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Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:14:00 +0000

Here is behind the scenes of the album cover shoot on the LAST episode of My Pop Diary!
We shot in a gorgeous house in Kew which I knew about from a previous shoot I did. We did tons of different looks and hopefully got something for the cover!
Thanks to photographer Chelsea (www.photographycs.com), make-up artist Becky Xu, designer Lyndal (www.misslyndelyeo.moonfruit.com) and Amanda who owned the house.

Lose Yourself Video on Pop Diary

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:47:00 +0000

Here is it! Take a look at the behind the scenes and the 'Lose Yourself' video on 'My Pop Diary'.
I planned, cast, styled, choreographed and edited this one all by myself. So if you want to let me know what you think, find me on facebook (www.facebook.com/melaniejadefan) and get in touch.

One More Second

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:21:00 +0000

I filmed a music video with Big Love music for our song 'One More Second'. I wrote this song after watching lots of James Bond movies so it's a bit of a random song with some of the lyrics in french haha!
Blackberrry films did the video for the clip and they were great. I was interested to see how they would interpret the song and it ended up as a kind of Big Brother type clip in a hotel where something different was going on in each different room. There was a house party room, a rockstar room and lots of other random things going on!
Here are some stills from the clip.

Pop Diary Episode 9

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:06:00 +0000

Here's another episode of My Pop Diary! Underneath is a picture showing behind the scenes of the interviews for the show. Gotta love our 'DIY' greenscreen!

City Weekly Article

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:58:00 +0000

Here's an article that was published in the City Weekly about me on My Pop Diary. I didn't know it was published until people started texting me to say they'd read it haha.

Glitter n Tonik Radio Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:26:00 +0000

Friday was my first radio interview! I was on the Glitter n Tonik show with Byron and Stevie T on Joy FM. I was really excited when I heard 'Your Kiss' was getting played on Joy but doing an interview there was even better. The guys were both awesome and their producer TJ was really nice too.
I was asked to perform an acoustic version of 'Your Kiss' so even though I was a bit nervous it was fun to strip down the song and sing with with just a guitarist. (Thanks to Daniel for playing with me!)
During the interview I had to do a pop quiz naming pop songs from small snippets and can't believe I got the Britney one wrong! Haha!
Here is the episode of Pop Diary featuring the interview. Don't forget I also post constant updates on Facebook: www.facebook.com/melaniejadefan

Episode part 1

Episode Part 2

Vox pops on Pop Diary

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:17:00 +0000

On episode 7 of My Pop Diary we hit the streets and asked people what they thought of 'Your Kiss'. I was just behind the camera and noone knew it was my song so they could feel free to say what they really thought. It turned out everyone we talked to did like it so I was really happy. Looks like there is a future for pop music!
Here is the episode...though noone should let me operate the camera again because it was just left on autofocus and some of the shots ended up all blurry hahaha!

Pop Diary episodes 5 and 6

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:00 +0000

EPISODE 5

EPISODE 6

More Pop Diary Episodes!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:08:00 +0000

In case you missed My Pop Diary on TV the last few Monday nights, here they are!

EPISODE 3

EPISODE 4

Lose Yourself Video

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:55:00 +0000

I think this just might be our best video yet...The whole thing was shot at Glow Studios with Srdjan and we had an amazing team on board.
Lysha, Kerrie and Yoshi and Lauren did hair and make-up and Lauren also directed all the dancing. They did a great job, the boys had their hair made into horns and the girls had super teased hair. Lysha also helped out by holding these antlers to the back of my head in one scene because it was too hard to attach them too my hair..so she was hiding in the back of the scene haha!

Gabi, Michelle, Elise and Jess were my little blonde dance troup and this time we also had some guys involved; Ben, James, Sam and Aksoy. Last but not least there was the male lead Riki who is an amazing dancer and was really easy to work with.

We filmed ALL of the scenes in one day so it ended up being a 10 or 11 hour shoot! Lucky we stocked up on lollies and snacks!
The theme of the shoot was animals because the song is called 'Lose Yourself' and we tried to mix fashion with popular culture...so we ended up as kittens in tights and bodysuits! Haha!

It was really fun dressing up for this shoot. I often randomly wear animal ears around the house (it started because I didn't have any other headbands to push my hair back while I was studying at Uni but then became a habit...) so it was cool to be able to wear ears on a shoot hahah!
The most amazing jewelery was lent to us by Zoe Mou (www.ZM925.com and www.zoemou.com) and I loved it so much I ended up buying heaps of it after the shoot!
Anyway the day was pretty fun overall. We did backbends in heels, had shoes flying off during takes, ate jam donuts, added new moves into the routine like the washing machine and laughed lots.

You can see the finished clip here and on My Pop Diary soon.

Pop Diary Episode 2

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:12:00 +0000

I hope you're all still tuning in to My Pop Diary every week! Here is my part of episode 2. You can see more at www.mypopdiary.com or on ch31/44(digital) every monday 8pm.

Villain Music Video

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:06:00 +0000

We shot the first couple of scenes for the Villain music video on Monday. The venue was called 29th Apartment in St Kilda and was a really cool location for us to use.
Side Show Design created all the 40s inspired outfits in the clip and hair and make-up was done by Lysha who actually played the role of the waitress in the clip as well.
This clip will be reminiscent of film noir and old cult films which I love!
Since this clip has a storyline there's a lot more acting in it which is really different for me. I really don't think I was made to be an actress as I can't stop laughing at the most inappropriate times! An example is when I had to dramatically throw a drink at someone and the poor actor had to keep a straight face while I was giggling throughout the whole scene. Oops!

