Elisa Melendez

Singing and acting (like an absolute dork).

Acting and Voiceover

I lend my bilingual voice and crimson curls to everything from commercials to video games to audiobooks!

I write songs and sing under the name Crimson Echoes. Our new single Stagnant Waters is out now!

I channeled my passion for music and video games into a Ph.D. in Comparative Sociology from Florida International University. You can read it here!

January 17, 2025

MAGFest 2025 Schedule!

Hi, everyone! This week, I’ll be headed to MAGFest in National Harbor, MD. I haven’t been to MAGFest in a few years, and I’m excited to be back! Here’s my schedule: I’m excited to connect with people at the intersection of music, voice acting, and academia and professional development. And, maybe most importantly, play pinball…
October 26, 2024

Spooky Season Soliloquies

This blog was originally published in the RockDoc Grimoire newsletter. Hey, y’all! This month has been a YEAR already, huh? I look forward to October all year, tell myself this is going to be the year I go All Out for Spooky Season™️, and then all of a sudden, over half of the month is gone and…
October 5, 2024

August and Everything After…

This blog was originally published in the RockDoc Grimoire newsletter 🍂A Seasonal Note… As Persephone takes her husband’s hand and makes her way to her underworld timeshare, so must Charli–Chappell Summer™️ give way to Practical Magic Soundtrack Fall™️. Make some roasted butternut squash soup—this recipe from Food Wishes is my favorite—and put on Stevie Nicks’s “Crystal” for the perfect combo…