Stikki Sweet Was an Indianapolis based band formed by. Bassist Melanie Harte, Drummer Jerry Rudd, Vocalist Mark Evans.The name was inspired by the lyrics from Def Leppards Pour Some Sugar On Me, Im hot stickt sweet from my head to me feet. The lineup of the band changed constantly leading to the demise of the band. Mark Evans left and broke ties With Stikki Sweet to form Heavens Edge with Reggie Wu in Philadelphia Pa. Harte and Rudd Continued with different lineups until 1994 then called it quits.Melanie Harte is an active session musician in the Indianapolis area And works full time now as a substance abuse counselor. The band reunited in 2009 and played a series of shows where Mark Evans joined them on stage for a couple of songs.