Band Bio: Soulful keyboard songstress Amy Clarke continues to receive positive industry attention, media coverage, and domestic & international exposure as an indie artist.
Amy Clarke, a lifelong keyboardist & performing artist burst onto the downtown NYC music scene as a solo experimental keyboardist opening in residence for a series of Brothers' Brothers DJ parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After earning a certificate in electronic music production from The SAE Institute of Technology, she independently produced and released her debut "After The Fall" EP in 2006. The 5 song EP proved a political statement of the moment - and translated into 2 years worth of performance opportunities around the country - right up until the 2008 elections. Amy's music has also been featured on national, cable & internet TV; FM, Internet, & Sirius Satellite Radio; she has been interviewed on both TV and radio and played numerous high-profile gigs at top venues. Amy was a Finalist in Radio Crystal Blue's Airplay Vote 2007, receives her THIRD ASCAP Plus award in January 2009, and is currently producing a new album.
Clarke has performed her innovative, electro-acoustic music solo (whether on a grand piano, her synth keyboard or both) at: SXSW Music (Mar'08 - Desert Highway @ Momo's & Austin Java) South Park Music Tour (Jun'08 - Festival Performance) Indiegrrl!/HC Festival for Change (Sep'07 - Festival Performances) and notable rooms across the country. New York City: Amy has performed at The Cutting Room, The Bitter End (repeat solo & band shows), Rockwood Music Hall (repeat solo shows), Pianos, CBGB's 313 Gallery, Marion's, Rose Live Music, Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, Caffe Vivaldi, The Triad, The Duplex, P.S. 122, M Shanghai Den (Williamsburg, Brooklyn solo residency), BAP (Bushwick Art Project '06), Hope Lounge, outdoor concerts, and benefits for Theatres Against War International, Planned Parenthood, The FCW Society, Habitat for Humanity International, The Tree of Life Grove, & Conservation International. Washington, DC: Amy has performed from downtown underground venues such as The Black Cat and The Red & The Black to the National Ellipse of The White House. She has also taken the stage at the Studio Theatre, Georgetown University, Catholic University, The National Theatre & The Kennedy Center, and produced a benefit concert for The Department of Peace. Los Angeles, CA: Amy has performed at The House of Blues, The Derby, The Verity Room, The Viper Room, Tangier, Genghis Cohen, The Talking Stick, Cafe Muse, Karma Coffeehouse, & The LA State Historical Park as well as the Methodfest Film Festival in Calabasas and in several fundraisers (Tree People, The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Songsalive, Wo+men 4 A Cause).
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