BIOGRAPHY

Melissa Fornabaio is a producer/director/writer living in New York. She has produced series, shows, videos and documentaries for FUSE, MTV, VH1, The Oxygen Network, Fine Living Network, Current TV, Yahoomusic.com, and more.

Specializing in music driven content, Melissa also has experience producing reality, comedy, social commentaries, corporate videos, music videos, promos, and commercials for all platforms- TV, web, mobile, and on-demand. She's executed successful integrations for sponsors such as X-Box, Kia, Scion, Activision, F.Y.E., The Truth, Nokia, Adidas, Yaz, and various motion pictures, record labels, and venues. She is a well-rounded producer with experience in all aspects of production: from pre-production to post-production, working in the field, in the studio, and in the edit.

As the co-founder of Perhaps Media, Melissa has worked with Joshua Katcher to produce social documentaries for Current TV, promotional videos for Lambda Legal, GMHC, and music videos that have aired in the US and internationally.

Melissa graduated cum laude from Seton Hall University in 2003 with a BA in Broadcast Communications and a certificate in Television and Video Production. During college she worked as a marketing rep for Sony Music, while also producing and hosting a music television show, and reporting news on WSOU, 89.5 FM. Melissa has also booked several national tours for underground bands, and multiple benefit concerts raising money for such causes as Save the Rainforest, Children with Cancer, Amnesty International, and The Columbine Relief Fund. She has also toured the United States and Europe performing and tour managing.

Her career in music and television has allowed her to travel to 43 of the United States, 6 of the Canadian territories, and 13 European countries.

Melissa is currently writing treatments for and developing a number of pro-social reality shows, social documentaries, and music driven programs.

melissafornabaio@yahoo.com