Introduce yourselves
– We’re Melis & Jess and we’re recording artists called the Labbadia Sisters!
When did you decide you wanted to be in the music industry?
-We have been singing basically since we were born (haha), so we have always known that we wanted to be in the music industry. As kids, we would always sing together and we would sing all around the house and everywhere we went! We have tons of videos of us singing songs from Disney movies and we have been doing musical theatre since we were five years old, so we love to be on stage. We have always loved to sing and it’s been our dream to be singers and performers. Singing is our passion and what we want to spend the rest of our lives doing!
You worked with Chris August on your EP Who I Am-what was the process like and the experience working with him?
– The process was awesome! Chris is a great guy & extremely fun to work with! He’s also a very talented musician and artist. We flew down to Dallas, TX three times and we co-wrote all five songs with him and then we recorded them! It was really fun
You’re currently working on your full length debut album-when can we expect this to be released?
– The album should be released sometime this year! So far we have recorded eight (8) new songs that will all be on the CD. We co-wrote them with EMI Producer Bobby Amaru, he’s amazing! Five (5) of those new songs are on our MySpace right now, so check them out! We also re-vamped “Who I Am” & “Get Over You” so we expect those to be on the CD as well We are headed back down to Jacksonville, FL in April to co-write & record a few more songs with Bobby again. So after we do that, we should have a complete album of AWESOME songs!
What can we expect musically from your upcoming album?
– Musically the upcoming album will be Pop/Rock with a techno/dance vibe to it. On this album we really focused on displaying our unique harmonies that we have as sisters, which makes our sound different from other artists. Our lyrics are also very important to us, as we like to tell a story that relates to everyone. You can also expect a re-make on this upcoming album! We can’t tell you too much about that just yet, but we are super excited about it
Do you have any plans to tour?
– We would absolutely LOVE to tour! We love performing live! It is one of our favorite things to do, given that we have been performing since such a young age. It allows us to really connect with our fans because there is nothing like the feeling of performing to a live audience! We have two awesome concerts coming up that we are super excited about, and we will be booking more so stay tuned! Both concerts are in Connecticut. We have one on Friday May 8th at Barca in Hartford, CT. And on Saturday May 16th we are doing a show with Ryan Cabrera at Seaside Tavern in Stamford, CT, which is our hometown! We are so excited to be doing a show with Ryan Cabrera and we REALLY hope that a lot of our fans can make it out to one of these shows! Please come out & support us We’ll be having meet & greets whenever we can too!
If you could tour with anyone who would it be?
– Definitely the Jonas Brothers! We absolutely LOVE them! It would be a sibling tour
Tell us something about each of you that your fans the readers may not know about you.
– We actually can read each other’s minds! lol We can look at each other and know what the other is thinking! It’s pretty awesome! That’s why we work so well together and have such a connection onstage! Also, we talk in unison most of the time! haha
Where do you like to shop?
-We love Juicy Couture, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Ave, Intermix in NYC, & Vintage stores.
What do you girls like to do in your spare time?
-We spend most of our free time together, because we are not only sisters, but best friends as well We like to go shopping, watch movies, do musical theatre, go see broadway shows, go to the gym, and get our nails done!
If you could accomplish anything in your career what do you want to accomplish the most?
– The next goal for us is to get a record label that can help us reach out to the public and distribute our music to a larger audience. But, our major goal is to touch people across the world with our music. We want people to relate to our music and we want our music to inspire people. We love to hear that our fans can really connect and relate to our lyrics, because ultimately the most important thing for us is to leave a mark on the world with our music
Do you have a message for your fans
-Thank you guys SO MUCH for all of your love & support! It means so much to us & we couldn’t do it without you guys! You guys ROCK!
Also, keep checking back on our page for updates & new songs! And please leave us comments! We LOVE comments! Thanks again guys, we love you!
