Melomane is a
New York City based
rock band formed in
1999 by Pierre de Gaillande, formerly of the bands Morning Glories and
Creedle. Melomane has three albums;
Resolvo,
Solresol, and
Glaciers. Melomane was invited to play in
Moscow and
St. Petersburg,
Russia, in September
2006 by the
US Embassy in
Russia to support the Russian release of their third album
Glaciers, on the Russian record label Soyuz Music. They opened for
Wilco at the
930 Club in
Washington DC on
October 19, 2006. Melomane's music has been used in television shows "
Road Rules," "
Daria," and "
The Osbournes," as well as in the feature documentary "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" directed by Sara Lamm.
Members of Melomane include Quentin Jennings, Daria Klotz, Kenny Savelson, and Frank Heer.
The word is also current in Franglais (and French!, loosely translated as 'music-lover'