Facing My Own Music

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Singer-songwriter & Counsellor</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Mel Golding has written her music journey memoirs through an analytical lens. Mel offers insights into her story as a young artist and how she became a qualified counsellor later in life. Her life as an adolescent musician required much resilience and self-belief to continue through adversities. She went through rejection judgments and identity issues that impacted her development. She suffered abuse and family difficulties whilst pursuing her dream to become a famous singer. Mel's pilgrimage encountered several big industry names along the way mentioned in her story and their role in her life. She highlights the element of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ego authenticity conformity and love and approval </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>amongst other topics that have rarely been highlighted with musicians. She speaks of her relationship with producer </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mike Myers</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and her meetings in the US with </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mike Appel</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Phil Ramone</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Her story relays the element of competition as she conveys the impacts of being compared to Celine Dion's market and the deal that never materialised. Through self-reflection the narrative of her story embodies a broad analysis of the self alongside some cognitive aspects underpinning the pilgrim of what it entails to be an artist.</span></p><p>Mel is now researching and creating podcasts for her show <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Facing Mel's Music </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>where she interviews musicians from across the globe from all genres and all walks of life. Mel shines a light on the holistic experiences of a musician and the importance of safeguarding mental health.</span></p>