Vocal Coach and Singer/Songwriter Melissa Mulligan has been voted "Best Singer-Songwriter" three years in a row in the Fairfield Weekly Grand Band Slam and has received critical acclaim and fan support for her CD's, Love This Life (2004), sparrow (2006) and Baby, It's ChristmasTime! (2007). Her songwriting has garnered several ASCAP Plus awards, a Nashville showcase for performing songwriters, and an honorable mention in the Billboard Songwriting Competition (for the funny-yet-honest, "Objectify Me").
Melissa is very dedicated to teaching vocal performance. The Melissa Mulligan Vocal Studio now has two locations: Fairfield, CT and Stratford, CT. She also creates songwriting workshops for pre-teens and teenagers. Click here for more information.
Melissa is the vocal coach for the sensational new band, Kicking Daisies, accompanying them on tour dates as both the vocal coach (for Duran, Cait and Carly), and the fitness coach for the entire band.
Incorporating her love of music with her passion for community service, she has created, organized, and performed at benefit concerts for several of her favorite charities, including: Melissa Mulligan's annual "Women of Song - A Benefit for the Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County" ~ (Development Volunteer of the Year - 2007) "Katrina Canine concert" for New Leash on Life The Jamie Hulley Fund for the Arts The Singer's Circle Presents "An Acoustic Benefit for WPKN" Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury Girls, Inc. Bonnie Lee Panda's concert for the Bawa Initiative