SEAY
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Charlottesville, U.S. |
| Genres | New-age |
| Occupation | Vocalist Composer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | www |
| Website | www |
SEAY (pronounced "sea", born Melissa Seay Harshaw) is an American award-winning New-age music artist and humanitarian who has gained prominence as both a vocalist and composer. She has released multiple recordings, many of which have received awards and nominations. Her 2016 release In the Garden featuring collaborations with Grammy Award winners Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman charted on the Billboard New Age albums chart for five weeks peaking at #3[1] and won the Zone Music Reporter best vocal album of the year.[2][3]
Her 2018 album A Winter Blessing the Gift was engineered by Jeff Silverman (producer) [4] and Grammy Award winners Brian Vibberts, Ricky Kej, and P. A. Deepak.[5] From that album for Christmas 2019, two singles, Father Christmas Eyes and On This Starry Night were also released.[6][7]
During 2021 Seay vocalised on the Wouter Kellerman and David Arkenstone album 'Pageaea', which has been nominated for Best New Age album at the 2022 Grammy Awards.[8] In 2022 she won an InterContinental Music Award with Best of Pangaea “Beautiful Earth” – New Age.[9] 2023/2024 has seen nine awards achieved.
With classical music training in both voice and music, Seay's formative years were spent playing piano, studying voice and traveling with her family throughout the Far East while her father, an Army physician, finished his medical residency.[10] Her great aunt was the celebrated American operatic mezzo-soprano Margaret Harshaw, who performed for 22 seasons with the Metropolitan Opera.[11][12] She later attended the Sotheby's Institute of Art in London with graduate studies in Decorative Art.[13] It was while living in England and returning to her family's English roots, her music journey began singing on projects for song publishers Carlin, Motown, Warner Chappell Music, artists Elaine Paige and Annie Lennox and performing in London's music scene.[14][15][16]
Discography
Albums
- 2024 1 Voice XX1V [17]
- 2018 A Winter Blessing the Gift
- 2016 In the Garden [18]
- 2007 A Winter Blessing: Songs for the Season
- 2006 1 Voice [Special Edition]
- 2005 1 Voice
Extended play
- 2015 Love is the Ocean
Singles
- 2023 Dream (Remastered) [19]
- 2023 In Dreaming ft Jeff Silverman [20]/
- 2021 Dream (immersive single ep and video)[21]
- 2019 "A Winter Blessing The Gift - The Singles"
- 2018 "On This Starry Night" [22]
- 2011 "I Will Love You Still"
- 2009 "A Christmas Heart"
- 2009 "All Around The World"
Compilation album
- 2023 Sweet Dreams Siren Song.[23]
- 2022 The 64th FYC album (Various Artists) and review of Seay's 'Dream' [24]
- 2019/2020 A Better Life, Mindful Music Association.[25][26]
- 2018 Let's Have a Rockin' Christmas, Vol 3 - Various Artists.
Collaborations
- 2025 "Gandhi- Mantras of Compassion" by Ricky Kej.[29]
- 2025 "2 Unite All" A benefit album from all star musicians for healing and peace in Gaza and the Middle East. [30]
- 2023 Spread Hope Send Love Around the World. The Power Of One Movement.[31]
- 2023 Mystic Voyager Album by Peter Sterling.[32]
- 2021 Pangaea [33]
- 2019 Song from M.A.S.H [34]
- 2019 The Definitive Collection Ricky Kej album, Song Love Divine Patti Austin vocals, SEAY vocals.
- 2018 Through The Vortex: The Sedona Effect - Bruce Lev
- 2017 One Earth Epic Trailer Music by Ricky Kej SEAY vocals.
- 2017 Divinity Earth Love album by Ricky Kej SEAY vocals.
- 2017 Sounds from the Circle IX
- 2017 Particles in Space by Merrill Collins Armand Hutton, Brian Scanlon Maksim Velichkin & Laura Halladay
- 2015 Shanti Samsara Ricky Kej CD
- CD1 Shanti Amitabh Bachchan Frances Fisher Rosanna Arquette Lindsay Wagner
- CD1 Kudrat - Hariharan Raveolution String Section
- CD2 Love Divine - Patti Austin Wouter Kellerman
- 2015 Proyog: From yoga's birthplace -Ricky Kej
- 2013 Breath of Heaven - Stephen Peppos
- 2009 Sounds from the Circle 1
Filmography
- 2007 Gracie: The Diary of a Coma Patient [40]