Bio

Mel Uye-Parker is a songwriter, vocalist and electronic music producer from Nottingham, however, she spent her formative years in Manchester where she studied music both academically and through its vibrant music scene. Here she refined her distinct fusion of soul, folk and trip-hop leading to collaborations with the likes of Yesking (BBE), Rae & Christian (Late Night Tales). After moving to London, Mel began producing electronic music under the Moniker, MJIRI. Her debut EP, Sweat, which explores both the darker and playful aspects of disco, arrived on Give/ Take records spring 2021. In September 2022, Mel collaborated with Matthew Herbert to record vocals for his latest album, Musca (Accidental Records).

Her latest projects are as one half of the group, OMOTE, formed alongside fellow producer, Cristiano Nicolini.  Led by Mel Uye-Parker’s sultry yet heartfelt vocals, the duo creates lush, textural soundscapes roused by hypnotic, irregular breakbeats and rolling basslines, and House of Molly formed with singer and writer, RAHH, an unapologetic sleaze fest of the best bits about dance music that celebrates blackness, queerness, hedonism and all the things the duo ever agreed on.

She is also an experienced music educator, lecturing at Berklee College of Music, Point Blank Music School, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and most recently running the Master’s in Creative Music Production at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. She also currently leads on Education for Create Define Release, a community-driven music platform driven from the UK underground music scene and as a certified trainer for Ableton.

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