Melanie Doane

Melanie Doane
Background information
Born	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres	Pop, Pop rock, Folk Rock, Folk
Labels	Sony Music Canada, Columbia Records, MapleMusic Recordings, Actorboy Records, Warner Music Canada, Prairie Ocean
Website	http://www.melaniedoane.com/

Melanie Doane (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and music educator who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada.

Daughter of J. Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada-winning music educator, Doane mastered many instruments at a young age, including the piano, bass, mandolin, guitar, violin, and ukulele. Following high school, Doane studied music at Dalhousie University with the intention of becoming a music teacher. Her career path changed after landing a role in Neptune Theatre's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1986. She was cast regularly in productions at Neptune for two years before moving to Toronto in 1988. Over the next few years Doane played roles in various theatre productions, including Fire! and a brief stint on Broadway in Mirvish's production of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story.

By 1993, Doane began pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter, recording an EP titled Harvest Train which she released independently. The songs made their way to executives at Sony Music Canada, and shortly thereafter she signed with Sony and began working on her debut album, Shakespearean Fish. Shakespearean Fish was met with critical praise upon its 1996 release and helped Melanie garner a live following. Although it never reached critical masses through commercial radio, the album caught the attention of producer Rick Neigher in Los Angeles and Doane began working with Neigher on her sophomore release in 1997.

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