Melanie Heizer grew up watching her father (GAL member Stephen Heizer) build acoustic instruments. One day she decided that she wanted to play the electric bass. Her parents wouldn’t buy her one, so to be contrary, she decided to build it. With the help of her father, she made a beautiful bass of purpleheart which she played at school. She is working on a second bass with help from Veronica Merryfield. Melanie just graduated from high school and hopes one day to involve her love for music and building in her future career.

▪ bio current as of 2012