THE QUARANTINE TAPES
March 14, 2020 was my first day in quarantine from the Coronavirus epidemic. The day before was a regular day in New Jersey, but everything seemed to change overnight. The music on this album is a series of solo improvisations for flute with effects pedals recorded between March and May of 2020. Looking back, these tracks form a "sound diary" of my experiences and feelings on that particular day. The Quarantine Tapes were my medicine during this time, and I hope that they are healing for you, too.

Music, photos, and artwork by Melissa Keeling.
© Honeyheart Music 2020

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THE GLISSANDO FLUTE: HANDBOOK FOR COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS


​Introducing the first-ever method book for the Glissando Headjoint, written by Melissa Keeling.

Available as hard-copy and e-book. Over 80 pages.
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"A significant addition to the flutist's canon.
​The Glissando Flute will stand alongside the classic pedagogical works for flute and will open the way for players now and for many generations to come." 
Robert Dick
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​"The most creative flute writing of 2018 next to Bjork... a delight... stunning and moving... 
SUPERSONYQ is refreshing and necessary to exploring the boundaries of the flute.” 
The Flute View

"Revelatory... Keeling's compositions and her playing represent the full 64-color box of Crayolas
while the rest of us are making do with an eight-pack of crayons."
Flutist Quarterly

​"I listened to all of SUPERSONYQ and it's quite an achievement! Bravo!
My favorite tracks were "Eruption" (of course) and the Debussy, which is absolutely gorgeous.
You've really turned looping on its head, transcending the repetitive aspects and finding paths to keep the sound evolving...
Your voice on the flute has a depth and beauty that enrich all the music made with effects... [I] heard a lot of things I've not heard before." 
​Robert Dick

News & Events

July 23, 2020
Album release, "The Quarantine Tapes"

​June 2020
One MILLION views on my YouTube channel, sonyqTV! Wow, thank you so much for all your support!

February 2020
Book Release: "THE GLISSANDO FLUTE: HANDBOOK FOR COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS" by Melissa Keeling. 

December 28 2019
Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park, NJ)
​with Daughter Vision

August 2-4 2019
National Flute Association Convention (Salt Lake City, UT)
- "Sliding Life: The Glissando Headjoint" - Youth Flute Day
- "Gone Electric: Flute Effects, Electronics and Film" - electric flute performances

July 19 2019
Flute Center of New York (New York, NY), solo performance.
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July 18 2010
Arete Venue and Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), solo performance.
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6 April 2019
Guest Artist for the 2019 Mizzou Flute Fest (Columbia, MO)

28 February 2019
Performance with the Western Kentucky University Wind Ensemble
Flute Studio masterclass

6 November 2018
Recital and masterclass, West Virginia University

10 August 2018
National Flute Association Convention, Orlando, FL. Melissa Keeling will present the Exhibitor Showcase with Flute Specialists, featuring the Glissando Headjoint and the K&K Silver Bullet microphone. (Friday, August 10, 3:00pm)

1 August 2018
ALBUM RELEASE: announcing Melissa Keeling's new album release, SUPERSONYQ, featuring works for solo electric flute. Get it HERE.

9 June 2018
Solo recital and masterclass, Bel Canto Flute Academy. Denver, CO.

March 2018
Flute Society of Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY. Melissa Keeling wins First Place in the New Music Competition. World Premiere of Michael Kallstrom's Folded In Between Deep Clouds. Melissa presents an electric flute clinic and performs the live debut of her original piece for electric piccolo, Ephemera.​

February 2018
Over 750,000 YouTube views!!!

November 2017
Melissa Keeling is now an Endorsed Artist by K&K Sound.

September 2017
Melissa Keeling is now an International Trevor James Flute Artist. 

10-13 August 2017
National Flute Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN. World Premiere of Melissa Keeling's arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner (electric flute and glissando headjoint) and :O (electric flute, glissando headjoint, and tape).

30 May 2017
Melissa Keeling performs at Carnegie Hall, New York. 

18 February 2017
530,000 YouTube views, and 1,300 subscribers! Thank you, everyone! www.youtube.com/user/sonyqtv

January 2017
Rehearsals have begun with the full band for SONYQ's upcoming album, SUPERSONYQ. Stay tuned...!

11-13 August 2016
National Flute Association Convention, San Diego, CA. World Premiere of Melissa Keeling's Eruption (electric flute and glissando headjoint)

18 May 2016
Solo recital. CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY. 

2 April 2016
450,000 YouTube views, and 1,000 subscribers! www.youtube.com/sonyqtv

23 June 2015
Make Music New York Festival. Melissa Keeling, solo flute and digital effects (Christopher Square and the Bowling Green, by the Wall Street bull).

7-10 August 2014
National Flute Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

7 May 2014
Solo recital. CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY.

28 February 2014
The Music of Brooklyn Composer Robert Dick. Solo and chamber performances at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, NY.

7-8 December 2013
Principal flutist, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Opera. Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims (including on-stage flute solo).

5 December 2013
Music in Midtown Chamber Music Concert Series, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY. Principal flute/piccolo. Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21.

6 November 2013
Principal flutist, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Orchestra, Whitman Auditorium. Including a performance of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.

11 October 2013
Composer's Alliance Concert, CUNY Graduate Center. Premiere performance of Red Wierenga's shsprft for two flute and electronics (composed specifically for Melissa Keeling and Bonnie McAlvin).

10 October 2013
Music in Midtown Chamber Music Concert Series, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY. Principal flutist. J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major.

28 September 2013
Principal flutist, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Orchestra, Whitman Auditorium.

8-11 August 2013
Solo electric flute performances, National Flute Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

30 April 2013
Solo recital, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY.

21 March 2013
Music in Midtown Chamber Music Concert Series, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, NY.

10 November 2012
Melissa's YouTube Channel has reached 125,000 views!

9 August 2012
Solo performance, National Flute Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

7 July 2012
Melissa's YouTube Channel has reached 100,000 views! Thanks to all our viewers!!

1 June 2012
Writing for SONYQ's second studio album, "supersonyq," has started.

22 May 2012
SONYQ announces their move to New York City this fall.

4 May 2012
MIDI Foot controller pedal completed! Check out the YouTube video!

1 Apr 2012
Solo recital, Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, Murfreesboro, TN.

27 Jan 2012
Composition and arrangement of Led Zeppelin's Black Dog begins.

23 Dec 2011
Production for the music video for Illuminati Breakdown! begins.

24 Aug 2011
Final mixing and completion of Illuminati Breakdown!

11-12 Aug 2011
Melissa is in the studio recording Illuminati Breakdown! in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

14 July 2011
The music video for sonyq's new single, Illuminati Breakdown!, is scheduled for release Fall 2011.

3 June 2011
Melissa begins composing the new single to be released this fall: Illuminati Breakdown!

10 Apr 11
Videos of selections from Flauto Contempo are now available on YouTube. 

8 Apr 2011
Melissa performed Flauto Contempo, a solo flute recital, at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 

3 Mar 2011
Planning and backing material for sonyq's second album is underway, including collaborations with dubstep beatmaker Josh Bloecher.

22 Jan 2011
Melissa announces a Solo Flute Recital at the Middle Tennessee School of Music on April 8, 2011 at 4 p.m. 

15 Dec .2010
sonqy's YouTube videos have reached 10,000 views.

30 Nov 2010
The music video for "2001 (Also Sprach Zarathustra)" was added to sonyq's YouTube Channel and to the Media page of the website. 

28 Nov 2010
Filming for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 Improvisation audition took place, and is viewable on YouTube.

09 Oct 2010
Sonyq's self-titled debut sanik is now available on iTunes. Click here to visit sonyq's iTunes store to download or preview the band's new album.

29 Sept 2010
Bowling Green artist Robert Pfingston has designed the art for sonyq's  sanik. 

26 Sept 2010
Final mixing and mastering of the album, sanik, took place today.

11 Sept 2010
Revisions and final recording in the studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

28-29 Aug 2010
Filming of sonyq's first music video 2001 (Also Sprach Zarathustra) took place this weekend.

22 Aug 2010
Final guitar and backing tracks are recorded, and the mixing and mastering of the final CD has begun.

5 Aug 2010
Recording of flute tracks for the band's first album began today.

31 July 2010
sonyq's videos have reached over 1,000 views today.

26 July 2010
sonyq's first videos are now on YouTube. Click here to view the band's YouTube Channel. Instructional videos as well as rehearsals of original works have been added.

2 May 2010
sonyq will be in the studio recording their first album this summer, which will be available in mid-October 2010.