Mel Bryant uses the gift of rock music to promote thoughtfulness, respect, justice and love throughout the human community. Combining poignant, bold lyricism with folk and blues guitar stylings, she weaves together stories in her songs that seek to challenge apathy and shine a light on the darker issues of women’s rights, political partisanship and the military industrial complex. Her music spans many years and many genres, and she draws upon the classic blues and rock greats for guidance, and modern punk, alternative rock, and female pop artists for inspiration. Some of her biggest influences include Green Day, Vulfpeck, Jimmy Hendrix, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, St. Vincent, Lady Gaga, and Stephen Sondheim. She is currently finishing her degree in Commercial Composition and Production at the University of Miami--she plans to go on tour this summer to promote her album, and then move to Nashville in September.