Hello, Hello, My name is Tyler Melashenko. I was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1986, this is my music page. Welcome.
Let me tell you a little bit about the music I play and what i intend to convey with it.
I want to make music that is me, music that tells a story of who I am and where I have been. Music that is candid and revealing, music that expresses my life's deep foundation in God. I want to make music that encompasses the bipolar tendencies of growing up, falling in love, and in having a relationship with Jesus Christ. I don't profess perfection or greatness, but I do profess to be trying to please God with my life. I want to go beyond the music I play and really get to know my listeners by connecting as real people (staying after concerts, talking to people, and encouraging the growth of christian community.)
Also I want to create music that makes people want to move, tap their toes. Music that when you ride in the car with your friends you are screaming the lyrics, cause you love the beat and you can't get that melody out of your head.
~~I hope you enjoy what you hear, if you have any questions/comments for me, send me a message and tell me what is on your mind~~ **TYLER
MINISTRY
I am a christian and a musician. The only reason I am able to pursue music is by the grace of God alone. The songs I write are simply a gift God has given me to relate my experiences in life to you.
Well, let me just start out by saying that all this is very very boring, and there is really no reason at all for you to read this... this is my boringography, a list of completely boring facts about me Tyler Melashenko... Hope you enjoy them :)
1. I am a vegetarian.
2. I don't wear band shirts, black shirts, or shirts with name brands on them.
3. I love soda...
4. I started playing guitar when I was 14, and have pretty much been starting bands and writing songs ever since (I think this is like music endeaver 10, my mom has the shirts, stickers, posters, and hats to prove it.)
5. I was home-schooled a lot of my school years (Regular school: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th) and then the rest I was home-schooled through the end of high school
6. I am a total momma's boy, I talk to her all the time when I am gone.
7. I wear size 32 pants
8. My brother had a very successful career in music before becoming a teacher (www.mattmelashenko.com).... ::WARNING:: very different from my music
9. I use Garageband reason 4, and Logic Pro to sequence and record my music.
10. I have a Blackberry Pearl.
11. My beard grows half Red even though all my other hair is brown.
12. My shoe size is 12.
13. I used to skateboard when I was younger and got as good as to 360 flip pretty consistently.
14. My full name is Tyler Altan Melashenko (identity theft here I come)
15. My favorite band ever is Relient K.
16. I could dribble a basketball with proficiency at age 2.
17. I looked like my great grandmother when I was born.
18. My front left tooth is chipped because when i was 5 my brother dropped a marble on it.
19. My birthday is 10/08/1986
20. I love "Hot" chips
21. I love to talk.
22. My favorite color is blue.
23. I have lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, and Texas.
24. I saw Van Halen in concert.
25. I can get completely sucked into the Home and Garden Network, suddenly realizing I have been watching for the better part of 24 hours.
26. I have seen every episode of Family Guy, Futurama, and Arrested Development minimum of 3 times each.
27. The Mighty Ducks 2 is the only movie I can remember watching more then 2 times in the same day growing up.
28. I played soccer in high school.
29. I still wear T shirts that i wore when i was 12.
30. I always wear mismatched socks.
31. I am a terrible speller, but no one ever knows cause I have spell check on EVERYTHING with my mac and blackberry.
32. When I make Veggie Burgers I often use so much pepper that the smoke it creates causes so much fumes that my mother will either sequester herself to her bedroom with an open window and fan or run from the house coughing (legit)
33. I HATE PUMPING GAS, nothing to do with the cost, I just don't enjoy the process.
34. About once a year I go through a short spell of wishing i could draw really well (it started in first grade)
35. I built a room for myself at my parents house.
36. I have dimples
37. My mom says I run like Ashton Kutcher (not really sure what that means, but i'll take her word on it)
38. I generally don't enjoy listening to music in the car.
39. I like making myself soup
40. When I am home i generally off set my schedule from my parents, so that when I am awake they are asleep and when they are awake I sleep in their bed.
41. I collect belt buckles (I have around 80, but in the course of any given year I maybe wear 2 of them)
42. I have a green gameboy pocket with Mega Man.
43. My favorite type of food is THAI.
44. I don't use salad dressing AT ALL, EVER. (no exceptions)
45. My last name is Ukrainian.
46. I only have one sibling, an older brother, Matthew (previously mentioned)
47. My mother despises cilantro and can pretty much detect it from a mile away in any food.
48. My dad was a pastor.
49. I HATE HATE HATE getting shot with air-soft or paintballs! I never play either game as a result.
50. I have had the chicken pox at-least 2 times. (INCONCEIVABLE)
51. I used to work for the Salvation Army (in several different capacities)
52. I had a red race car water bed when I was growing up.
53. I was a lego fanatic up until around age 13.
54. I have never met someone that could beat me in Tony Hawk 2 for the Sega Dreamcast.
55. A band I made up with a friend was gonna be called "American Flashlight" shining a light in the darkness... we had 4 AMAZING songs, maybe someday we will record them for you :) It was just drums and guitar.... It was AWESOME...
56. I want to be able to pay for everything in commemorative coins, and i will have a money pouch I will carry on my belt, and when I go to pay for things I will pour a few coins into my hand and they will make a perfect clanking noise that will impress all those around me.
57. If I say HAHA or LOL when texting you, I actually laughed, almost ALWAYS!!!
58. I love Vh1's programming, I refer to it as "shame shows"
59. I collect scrapbook stuff then scan it and use it in my web design
60. I don't own a polo shirt
I realized while I was writing this, that no persons boringography would be complete without a photo album, so i decided to put this up, it pretty much scrolls through pictures of any number of things, from me growing up, to places I have been, friends, or just stuff I came across that I found interesting or amazing ....
Amp & Effects Orange AD30HTC Marshall JCM 800 4x12 Line 6 Pod XT
Programming Garageband Logic Pro 8 Reason 4
INFLUENCES
Relient K Family Force 5 John Reuben The Secret Handshake Audio Adrenaline Bleach Holland Philmore DC Talk Toby Mac Tait Blindside Owl City The Killers B. Reith
God is amazing. &he gave you an amazing gift. you are veryy talented. you should write some spiritual songs also.. but your music is awesome. you should check out my youth groups band. Search Band Rubicon. we do about like the same music you write, just not as upbeat. i think you would like it though. Keep it up.. i think you will make it far ! If you have any shows in Chatt. just let me know.. I'm always there.. I would like to hear you perform live !