Melanie Dekker's Video Nominated For National Community Service Award

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0000

Canadian Singer/songwriter Melanie Dekker has been nominated for two 2008 Los Angeles Music Awards for Independent Music Video of the Year and the National Community Service Award.

The music video for Dekker’s single, Fall In/Wounded Soldier comes from her 2006 full-length CD Revealed:. A portion of the sales, up to $2 million, goes to help wounded soldiers, an effort that resulted in the National Community Service Award nomination.

Dekker, who hails from Vancouver, wrote ‘Fall In/Wounded Soldier,’ in 2004 for a benefit concert for military families of wounded soldiers, states, “I was asked by the event producers to write something anthemic – a song that people would be singing 40-years from now. What I wanted ‘Fall In/Wounded Soldier’ to convey was that the strength of the human spirit, after being severely emotionally or physically wounded, has the power to rise again through love. I was both nervous and excited to capture such a powerful message. I believe I accomplished that musically, and the video really completes the song’s emotional theme.”

The video caught the attention of Al Bowman, executive producer of the Los Angeles Music Awards, and a U.S. Army veteran. Bowman felt the video would have a greater impact on a bigger screen and, after receiving a DVD copy from Dekker, he quickly started presenting it to live test audiences.

“During the first live screening, a woman in the audience broke-down in tears as the video reminded her so much of her son, who is deployed in Iraq,” stated Bowman. “I knew I had found something special, so we put the video before our live nominating audience, who requested to see it twice – which never happens – and it scored highest compared to all the other video nominations. You can really see how the video moves people from the expression on their faces. ‘Fall In/Wounded Soldier,’ is probably one of the most touching love song videos I’ve ever seen.”

A Top 40 indie recording artist in Canada, and Europe, Dekker has performed for countless civilian and military audiences through Canada, Europe and the USA, including Washington, DC, and TroopFest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dekker launches her fourth European tour since the September 2006 release of ‘Revealed,’ on September 25, 2008.

Musician Melanie Dekker Supports Wounded Soldiers

Wed, 02 May 2007 09:38:35 -0000

Zabit Records, a division of Sonoma Mountain Entertainment LLC, is proud to announce recording artist Melanie Dekker will be featured in an Armed Forces Network and Pentagon Channel public service announcement campaign. The PSA will reach 16 million military households in the US, as well as military personnel in 177 countries, in recognition of her Wounded Soldier and Military Family charitable efforts.

In addition, Melanie’s efforts will also be touted in an American Forces Press Service media campaign, all of which coincide with her European 2007 Spring Tour. Melanie has recently announced that from May 1 to May 31, 2007, and in honor of Military Appreciation Month, she will pledge a portion of the proceeds generated from the sale of her new CD, Revealed, to ‘America Supports You’ Home Front Member Partner Foundations, Operation: Care and Comfort, The Military, Veteran and Family Assistance Foundation and America Supports You, a nationwide program launched by the Department of Defense, which recognizes citizens’ support for military men and women and communicates that support to members of the US Armed Forces at home and abroad.

A single on the Revealed album, titled “Fall In/Wounded Soldier,” was written by Melanie on her way to a benefit concert for The National Wounded Soldier Foundation. To support the cause that inspired the song, Melanie with her label, Zabit Records, a division of Sonoma Mountain Entertainment LLC, have pledged $1 for each copy of Revealed sold exclusively through CD Baby for the first, one million records sold. CD Baby, an international record distributor headquartered in Portland, Oregon, through President and Founder Derek Sivers, is also matching $1 for a total of $2 million pledged to the cause. Zabit Records is currently seeking other corporate and private sponsors to increase the per CD pledge to result in even greater potential contributions for this most worthy cause.

National Military Appreciation Month (May), as designated by Congress, provides a period encompassing both the history and recognition of our armed services with an in-depth look at the diversity of its individuals and achievements.

Melanie states, “I hope other artists will follow my lead in doing the same. But on stage or off, I would like to believe all of us can make a difference somehow. Make people happier. Make the world a better place.”

To support Melanie’s efforts, purchase Revealed at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dekker2

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