Here are a few photos from the day! And don't forget to tune in to My Pop Diary as you'll be seeing the clip there in one of the later episodes.

Press!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:43:00 +0000

There were a few articles published about me in the local papers! I never actually got hold of the printed articles...but I found them online and so I'll post the photos from the articles taken by local photographer Josie Hayden.

The articles were just about 'My Pop Diary' starting on TV and how I feel about it etc. I said it was weird because usually I don't talk a whole lot about singing (except for here haha) and I wondered what people would think about the show. I also talked about how pop music isn't massive in Australia so we're trying to bring it back!

My Pop Diary Episode 1!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:35:00 +0000

So 'My Pop Diary' finally aired on Monday night at 8pm on c31/44(digital). I actually missed it because I was at work haha but I watched it on tape when I got home. The first time I saw myself on the ad for the show it was weird but kinda cool.
Anyone else who missed it can also watch it online at www.mypopdiary.com OR I'll post the video right here. :) Enjoy!

My Pop Diary Sample

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:52:00 +0000

Well my reality show 'My Pop Diary' is officially airing in June and here's a little sample for you to check out. It's not the actual show it's just part of the mock up we did so you can get a feel for what it will be like and hopefully you'll want to watch when it comes on TV!

Rockstar Cover and EPK!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:55:00 +0000

Here is the Rockstar Album cover for Big Love music!
We were lucky to work with an amazing photographer Paolo Capelli who has done the cover of Italian Maxim so that was exciting! Hair and make-up was done by Anthony Hungerford and I had little black Swarovski crystals stuck on my eyes which was cool.
I actually tried to keep the crystals on all day so I could have them there for the Leftbank gig that night. I ended up wearing them to a wine tasting for the food and wine festival and looked extremely overdressed...haha!
I had to pull lots of angry faces for the shoot because it's like a mug shot haha so that was different. It's funny because we were posing like badass rockstars on the cover but the actual song the album is named after is really quite sweet.
After the shoot me and Anthony had a meeting and I did the final post production stuff and cover design in Photoshop.
So here is the final result!Also here is our EPK! Haha it was pretty silly and fun to make. We went to a huge creepy warehouse of mannequins to pick up Anthony's dates and I got to chill out at Hoochie Mama's hair studio. Check it out.

Hedge Maze!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:13:00 +0000

Here are some photos for another scene of the 'Your Kiss' music video. We went to Hedgend Maze and filmed me singing and running around haha.
When we were done filming we actually got lost for ages and couldn't find our way out of the maze! I also hid and jumped out from behind a hedge when Kenny was filming and gave him a fright haha. But in the end hopefully we got some cool shots!
If you want to get lost in the same maze go and visit www.hedgend.com.au

Shoes Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:25:00 +0000

This shoot was amazing I loved it! It was for a new shoe brand called Lama'an Couture and we shot in this massive, gorgeous house.
When I got to the shoot I was like WOAH cause the house was so spectacular. There were stepping stones leading to the door and huge pieces of artwork and interesting furniture everywhere. There was even a polar bear skin rug (though I was a little freaked out that the bear had been hunted I was assured that it hadn't been...)
Cute flat shoes were laid out everywhere and the stylist and hair and make-up artist did a new look for each pair I shot in. It was HEAPS of fun! Plus there was a delicious free sushi lunch for me...mmmm.
There was also a little dog called Lucky who lived at the house. He was so adorable and kept wanting to pose in the photos. He's actually in one of the shots looking straight at the camera and he seriously held that pose for ages...supermodel puppy haha!
I have a million photos from the shoot thanks to photographer Ted Tan so check them out (and check out the house in the background too!) Also if you like any of the shoes you can get them from www.lamaan.com.au

Baccini & Hill Bridesmaid shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:13:00 +0000

Here is a random photo from a shoot I did for Baccini & Hill bridesmaid dresses. It's a bit of a princess style shot I think.

Your Kiss Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:19:00 +0000

Listen to a little preview of the song 'Your Kiss' here. We're making a video for it at the moment. It's from the upcoming album we'll be releasing which has heaps of new tracks.
Let me know what you think!

We also have some different options for the single cover. Check them out and tell me which one you like best.

Lips Couch!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:07:00 +0000

Kenny from Vhp Records and I have finished a new song called 'Your Kiss' and we shot the first scene of the music video the other day!
I think this will be a really cool scene because we were able to shoot on a Salvador Dali style couch in the shape of big red lips!
Here are a couple of screen grabs from the raw footage.Thanks to Matt Blatt Showroom for letting us use the couch.
www.mattblatt.com.au

Left Bank Again!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:13:00 +0000

Anthony and I were back at Left Bank singing Big Love songs on Saturday. Here are some more photos.

Ask me anything!

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:02:00 +0000

I set up an account with formspring so you can ask me any questions you want anonymously!
You can use the little box below or go to my page at www.formspring.me/MelanieJades

http://www.formspring.me/MelanieJades

Big Love Music Launch

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:49:00 +0000

Big Love and I had our first gig at Left Bank on Saturday which was really fun!
I sang two sets with origionals from our upcoming album and a couple of covers.
The venue is gorgeous so it was cool to sing there.
Thanks to everyone who came down to support us. We'll be back next Saturday too!

Venus Mars Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Jade) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:10:00 +0000

Travis and I got some new photos done for our duo Venus Mars. This was a hilarious shoot! We had heaps of fun going nuts, jumping around, jamming on the guitar and even found a random mop and ironing board to put into our photos....why I'm still not sure...but it was fun!
Thanks so much to designer Becky Chua, hair dresser and make-up artist Anthony Hungerford and of course the talented photographer Srdjan Nikolic!
Check out a few of the photos!