Melted Honey

About Melted Honey

We are an original Jazz and Blues Band from New Zealand . We predominantly do those genres, but also cover other genres in gigs. Hit us up, you never know where we will travel to with the right incentive.. :-)

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Equipment

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is the life blood of my day.

What is your music dream?

To create new and exciting stories in a familiar Jazz and Blues package for those who love the music and genre

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Remove hate and violence from our DNA

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Xanadu

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Aretha Franklin, Joss Stone, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Etta James- the Jazz and Blues greats

What inspires you to make music?

Life, learning, sharing and teaching

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Remember you're human, you're supposed to make mistakes, cut yourself some slack!

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

In awe, and like I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Sheesh... how long have you got. So many fantastic musicians never get heard and yet so many bad musicians get thrust into the spotlight simply because they're a 'complete marketing package'. We need to return to it being about the music-

What do you think of Drooble?

It's a great opportunity to get feedback about new music from those who know good music.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Wading through the white noise to be heard

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes, I go to gigs of bands I support and I share their gigs and merch

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Know music, understand it, confidence, presence and be able to articulate music in professional and laymen's terms..

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

A great NZ original metal band.. Sweaty Pits.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLv275m2aRNHnq9s9_qVFzw