While she holds a Master's degree in writing, melody is still the creative initiator for the songstress.

"I get a melody in my head and then the words kind of seep out of the melody. It's as if the music sounds out what the song is trying to say," she explains.

Melanie grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, writing songs even before she learned to play piano at age nine.

As a teenager, the young songwriter began performing in pubs and nightclubs across St. Catharines, captivating audiences with the maturity of her songwriting ability and the unique beauty of her artistry.

Having been part of two consecutive musical duos, Melanie went solo in 2003 and brought an astonishing new power to her music.

As former CityTV news journalist Carey Campbell said at the time, "Finally hearing Melanie's vocals front and centre have completed the music for her listening audience. This is the way it should be. It's no longer about 'the lyrics,' 'the piano,' 'the vocals,' 'the harmony,' 'the depth.' The pieces all fit. It's about the music of Melanie Joy and it is ornate, moving, and lovely."

Her first album "Magic" garnered serious industry attention and featured an impressive line-up of A-list talent.

Drummer Gary Craig (Anne Murray; Jann Arden; Bruce Cockburn), guitarist Marc Ganetakos (Nelly Furtado; Mad Violet), cellist Kevin Fox (Chantal Kreviazuk; Danny Michel; Dahmnait Doyle), and co-producer/guitarist Peter Linseman (Kate Todd, Sarina Paris). The "Magic" album landed Melanie a management deal with Music Mentor Productions and a national distribution deal with Bullseye Record who distributed through Fusion 3 (Canada), Burnside (US), and Revolver/Universal (UK). The album's single "Falling In" hit radio stations early 2007, and Melanie launched a successful promotional tour, playing well-attended shows in venues from Montreal to Vancouver, with U.S. stops in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle.

And then life took an abrupt change of direction.

In 2012, as she was beginning work on her second album, Melanie was seriously injured in an automobile accident. In an instant, her life changed. In the face of the darkest times in her life— countless surgeries, procedures and most waking hours devoted to rehab—she continued to write when physically able. Her road to recovery is still ongoing seven years later, and through this adversity came an inspirational journey.

What can only be attributed as a testament to her unbreakable spirit and inherent talent as a songwriter and musician, the music and lyrics that emerged from Melanie's time rehabilitating are raw, masterful expressions of human emotion capturing the ultimate frailty of life.

Finally, this long-anticipated collection of songs titled "Out of the Wreckage" is ready to be shared with the world.

The album not only reflects a change in Melanie's lyrical style but also a shift from Magic's alt-pop feel to an electronic-pop production.

"Out of the Wreckage" is: unabashed honesty, melancholic hope, and stunning persistence.

In a desperate search for meaning chronicled throughout the album, Melanie explores the process of breaking down, letting go of the past, and looking upwards to rebuild.

"Out of the wreckage comes life."

– Melanie Joy