Mélissa Lavergne has been working in the artistic field since forever. She began her career as a dancer and, over the years and experiences, she redirected herself in music as a multi-percussionist. She perfected her knowledge by traveling around the globe, especially in West Africa, Cuba, Spain, the United States, Japan and Bali. Mélissa is also passionate about human interactions and world culture, which led her to the hosting of musical events and to undertake spokesperson roles for various great events and causes, like the Festival International des Percussions de Longueuil, Les Zones Musicales in Laval and Les Journaes de la culture all over the province of Quebec.
She has been co-hosting the TV show Belle et Bum next to Normand Brathwaite on Tala-Quabec since 2015. For five years, she was invited as a musician specialist on the TV show Entrae Principale. Mélissa is also part of œLadyBeats, a duo with the talented DJ Abeille Galinas as co-creator of the project, multi-percussionist and MC. Not only is she a really talented musician but shes also a musical director. She was the musical director on the TV show Sur Invitation Seulement and she leads several projects in multiple contexts; latin jazz quintets to dynamics twelve-pieces bands. With these ensembles, Mélissa presents custom performances through many festivals and events like the œ24h de Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant.
For more information, visit www.melissalavergne.com.
Mélissa plays with the Vic Firth baguettes, Sabian cymbals, Moperc percussions and Roland electronic drums.
