Mêlée (band)

Mêlée
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genres	Emo, pop punk, indie rock, power pop, alternative rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Records Hopeless Records
Associated acts	Suburban Legends
Website	meleerocks.com
Members
Chris Cron Ricky Sans Ryan Malloy Derek Lee
Past members
Mike Nader Israel Villanueva

Mêlée is an American rock band from Orange County in California.

Contents 1 Band members 2 Former members 3 Discography 3.1 Studio Albums 3.2 Extended Plays (EPs) 3.3 All Singles 3.4 Compilations 4 Music videos 5 External links 6 References

Band members

• Chris Cron (vocals, keyboard, guitar)
• Ricky Sans (guitar, vocals)
• Ryan Malloy (bass, vocals)
• Derek Lee Rock|Derek Lee (drums)

Former members

• Mike Nader (drums)
• Israel Villanueva (drums, vocals)

Discography

Studio Albums

Year	Album Title	Chart Positions
		US	JP	UK
2004	Everyday Behavior Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Sub City Records, Hopeless Records	–	–	–
2007	Devils & Angels Released: March 5, 2007 Label: Warner Bros.	–	18 [1]	61 [2]
2010	The Masquerade Released: August 18, 2010 Label: Warner Bros.	–	35 [1]	–

Extended Plays (EPs)

2000 – An Existential Guide To Love
2001 – Transmission
2002 – Mêlée
2003 – Against the Tide

• New Heart/Sick (Aug 28, 2007) Warner Bros. Records -- These songs were not on Mêlée's albums but rather released via the US iTunes online store.

All Singles

Year	Title	Album
2001	"Francesa"	Transmission (EP)
2004	"The War"	Everyday Behavior
2007	"Can't Hold On"	Devils & Angels
	"Built To Last"
2008	"Frequently Baby (She's a Teenage Maniac)"
	"Imitation"
2010	"On The Movie Screen"	The Masquerade
	"The Ballad Of You And I"
	"Teo Toriatte"

Compilations

• OCSka.com Compilation CD (2001) Ocska.com
  Featuring "Last Chance"

• Rock Your Socks Off! (2001) Mr. Good Records
  Featuring "Audra"

• The Best of Orange County, Volume 1 (2002) Tankfarm Records
  Featuring "Francesca"

• Because We Care: A Benefit for the Children's Hospital of Orange County (2002) Gluefactory Records
  Featuring "Goodnight For Now"

• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5 (2004) Hopeless Records/Sub City
  Featuring "New Day" and "Francesca"

• In Honor: A Compilation To Beat Cancer (2004) Vagrant Records
  Featuring "The War" (Piano Version)

• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 6 (2006) Hopeless Records/Sub City
  Featuring "The War" (Alternate Version) and "The War" (Music Video)
• Gift Wrapped - 20 Songs That Keep On Giving! (2009) Warner Bros. Records
  Featuring "(When Is) Hanukkah This Year"

Music videos

Melee released several self-made videos for their single "Built to Last" prior to the recording of the official video, produced by the Malloys. All of the videos can be seen on their Youtube page.

• Francesca (2003)
• The War (2004)
• Built to Last (from Devils & Angels) (2007)
• Can't Hold On (from Devils & Angels) (2007)
• Imitation (from Devils & Angels) (2008)
• On The Movie Screen (from The Masquerade) (2010)

External links

• Mêlée's Official Site
• Melee's Official MySpace Page
• Interview with Melee

References

1. ^ ^{a b} メイレイのCDアルバムランキング、メイレイのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE, oricon.co.jp 
2. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 9 August 2008", ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (363): 5–8 

Mêlée Chris Cron • Ricky Sans • Ryan Malloy • Derek Lee Mike Nader • Israel Villanueva Studio albums Everyday Behavior • Devils & Angels • The Masquerade Extended Plays An Existential Guide to Love • Transmission • Mêlée • Against The Tide • Singles Can't Hold On • Built to Last • Frequently Baby • Imitation • New Heart/Sick • On The Movie Screen • The Ballad Of You And I • Teo Toriatte