Event Producer, Vocalist & Bandleader, Talent Agent, Entrepreneur, Entertainment & Special Events Consultant, Melanie Rice is the CEO of Melanie Rice Entertainment, LLC, a company she founded in 1995, that provides outstanding music and entertainment for social, corporate and casino events in the tri-state area. In 2008, Melanie founded a second company, MRE Talent, an artist management & event production company through which she manages several emerging & established artists in the music, television and film industries and produces a variety of concerts and special events.Melanie is the co-producer of The Miss’d America Pageant, the production manager for singer/songwriter/dancer/choreographer Frankie Z and for the past 12 years was the co-producer of The Hansen House Concert – “Street Life”. As an Event Producer and Manager her list of clients includes Herbalife, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Virtua Health, Inspira Health, Atlanticare and TriStar Products to name a few. She most recently added “Film Producer” to her long list of credits and was a Co-Producer and Music Coordinator for Nicole Conn and Soul Kiss Films’ latest feature “A Perfect Ending” starring Barbara Niven, Jessica Clark, Morgan Fairchild and John Heard. As a singer/musician, Melanie currently performs with her 10-piece dance band, her jazz quartet and her acoustic duo. On the concert stage, she has opened for Headliners such as Smokey Robinson, Joan Rivers and David Brenner, as well as worked as a back-up vocalist with jazz great Grover Washington, Jr., Joe Piscopo & Bobby Rydell. Melanie recorded & released a romantic CD with her dear friend & mentor, Grammy nominated jazz pianist George Mesterhazy entitled “He Loves, She Loves” and her latest CD release is titled “This Love of Mine” and features several world class musicians – Dean Schneider (piano), Tim Lekan (upright bass) and Bob Shomo (drums). Both CDs are available on iTunes and Amazon.Specialties: Talent ManagementTalent BookingEvent Creation & Production