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      Melissa Axel on April 29, 2011

      Wow, Jonathan, thank you so much! So excited to hear your reactions, we really appreciate you posting them. More to come soon! :)

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      Jonathan Flexman on April 29, 2011

      1st time listening my mouth literally hit the floor. I am blown away. Funding this project for a friend, I really had no idea what I was backing. WOW! And I'm a tough critic. I've listened to both tracks 20x each. I LOVE IT.

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      Melissa Axel on April 12, 2011

      Yay, thank you!!!

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      Bette Jacoby on April 12, 2011

      Melissa, having heard "The Worth of Things" in its primary stage, I am so proud and excited for you. The songs are beautifully done & I'm so impressed with "Every Place is Home." May your future be bright & filled with love and more music. Love you so much.
      Bette

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      Mark and Beverly Axel on April 11, 2011

      New Recording BEAUTIFUL! Every Place is Home brought tears to my eyes. Can't wait to hear the rest!

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      Melissa Axel on January 3, 2011

      Thank you!!! :)

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      Matthew Smith on January 3, 2011

      yay great job melissa!!

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      Melissa Axel on January 3, 2011

      W O O T ! : )

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      Blackout on January 3, 2011

      R O C K !

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      Melissa Axel on January 2, 2011

      Yay, we did it together! Thank you!!! :) xoxo

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      Melanie Rooks on January 2, 2011

      YAY YOU DID IT!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!

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      Melissa Axel on January 2, 2011

      Thanks, Josh!!! :)

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      Josh Entin on January 2, 2011

      Good Luck Melissa!!!

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      Melissa Axel on January 2, 2011

      Thanks, Brian!!

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      Brian Savoie on January 2, 2011

      Rock me, Amadeus....Close this thing out, kids!

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      Melissa Axel on January 2, 2011

      Thanks, Lindsay!!! :) xo

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      Lindsay McWilliams on January 2, 2011

      The video is hilarious :) Get at it, girl!

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      Mark and Beverly Axel on January 2, 2011

      Love the piano video - beautiful sound. You hands look so beautiful and graceful. the baby "piano hands" grown up :)

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      Melissa Axel on January 1, 2011

      Thank you so much, Mel! xoxo

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      Melanie Rooks on January 1, 2011

      I hope your dream is realized :)

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      Melissa Axel on December 31, 2010

      Thanks so much, Doug!!! :) xoxo

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      Doug Lacey on December 31, 2010

      Good Luck!

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      Melissa Axel on December 31, 2010

      Thanks so much, Mark! We miss you & look forward to seeing you again, too! xoxo :)

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      Mark Maddrell on December 31, 2010

      Very best of luck to you Melissa & James.
      Really looking forward to hearing it, and to seeing you again next year.
      Love and Peace
      Mark
      XX

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      Melissa Axel on December 30, 2010

      Thank you soooo much, Winsome! :) xoxoxo

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      Winsome Chong-You on December 30, 2010

      Hi Melissa, I know time is short but I am praying for a New Year Miracle for you. I can't wait. Love, and all the best. Winsome

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      Melissa Axel on December 30, 2010

      You, too, Brigitte! Thanks so much for supporting us, I look forward to seeing you again at the next songwriter's expo and making some time to co-write! :) xo

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      Brigitte on December 30, 2010

      Pleasure meeting you Melissa and James- friendly and unique talent!

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      Erika Shapiro on December 30, 2010

      I have a fever... and the only prescription... is more tuba!

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      Melissa Axel on December 30, 2010

      3 out of 3 babies LOVE Modern Tuba! And 3 out of 3 wombs containing babies agree! :)

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      ModernTuba on December 30, 2010

      Regarding the below comment: I am not referring to John's womb, as he doesn't possess one.

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      ModernTuba on December 30, 2010

      The baby has to listen to SOMETHING quality while waiting around in that womb, John!

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      John Mertens on December 30, 2010

      Good luck! I can't wait to hear the album!

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      Melissa Axel on December 30, 2010

      The tuba IS sublime!!! :)

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      ModernTuba on December 30, 2010

      It's been a long time coming! I am very excited about this release. The piano sounds gorgeous, the strings are beautiful, the drums & percussion rock hard in all the appropriate places, and the tuba is sublime...

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      Melissa Axel on December 28, 2010

      Thanks so much for your support!!! :) xoxo

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      Jorge Ruiz on December 28, 2010

      Best of luck Melissa !

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      Mark and Beverly Axel on December 23, 2010

      Love your latest update letter and the picture!

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      Yuri Chicovsky on December 6, 2010

      Goergeous strings arrangement on Update #3! Makes me hungry for the album! Keep up the good work, Melissa and James!

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      Mark and Beverly Axel on December 6, 2010

      Fascinating to watch - wish I could have been there live. Happy vocal recording!

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      Mark and Beverly Axel on November 29, 2010

      YOU Inspired us to support you. We are so proud of you! Good Luck!

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      Melissa Axel on November 29, 2010

      Yay, thanks you guys!!! :)

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      Dave Petrelli on November 28, 2010

      Got to support a fellow pianist! All the best, Melissa! I'm doing the same thing for my debut record. Looking forward to hearing your new stuff!!!
      -dp

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      Blackout on November 28, 2010

      $60 bucks. Rock & roll & merry x-mas. This was going against my wanting to donate $42 but I've got a huge ego so I want to be credited. Blackout AKA Michael Biggins. Good luck!

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My goal—as an artist, as a songwriter, as a singer, as a person—is resonance.

Touch and be touched. Move and be moved.

Music, at its very core, is a conversation.
My songs—centered on themes of love, humanity, and metamorphosis—seek the chance to open a dialogue.

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