Melvin started writing country music in 1999 (after meeting his girlfriend now wife) after putting his feelings in a song and had it demo out by a pro staff and in 2001 sent it to a Canada DJ who helped Melvin get airplay in 56 countries on many radio stations. Middle of 2014 Melvin started writing and producing his own instrumental music after many top studio musicians wanted to work with Melvin on this kind of music as the feedback has been really amazing (Thanks to grace of God) as Melvin has had many record labels want to sign Melvin and also have had online projects use Melvin’s Instrumental music. To date many music companies dealing with film, tv, video games & more worldwide are reviewing Melvin’s music for many projects. Many radio stations worldwide are also playing Melvin’s new instrumental music.
Exposed Vocals: So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an artist?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I grew up in a small town called Gap Pennsylvania about 50 miles from Philadelphia Pennsylvania and still live their today with my wife Percy and mother Wilma. Well about doing music just kinda happened after I met my girlfriend (now wife) in 1999 who was working in Hong Kong and I was writing my feelings down about her and thought wow this sounds like a song and got it demo out and started to send it to radio stations worldwide and had a Canada DJ who liked my music and gave me lots of radio airplay and helped me get lots of radio airplay in other countries also. The Canada DJ also called me every week as we became good
friends as the Canada DJ past away a few years ago but he is a true angel God sent me and will always be in my heart as a great friend and a great man as I am truly thankful and greatful that God put such a man in my life.
Exposed Vocals: How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I just went with my birth name as I just wanted to keep it real and keep myself down to earth no flash or dash because being yourself with people is the best way I have learned along the way as some people seem to want to help you grow and get better and I found this in me by accident as God used my wife to help find this in me.
Exposed Vocals: What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I think music sharing is a good thing because if people don’t hear you and don’t know about you how can your music grow. Yes I give away free music as people can go to www.facebook.com/composermelvinfrommjr and click onto my music store link on facebook page to get your free music. I give away free music because it’s a good way to get yourself out their more and have people talk about you and have more leads of fans and people in music field find your music as it could really open a lot of doors for you.
Exposed Vocals: Since everyone was a start-up once, can you give any smaller or local bands or artists looking to get gigs and airplay some tips?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Do research how to get your music out their as their is a lot of ways but don’t give up if you hear your music is not good or hear nothing back keep moving forward and getting better with your music and never give up. Every where I feel I can get my music to I get it out their sometimes hear not good or not my cup of tea or I hear nothing at all and I feel they are not apart of my destiny and God will let me find the right people. Their our some really good people in music that will work with you but you gotta go find them so head up dig your heels in and go for it.
Exposed Vocals: Do you ever make mistakes during performances? How do you handle that?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I only do studio music and make mistakes with the music not turning out right or good or not the sound I’m looking for so I step back take a deep breath get away for a little time and start over.
Exposed Vocals: Do you tour? Anything interesting happen on tour that you think our readers would enjoy hearing about?
Melvin Fromm Jr: No I’m sorry I don’t tour I only do studio music so not much help with this one.
Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Well when I wrote lyrics it came from my life good love, bad love, about my life and started with the lyrics and had others come up melody that I thought fit best. Today with instrumental music I do I mess with chords and put them together and see if it’s what I feeling and could turn into a nice song before we do full band recording in studio.
Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Well I just use www.facebook.com/composermelvinfrommjr and have a music store on facebook page. I also use Radio Airplay to get my music out their in front of new fans.
Exposed Vocals: What are some really embarrassing songs that we might find on your mp3 player?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I don’t have any embarrassing songs on my mp3 player but I do have songs of Lakewood Church on my mp3 as I give praise to God everyday and like the positive filling my life that Joel Osteen shares as you really need in music and everyday life to keep going and be at peace and feel joy no matter what’s going on in life.
Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Me and my wife would travel and I guess I would see my in-laws in the Philippines a lot more instead of every 5 years. (Haha maybe my in-laws would get tired of me.)
Exposed Vocals: Any planned studio upgrades? What are you working with now?
Melvin Fromm Jr: I’m in the sturdio a lot making new instrumental music working on music for radio, trying to get music in film & tv work, blogs and any where else. We have a lot of people requesting our new music also.
Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Research, research, research works best for me so many places looking for music and it leads to a lot more people wanting to work with you and request your music.
Exposed Vocals: If you could perform anywhere and with any artists (Dead or Alive) where and who would it be with? Why?
Melvin Fromm Jr: The King Elvis because I would love to had the chance to pick his brain about music in studio because Elvis really had a feel for music in what I seen on special about him.
Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Well I’m always working on new music in studio as I compose and produce it now and have some of the best music people working with me worldie to bring my music alive as we our always working on music for radio and film & tv work. My music has been on radio in more the 200 countries to date and working hard to break into film & tv work as it’s a big goal of mine now. I have had offers but the deals were very bad so I passed on them.
Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Well I was very good in karate and Hollywood wanted me as a stuntman behind the scenes in film and tv but a car wreck ended that and if God didn’t have other plans to find my wife and music I would be lost and still trying to find myself. (Maybe a couch bum haha.)
Exposed Vocals: Do you remember buying your first album? Who was it? What was going through your head?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Sorry I can’t remember what I eat yesterday let alone that far back.
Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?
Melvin Fromm Jr: Each day I set a little time aside to get done what I must and for my music. Some days I have more time to work on music and some days have less but it works out well for me.
Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?
Melvin Fromm Jr: A lot of new music I will be adding to my music store @ www.facebook.com/composermelvinfrommjr and hopefully hear my music in film & tv.