Melanie DeMore is a three-time Grammy nominated singer/composer, choral conductor, music director, and vocal activist who believes in the power of voices raised together. In her presentations, DeMore facilitates vocal and stick-pounding workshops for professional choirs and community groups, as well as directing numerous choral organizations across the U.S, Canada, and beyond.
 
Melanie was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. She is music director for Obeah Opera by Nicole Brooks, a charter member of Threshold Choir founded by Kate Munger, a mentor to the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, and conducts song circles with an emphasis on the voice as a vessel for healing.
 
She is a featured presenter of SpeakOut!, The Institute for Social and Cultural Change, and the Master Teaching Artist for Music at University of California Berkeley/ CalPerformances.