For Melanie Rusch, the beauty of music lies in conveying stories and emotions—and collaborating with like-minded people. As the guitarist of Strangers in the Alps and with her project MELSH, she stands for authentic music. She has been a mixing engineer and producer at Soundfarm Studio Lucerne since 2024. Her work at the Living Museum St. Gallen, where music overcomes barriers, was formative. It was through Helvetiarockt that she met Anna Murphy and Marco Jencarelli—key moments in her career.