Mel's primary goal as as musician is to induce sonic orgasms by weaving bittersweet, soulful melodies together and present them with big drum hits, haunting atmosphere and heartfelt singing - the recipe for earworms. My philosophy on making music: creativity and finesse is not genre-bound, nor does it wait tirelessly for inspiration like a fool waits for miracles to happen. If you want to make music - just. do. it. Musician first, person second. I'm a starving artist in all sense of the word - starving for food, starving for affection, with only my passion for music for a will to live. My passion for music is so great that I'm hardly aware of my other deficiencies in my life. There has been numerous occasions when I went on an entire day composing music and forgetting to eat. So much for dedication. As for whether it pays off, I'll let you, the listeners, be the judge of that.