Moey's Music Party : Moey's Music Party

'From the indomitable spirit of 'I Can Do It' to the vibrant multilingual bonanza of 'Fiesta,' your CD captures so much of what's great in New York City.' - Mayor Michael BloombergaMelissa Levis takes place in front of her adoring fans...and the rest is mommy-rock history.a - Time Out New York Kids'Levis' peppy classic sounding tunes will turn any under 5 shindig into a mini American Bandstand.' - Cookie MagazineaMelissa Levis rocks out with her band on songs about manners, sharing, parents, sneezing, getting dressed, and being a kid in New York City. Think Sesame Street meets the Go-Gos!a a Childrenas Music That RocksaLevis rollicks her way through songs. Her lively lyrics and clear voice inspire movement, dance, and singing along...This title will be useful for general listening collections.a a School Library JournalaTeachers of pre-school children will find here a welcome grab bag of simple, funny songs with strong kid appeal. Making the album itself an inspiration is Moey's expressiveness - itself a lesson on how to communicate with children.a a Sing Out!aEach track sounds like The Bangles playing a block party on Sesame Street, inspiring jubilant sing-alongs.a - Grandparents.comaThe album gets tykes bopping along to the rocking tunes while teaching kids to sit during mealtimes, share with others, wash their hair and listen to their parents.a - Parent's Guide'Off Broadway lyricist tuned mommy-rocker Melissa Levis has a new album that's full of funky songs kids will love.' - New York FamilyaUpbeat and snappy enough to get any grumpy toddler out of a fresh morning funk. This woman knows kids and it really shows through the enthusiasm in her voice as she sings her catchy tunes and ends up getting everyone in the car moving to the beat!a a Kidazy.com'Children and adults alike enjoy this lively recording. It gets everyone on their feet and guarantees a rocking-good time.' - Bank Street BookstoreaThe only kids CD I've found that I can enjoy after the 100th listen.'- The Northshire BookstoreaWith great energy, infectious rhythm, a sassy New York sensibility, wit that makes you smile, and even some wisdom --- what's not to love?a - Jimmy Roberts, composer of aI Love You, Youare Perfect, Now Change.aMoey is Melissa Levis, an award-winning Off Broadway songwriter who became a Mommy Rocker thanks to the birth of her now 4 year-old son. Moey is 'The Pied Piper in Pink' spreading free music to children throughout New York City. Moey's Music Party was hired by Central Park to perform 12 concerts in 7 different Central Park playgrounds this summer. The New York Public Library hired Moey's Music Party to entertain in library branches from The Bronx to the Lower East Side. This Fall, 'Moey Live - P is for Party!' takes Off Broadway by storm at the DR2 Theatre with performances from Sept 21- Oct. 26th.For the past 3 years, Moey taught music to over 300 preschoolers a week. She recently performed at the Tribeca Film Festival, Barnes & Nobles, Dylan's Candy Bar, and other NYC venues. She leads weekly Moeyas Music Party Classes (a 45 minute music class featuring piano, drums, guitar, puppets, and contemporary musicalized fairytales.) Before singing in NYC playgrounds, Moey sang in the playgrounds of the rich and famous in the Hamptons, Beverly Hills, and Palm Beach. For 15 years, Melissa has been writing and performing custom for private parties and corporate events. She has written songs for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Brian Mulroney (past Prime Minister of Canada), Eli Wallach, Jonathan Tisch, Ethel LeFrak, The Guggenheim Museum, Fox TV, Vogue Magazine, and others. Melissa wrote the lyrics to ITaS A HIT!, a comic murder-mystery musical that premiered at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival. She also wrote the lyrics to OF SHE I SING! A musical celebration of great women on the 20th Century.Melissa earned a MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She is an alumna of Brown University, The BMI Musical Theater Workshop, and the Commercial Theatre Institute. She is a member of The Dramatists League and The League of Professional Theatre Women.

Full title is: Moey's Music Party

The All Music Guide rating for this album on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 5

The All Music Guide rating for this album among this artist's works on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 6

  David Weinstein - Bass, Piano

The biggest drawback with most children's records (especially if the tots in question take a liking to them) is that they will inevitably become a huge part of the parents' day-to-day life (this would explain the near universal disdain for a certain furry purple dinosaur). Melissa Levis , a prolific and award-winning off-Broadway songwriter who began writing for children after the birth of her son, knows that there are bigger ears in the room, so she bolsters her singalongs about 'getting dressed,' 'sharing,' and 'sitting while you eat' with a clean indie pop backbeat peppered with acoustic guitars, alternating between the quirkier side of Leslie Feist and the amiable down-home cookies-in-the-oven swagger of Loretta Lynn . Moey's Music Party , described by Levis as 'a 45-minute music class featuring piano, drums, guitar, puppets, and contemporary fairytales,' is based on an actual class she teaches as head of the music department at New York City's York Avenue Preschool. Empowering, funny, and catchy, Levis ' songs never overstay their welcome, and her eclectic pre-toddler rock history makes itself apparent on album highlights like 'Pierre Wouldn't Wash His Hair,' the folky and autobiographic 'Me and My Mom,' and the Ramones -style rocker 'New York City Kid.' ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide