MELODY NOEL

Orange County native, Melody Noel Hernandez, grew up listening and performing Mariachi music with her father, Jose Hernandez, a three time Grammy-nominated Mariachi composer. Considered the "black sheep" of the family, Melody was the first Hernandez in 125 year lineage to pursue a genre outside of Mariachi.  Her love for pop music led her to the Clive Davis School of Recorded Music at NYU.  A student project created her sophomore year led to a publishing deal with Imagem Music as a songwriter, and the official start to her career in the music industry in 2012.

Since then Melody as a songwriter has had an iTunes #1 single with Jennifer Lopez and Lin Manuel Miranda, and collectively has over 10 million plays as a featured artist on Spotify. In 2017, Melody shifted her focus to pursue her passion for worship music by spearheading record label / artist collective “Influence Music”. The faith-based label in Anaheim, CA has flourished under Melody’s leadership garnering a Billboard #1 album “Touching Heaven”, gaining top 25 Christian Radio airplay and a distribution partnership with Capitol Christian Music Group.

Her heart is to see the glory of God translated through music,

“I love being part of a creative community that believes in the power of music and is hungry for the presence of God.  It’s humbling to be around so many talented people who are seasoned in this area and are committed to my growth as a believer and a worship leader. I’m so thankful.”