Mélissa Laveaux

In July 2006, Laveaux released her first album Camphor & Copper on the independent record label Malleable Records. In 2007, she won the Lagardère Talent foundation's musician bursary. The grant was used to record and mix a new version of Camphor & Copper, mixed and mastered by Bénédicte Schmidt and released on No Format!. Five tracks were cut, and five additional tracks were added. Covers are "I wanna be evil" (Eartha Kitt) and "Needle in the Hay" (Elliott Smith), as well as a traditional Creole lullaby "Dodo Titit", originally sung by Martha Jean Claude. Producers who performed on the album include Majiker (beatbox) and Lisa Patterson (keys), while additional performers included Morgan Doctor (drums) and Martin Gamet (bass). This version of the album was released in France on 18 November 2008. Other European releases followed: Spain (2009), Italy (2009), Switzerland and Belgium (2009), Portugal (2010), Germany and Austria (2009), followed by a Canadian release in March 2010 with Montreal indie label Spectra. In 2009, Laveaux collaborated with producer Mocky for a cover of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love". This track was included alongside other B sides for the deluxe version of Camphor & Copper. Other tracks included "Les Cendres" and "First Class". In 2012, Laveaux collaborated with Andil Gosine in Cutlass, a performance art piece. She performed several songs, including "My Boat" and Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". == Dying is a Wild Night ==

Her second full-length album was released in February 2013 in Europe, entitled Dying Is a Wild Night, referencing an Emily Dickinson quote: "Dying is a wild night and a new road". Musicians • The Jazz Basterds: Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger (from Poni Hoax) and Vincent Taurelle (keyboardist with Air) – guitar, bass, drums, percussions, piano, synths, keys and programming. • Mélissa Laveaux – guitar, lead and backing vocals • Thea Hjelmeland – backing vocals Production • Mélissa Laveaux – songwriter • Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle – producers • Bertrand Fresel – mixing • Adam Ayan – mastering == Discography ==

Albums (full-length) • Camphor & Copper (Malleable Records, 2006) • Camphor & Copper (No Format!, 2009) • Dying Is a Wild Night (No Format!, 2013) • Radyo Siwel (2018) • Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle (2022) • At My Softest, I Am Most Dangerous (2026) Demos • Four Piece Mosaic • Live at Alumni • Warm Milk and Honey Compilations • Hands off Haiti (2007) • Nos Artistes – édition branchée (2007) • SOS Haiti (2010) == Gallery ==

WiKi MelissaLaveaux20110116a.jpg|Concert in Warsaw, Poland - S.O.S. Haiti. WiKi MelissaLaveaux20110116c.jpg|January 2011 in Warsaw, Poland. WiKi MelissaLaveaux20110116b.jpg|Charity performance in Warsaw in support of the victims of the 2010 earthquake. == References ==