Melanie Mendenhall Hoffman was born in Richfield, Utah, where she grew up listening to musicals, singing in the ward choir and performing in community theater with her Dad.

 

Melanie received her BA in Art from Brigham Young University.  During her time there, she also met her husband, Roger. Early in their marriage, the Hoffmans decided to leave their traditional employment and pursue an independent career in music. Roger was the only songwriter in the family at the time.  Nevertheless, Melanie soon received the opportunity to write 53 songs for “Scripture Scouts”, a children’s project about the Book of Mormon.

 

Since that time, Melanie has worked with her husband and writing partners     on children’s projects, including “Scripture Scouts”, “Alexander's Amazing Adventures”, “The Allabouts”, and “We Are Amazing”.  They have also worked on film scores, and in album production--including the production of 12 albums of their own!

 

Melanie has written nearly 200 published songs for children. One of her greatest creative opportunities was that of writing the songs for “Stories of Jesus”; 15 songs about the life and miracles of the Savior. She has also written for BYUtv and National Geographic Kids' television.

  

Music and creativity have been a significant part of her family for generations.  Melanie was blessed to live in a home where her parents nurtured and celebrated her creativity. Because of this, she loves to nurture the children in her life, and all those she writes for, in the same way--with joy and light.

 

She loves reading, drawing, going for walks, joyfully meeting the extravagant birthday cake requests of her grandchildren, art, nature, yoga, the ocean, and any time she gets to spend with her with family.

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Roger Hoffman was born in Vermont, the son of a Protestant minister dad and a witty and music-loving mom. He has loved music for as long as he can remember, back to the time when he was old enough to crank up his grandfather’s Victrola record player and “lead” Souza marches with a long stick. These auspicious beginnings prompted Roger’s mother to encourage his interests. When he was 12, she took him to audition for the American Boychoir School. He attended the school for 3 years, providing him with a rich foundation in choral literature and music theory. His time there also gave him many performing and recording opportunities, including singing under the direction of Leonard Bernstein at Philharmonic Hall. He later attended Morehead State University and BYU, where he led small ensembles and large choirs as a student director. 

 

Roger has received major industry awards for his songwriting and compositions, including CLIO, Peabody (special recognition for music score, Bradbury 13), Telly, and New York Film Festival (Luke II) awards. As a songwriter, his most recognized song is “Consider the Lilies of the Field”. 

 

Throughout their lifetime of working for children, Roger and his wife, Melanie, have co-written and produced several musical theater series for children, including: the “Scripture Scouts”, the “AllAbout” series, “Alexander’s Amazing Adventures” and “We Are Amazing”, totaling hundreds of songs for children. On their own, the Hoffmans have written and produced twelve albums of original songs and arrangements. 

 

Roger and Melanie have created music scores for documentaries by Truman and Ann Madsen, “The Eternal Christ”, and “Opening Isaiah”, and for Loki Mulholland's award-winning films, “An Ordinary Hero” and "The Uncomfortable Truth" among others. 

 

Roger loves spending time with his wife, his children and his grandchildren, maple syrup, hiking, reading, and singing in and leading choirs. 

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