Tanya Mellotte
Tanya Mellotte is a composer, songwriter, vocalist and producer from Scotland, currently based in Belfast.
As a composer, Tanya has scored a string of short films, including HOMEBIRD (Winner - Best Debut Irish Short Fiction, Galway Film Fleadh 2022), produced by Out of Orbit, supported by NI Screen and Outburst Arts.
As a co-writer, she has worked with DAVID HOLMES for his UNLOVED music project, co-writing some tracks on their debut album ‘Guilty of Love’. Several of these songs appear in the BAFTA & EMMY winning TV drama KILLING EVE seasons 1-3. HEAVENLY RECORDINGS released the Killing Eve soundtracks in 2019.
In 2020 Tanya was one of the first recipients of the PRS Foundation HITMAKER AWARD, which supports producers and songwriters working behind the scenes.
Tanya has taken part in several writing camps including the Nashville Songwriters and Publishers Mission in 2018, organised by the UK Dept of International Trade, their online version in 2021, and the DIT Commonwealth Games song writing camp in 2022.
As a vocalist Tanya has worked with MARK EITZEL & BERNARD BUTLER on Eitzel’s critically acclaimed album “Hey Mr Ferryman” and again with DAVID HOLMES on his “Holy Pictures” LP. Tanya has appeared onstage with the likes of VAN DYKE PARKS, MARK GARDENER (RIDE) and HAR MAR SUPERSTAR.
Other selected career highlights include recording 5 sessions for the legendary JOHN PEEL SHOW on BBC RADIO 1, playing live shows/DJing across Japan, USA, and Europe, including festivals like Glastonbury and Bestival, and co-producing remixes for labels including Epic, Moshi Moshi, Saddle Creek.