SanGia consists of Genia and Sandra
Melbourne from Guelph, Ontario Canada.
Our Soul Rock repertoire is written and produced
by our father (Howard) Sandra, Genia and other
collaboration such as Dan Hill, Dave Martin and
John Capek. From the day we were born we
were always on the road living in the hotels and
resorts that our parents were performing in.
Being musician’s kids, you’d be lucky if you can
hold on to a childhood friend since you were
constantly traveling. But our parents took care of
that by keeping us busy with schoolwork, music
lessons, and karate in which we are both black
belts, and have won many trophies at
competitions. During the mid ‘90s our parents
under the band name, M2P, were signed to a
recording contract, playing steady gigs and
lighting up the dance charts with hits such as
“Before The Next Teardrop Falls”, “Do Ya Love
Me” and “Just The way you Like It.” “Do You
Love Me” was also in Rodney Dangerfield’s latest
movie “My Five wives”. While watching from the
side of the stage as our parents performed, we
developed a genuine love for music and a strong
desire to follow in their footsteps. At the age of
4, Genia began studying the violin while Sandra
started to sing. Later on we began performing
solos at festivals. By the age of seven Genia
became one of the youngest members to join her
town’s youth orchestra. We made a lot of
sacrifices in order to achieve our musical dream,
including not being able to hang with friends like
normal kids. Even though we were in the public
school system for a while, we were
home-schooled all year round. There was no
space in our lives for relationships, and we spent
hours each day rehearsing our act, with music
being our only focus, aside from our academic
goals. At the ages of 11 and 12 our musical career
had officially begun. In Oct. 1999, British-based
Peace Child International selected us to attend the
Millennium Young People's Congress in Hawaii
along with 1,000 other international delegates.
During the event, televised internationally by the
Millennium Television Network, we performed
our award-winning song “Where Has It Gone.”
Following this, we were finalist in the Walt
Disney Millennium Dreamers Contest and we
were awarded a trip to Disney World in Orlando,
Florida along with 2,000 other international
winners. This achievement coincided with making
it to the semifinals for a Youth Television (YTV)
Achievement Award that honors achievements
and talents of Canadians. One year into our music
career, we received interest from Major record
labels and eventually we became the first
unsigned band to perform at the 2000 Juno
Awards at the ages of 12 and 13. Shortly after,
we signed a development deal with EMI, and our
parents thought it would be best to home-school
us from grade 8 and all through secondary school
in order for us to have more time to perfect our
act. During this time we entered contests and
performed wherever we could. Such as Senior
Centers, benefit concerts, schools, The Guelph
Arts Festival where one year our performance
was aired on Rogers Television in Kitchener, the
Guelph Dance Festival, the CH TV Mother’s Day
Telethon, London Ontario’s Black History Month
Concert, the Children’s Milk Festival at the
Harbour Front in Toronto etc. Towards the end
of our secondary years of education, our focus
turned completely to an academic career, as our
musical goals were placed on the back burner,
putting the vision of a 9 to 5 job in its place.
During our search for a non-music related
profession, we realized that music was our core.
Our hearts were not willing to accept any other
occupation without music accompanying us and
we started our training once again. With our
parents also being a cover band, singing a
plethora of genres from jazz to rock to R&B, we
too have inherited the love for all genres. This
fact is showcased in our music. We believe that
all ages should be able to enjoy music, and that
parents should not have to worry about what
their children are listening to. Apart from us
focusing on our musical career, we feel it’s a
shame that so many schools have taken out their
music programs. We enjoy giving people who
love to sing, an opportunity to record their
music, and then provide a venue for them to
perform. By doing this, we feel great knowing
that we are helping others fulfill their musical
dreams.
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
And BTW -- Great News: AUX is coming to Rogers Digital Cable this fall as a full-fledged music channel. If you love our lineup now, you won't believe what we've got in the works!
We have new songs up on our myspace, cool and relax, as usual :d Nouvelles chansons disponibles sur notre myspace, cool et tranquilles, comme d'hab :p
You can also find us on facebook by our name "Loosing For Rising" Tu peux aussi nous trouver sur Facebook en tapant "Loosing For Rising" dans la recherche de noms.
SanGiaasaurus our lost bretheren.....Oh when can we eat delicious leaves and roam the plains again like in the days of yore?
'Tis us Bossasaurus with more remix hotness excavated from the hottest volcanoes around. This time we've got a Redman and Method Man remix of "Dangerous MC's". Please come on over to our page and check it out. We will be making it available for free download very soon.
We appreciate that you're doing your own thing and glad that you're our friend!
I wanted to share an insight that I had recently. Blood Root Mother really believe in the power of music. Genuine music transcends all limitations and boundaries, and happens when musicians and listeners are communicating with one another on the deepest level possible. In a society overcome by an obsession with flashy images and stale radio hits, we seek to do something that shakes the foundation of the status quo. Since the dawn of human civilization, music has been about sharing humanity and truly connecting with others. So stay connected with us, and join us on our journey.
Peace, Elliot
The artistic activity does not lie in art itself as such. It penetrates into a deeper world in which all art forms flow together, and in which the harmony of soul and cosmos in the nothing has its outcome in reality. -Bruce Lee
OK OK C BOBBY SIX... A DECOUVRIR DE TOUTE URGENCE "AU BOUT DE MES REVES feat.LEILA" EN EXCLU SUR MON SPACE. N'HESITE PAS A LAISSER DES COMS.... PEACE!!!!
Hey we just wanted to stop in and say Have a great Summer. Thank you for all your support this year. We cannot begin to explain how much it has helped our careers. If it was not for people like you we dont know where we would be Cheers Makeshift Innocence
This is Jordan, the new guitarist for Trainlight! Check out our new website and tracks at www.myspace.com/trainlight and let us know what you think, your input means a lot to us! We’re getting geared for our CD release on June 4th and booking our Canadian tour with tons of great bands!
just comin through to show ya page some luv!! hope ya weekend was great! when you get a chance come through my page and check out my new single called "My Life".
Just a little update for ya.... We've all quit our jobs and are going to be starting our summer tour really soon! :) We are filming a documentary during our tour so you can follow us along "behind the scenes" as we go! :D
Thanks for the add! Don't forget, you can DL any of the tracks from our EP for FREE & check for updates on our new record. You can also visit us at ReverbNation & Facebook. Spread the Disease!
