In Cedarburg, Wisconsin - a suburb of Milwaukee - it isn't normal for kids to seek a career in music. While he had taken piano and drum lessons sporadically throughout his childhood, Jeffrey Melvin had thought that his musical pursuits would only be a hobby. It wasn't until his sister showed him a Daft Punk concert DVD that music became more than leisure.

After watching that Alive 2007 video, Melvin dove into production. As a high schooler, he began to combine ideas from jazz piano lessons with electronic music. Melvin had no connections in the industry, so he released his early songs on the streaming website SoundCloud; his moniker online was MELVV. His music's reception and global reach on the site came as a complete surprise.

Upon finishing his first year at the University of Wisconsin in 2016, Melvin dropped out to pursue music full time. Before completing his second semester, however, he went on his first tour with Big Gigantic and Louis The Child, culminating with a solo performance at the famed DoLab stage at Coachella. MELVV kept quietly working on his music in the meantime, developing his sound and curating collaborations as he continued to grow artistically.

Following the release of singles "Not Me" and "Lifeline" under indie label Majestic Casual, MELVV caught the attention of Atlantic Records, with whom he signed in 2017. Several songs were released under Atlantic, including "Heatwave" with More Giraffes and "Nectarines" with Royal & The Serpent. A few tours accompanied the tracks, with MELVV opening for Petit Biscuit as well as headlining his own North American tour "Stress Relief." He also performed at several festivals; among these were Lollapalooza, Electric Forest, Bonnaroo, Firefly, and Coachella a second time.

In 2021, MELVV became an independent artist again. Upon the return of live shows during the COVID pandemic, he began to make occasional DJ appearances with artists such as Jai Wolf and Pluko. Following in 2022, he released his debut EP “Shift in Momentum,” a progressive house project.

MELVV’s latest EP “Polychrome” released mid-2023, defined by distorted saw waves, crunchy machine drums, and vivid melodies. The first single, “Crossing Fingers,” features vocals from Cayenne, lead singer of the Singapore-based band Sobs. The rest of the project is instrumental, aside from vocoded vocals from MELVV himself on the final track, “I’ll Be There for You.”

2024
Flash Memory (LP)
Waiting 4 (with demotapes)
Voltage / Electronica

2023
Iris
Make Me Feel Like
Polychrome (EP)
Friends (with Annie Schindel)
Without Ya (with Casey Brenning)
Take You High

2022
Vibe (Redux)
Shift in Momentum (EP)

2021
Ready or Not (feat. Terror Jr & umru)

2020
Restart
Nectarines (feat. Royal & the Serpent)

2019
Right Side Up (feat. Manila Killa & Sophia Black)
Blank (feat. Kennedi)

2018
Heatwave (feat. More Giraffes)
Babe (feat. Mavi Phoenix)
Anything Else

2017
Lifeline (feat. Dana Williams)

2016
Not Me (feat. Two Feet)
Goodbye (with MOONZz)

2015
Vibe

2024
Tiffany Day - LOVER TOFU FRUIT (LP)

2023
Maude Latour - Minerals & Diamonds
FIG - Seeking for Connection
Maude Latour - Lunch
Tiffany Day - THE GRATITUDE PROJECT (EP)

2022
Tiffany Day - DREAMS ABT OPTIMISM
Tiffany Day - SAN FRANCISCO SIDEWALK
Tiffany Day - PARTY W OUT ME
Jordana - I Mean That (co-prod. Cameron Hale)
Jordana - Like You Used To (co-prod. Cameron Hale)
Jordana - Get Up (co-prod. Cameron Hale)

2021
Jordana, Magdalena Bay - Push Me Away (co-prod. Jai Wolf)

2020
Jordana - Something to Say to You (LP)
Maude Latour - Block Your Number
Tiffany Day - GROWNUP
Maude Latour - Furniture
Jordana - Crunch

2019
Maude Latour - Superfruit

2018
Grady - Garden (co-prod. Cuco)
Kiiara - 1% (co-prod. Stelios Phili, Bauuer)