Melissa "Missy" Hasin (born November 3, 1954) is an American

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who was raised in

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Biography

Although her parents wanted her to stick with

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, she played the electric bass in various

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and

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bands as a teenager but later concentrated mainly on the cello. She earned a BA in music from

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in 1978. Hasin considers

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and

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as primary influences.

Discography

*''Cellistic Visions'', Cexton Records *''How My Heart Sings'' (1997), Cexton Records

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasin, Melissa American session musicians California State University, Long Beach alumni Musicians from Hollywood, Los Angeles Musicians from Newport Beach, California Living people 1954 births Women cellists 21st-century American violinists American women violinists 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century American cellists