# Wendy Melvoin

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Prince’s ‘Sign O’ The Times’ Coming to IMAX Screens with Better Sound

The iconic 1987 film Sign O’ The Times will light up IMAX’s massive screens starting August 29. Music fans can catch this groundbreaking concert movie in crystal-clear quality for one week only. Through IMAX’s specialized remastering process, the 85-minute PG-13 film now shines with stunning vi…

Dr_ Funkenberry Cancer Battle Update w.Special Guests!!!

Dr. Funkenberry gives an update on his cancer battle with Co-Host Andrea Swensson with special guests Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, (Wendy & Lisa), Dr. Fink, Shelby J, Morris Hayes, & Jimmy Jam. Feel the puple Love as we share Prince stories and bring attention to Jeremiah "Dr. Funkenberry" Freed's …

239. Dead & Company 60th Anniversary Shows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Dead & Company's 60th Anniversary three-show stand is an opportunity to talk about about the living history that the band's music represents, the ongoing and still-vital multi-generational pull of the concerts, which drew about 175,000 people, and the fascinating real-time challenge represented by …

1984 - September: Prince & The Revolution “Purple Rain”

In the fall of 1984 there was nowhere you could go in the United States without hearing something off of Purple Rain, the album and the motion picture from Prince and The Revolution.  This album was the sixth studio album by Prince, and the first to also bill the band, The Revolution (although the …

Music Producer Duo Wendy & Lisa

[REBROADCAST FROM March 7, 2025] Before the 1985 Grammy Awards, no women had ever been nominated for Producer of the Year. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman became the first as part of Prince and the Revolution, though still no woman has ever won the award. Wendy & Lisa discuss their career. And, hear…

Ernest Sewell Discusses His Encounters with Iconic Artists

Ernest Sewell's appearance on the Musicians Reveal podcast with Joe Kelley in the early 2000s reveals a tapestry of insights into the music industry, the art of broadcasting, and the personal connections that shape an artist's journey. The conversation opens with Sewell's reflections on his intervi…

28 – Jeff Russo – Scoring Alien: Earth and Instruments that Spark Creativity

Jeff Russo – Scoring Alien: Earth. On Sync Music Matters this week, I sit down with Emmy-winning composer Jeff Russo the creative force behind some of television’s most memorable music. From the darkly playful Fargo score to his latest work on Alien Earth (now streaming on Disney+), Jeff has a gift…

Emmy® Award winning composer & pianist Lisa Coleman, is one half of Wendy & Lisa. At 19, she joined Prince & The Revolution. She still records, works with others, and writes for film & TV. Her solo album, Collage, was released in 2019. This is her story.

INTRO 2mins - Waldorf Salad in the early 1970s 3mins30s - Making music as a child with friends and neighbours 5mins - Born into music while growing up in Los Angeles 7mins - Early musical memories 8mins - Dissonance / discordance in music 10mins - Prince's Pop Life...'those chords...it's almost the…

Producers Wendy & Lisa On Working With Prince

[REBROADCAST FROM March 7, 2025] Before the 1985 Grammy Awards, no women had ever been nominated for Producer of the Year. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman became the first as part of Prince and the Revolution, though still no woman has ever won the award. Wendy & Lisa discuss their career as part of…

Prince: Life's a Parade!

 In episode 9 of The Violet Vault, host Ava Cyr travels back to 1986 to explore one of the most pivotal eras in the career of Prince. The episode dives into Prince’s eighth studio album, Parade, and his directorial debut film, Under the Cherry Moon. Ava discusses the album’s unique blend of jazz, f…