Photo By Mitch Mertens

Check out the interview and live performance at Inside Chicago!

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Melissa Rose Ziemer has been entertaining audiences in the Windy City & beyond for the past 8 years, where she has built a name for herself as a pop/rock/country & folk singer/songwriter. Beginning as a frontwoman for bands, she was awarded the “Best Female Fronted Band” in Chicago honor right out of the gates with the group Soul Intention, moving on to perform on the city's big stages such as House of Blues, Taste of Chicago, Double Door, Navy Pier and The Park West with the pop/rock band “Gertrude” and country/rockers “The Juleps”. Her first solo release, “Not All Black & White”, came in 2003, which she toured extensively behind throughout the Midwest and UK. During this time, Melissa was chosen to be included on the “Emerging Women in Chicago Music” music compilation by SweetPickle Music, she performed on WGN TV, gained a substantial amount of press in the UK, and her song “Sweet Kisses” was picked up for regular rotation on KUNI Iowa Public Radio and their annual compilation disc. In addition to working as a full-time musician (throughout all of 2005 & most 2006 Melissa performed 3 nights a week at a residency spot in downtown Chicago), she devotes her time to helping causes such as MS, Alzhiemer's Association, and “The Artist's Way” group meetings and in the summers she helps prepare the up & coming young rockers at the National “DAY JAMS” School of Rock Music clinic. Her music may be heard and/or purchased online through the #1 Independent Music online source, CDBaby at: www.CDBaby.com/melissarose or through the Apple iTunes! online store. Visit the “Press” page to read what the music critics have to say about Melissa Rose Ziemer and her music.