you through to the end, Melissa has the skills to take you to the top.
Kerr Smith, who played Jack on Dawson's Creek, had the honor of playing possibly one of the most beloved characters in iconic tv history often found canoodling between his bff's Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams on the show. Kerr was one of Melissa's first serious acting clients at the Agency. He has gone on to become a force in tv dramatic series like playing Principal holden Honey on Riverdale and Robert Quinn on The Fosters.
CASTING
Melissa has been asked to assist on casting some amazing projects...
Mission: Find the new singer for the iconic rock band, INXS, on a CBS reality show hosted by Dave Navarro.
Do you accept this mission? Melissa said Hell YEAH! and then called all her rockstar friends in for the audition.
Mission Accomplished: Having the coolest job ever!!
The APOLLO- NYC
Melissa's student catches success:
LAELA is working from NYC and is an up and coming talent that recently got her dream opportunity to perform at Showtime at the APOLLO . Melissa has been working with her as a song and vocal coach since she was a teen and now she has become a favorite co-writing partner. Her unique acoustic ,rappy at times, r&b influenced style has given her the title as the "coolest" new artist around awarding her millions of hits on her music. New music coming out soon!
MTV's "COPYCAT"-SINGING COMPETITION
MTV is launching a singing competiton series called "COPYCAT" and Melissa is right there in on the action. She has been working with one of her students to help her "become" her assigned Celebrity vocalist. "It's a fun challenge taking someones natural voice and teaching them how to use technique to achieve another artists style."
Stay tuned for air date info and to find out more.
X FACTOR UK at WEMBLEY STADIUM
While working with a Voice Ireland alumnist on vocal coaching and song writing a former teammate needed to prep for the biggest opportunity of their career.
Melissa stepped in with some creative vocal arranging and voice work to help the already smooth and superior talent, Gavin Murray, excel during his moment of a lifetime.
NASHVILLE PROJECT
Always up for a cool music project, Melissa was asked to step in as Creative Director on a re-creation of the iconic Highwaymen album but this time with 4 females.
The project grew to have Melissa cowriting originals and executive producing the songs and assisting Producer Dean Miller ( son of Roger Miller) in the studio.
This included a superstar group that played with the Highwaymen themselves (as well as Bob Dylan); Robbie Turner on pedal steel and Mickey Raphael on Harmonica including supreme talents, Guthrie Trapp on guitar and Jimmy Wallace on Hammond.
A heritage project for the books and to date one of Melissa's favorite musical experiences.
