Aussie tour unfolds new scene for Melantha Perera

Melantha Perera is a well-known musician, in the local scene, and has been a member of several top bands, including Mirage.

He is generally seen, behind the keyboards, and singing, as well…all as part of an outfit.

However, his recent trip to Australia saw him come into the spotlight, as a solo artiste.

Melantha was involved in several projects, including the Desmond de Silva tribute concert, held in Sydney.

But, the talk-of-the town was his maiden solo effort at the famous Walawwa, in Melbourne.

Melantha: Doing his solo scene at the Walawwa, in
Melbourne (Pic courtesy Trevine Rodrigo, Melbourne)

According to reports coming my way, it was a commendable effort and it turned out to be an enjoyable evening for all those present at this ‘sold out’ event.

There is now a strong possibility that we, too, would soon be seeing Melantha as a solo artiste, provided he has time on his hands, as this multi-talented artiste is involved in several other projects.

He has his own Riversheen School of Music, helping budding musicians to break into the limelight.

While in Australia, Melantha was also involved in sharing his experience, helping music-minded people to enhance their musical knowledge.

He conducted four workshops – vocals, guitar, keyboards – in Sydney and Melbourne.

With friends who came to experience Melantha’s maiden solo effort, at the Walawwa

Melantha indicated that he plans to tie up with a few music teachers, Down Under, so that they could operate the outlets concerned, in Sydney and Melbourne,

“I would then be in a position to be in touch with them, on a regular basis, giving them my expertise”, added Melantha.

His learning application, MelaNota, is now reaching out to the blind, as well.

Says Melantha: “MelaNota is not only for you and I, who could read music, but for the visually impaired, too.”

He went on to say that he met up with a few school principals and had a meeting with the head of the institution ‘Next Sense’.

“During the meeting, lots of questions were answered and one person wanted to experience it. So I asked her to get a guitar and she played an easy melody, within two minutes, with the notation system that I’d invented”.

Melantha is now looking forward to launching MelaNota in Australia, and across the globe, as well.

Referring to Desmond de Silva’s tribute concert, he said it was a great success, adding that had worked on a song with the late Desmond and Sunil Perea, who are no more with us, and that it was video recorded and completed, in 2019, and yet to be released.

“Rotarian Delwyn Pereira has taken the initiative to launch it when I’m back from my Aussie tour and I’m enthusiastically looking forward to it”.