Amy is an artist and composer of acoustic solo piano music. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Amy started taking piano lessons when she was 11 and continued throughout high school, learning all of the technical ins and outs of music. After winning numerous contests and awards playing Bach, Mozart and everything in between, she realized she wanted to be more creative with the music. Choosing to forego formal classical piano training, Amy instead focused on writing songs for her own enjoyment. After writing and playing at various local events for several years, in 1999 she compiled 15 songs on her first CD entitled First Dance. Mainly recorded to be used as music for her wedding, the popularity of it resulted in it being released to the public. Two of the songs off of that CD, I Believe and Capture the Dream, took second and third place in a national songwriting contest. Her next CD entitled Close Your Eyes, released in 2003, was a complete departure from the style on her previous CD. “I love technical difficulty when I write music, in fact, it seems to come easily to me. So, for my next CD I needed a greater challenge and, for me, that was slowing things down and creating VERY soothing music.” She definitely succeeded at this, as the lullaby CD has been extremely popular, both with babies and adults. Amy's music is used worldwide in spas, various media projects, on web sites and by photographers. The track Aussie’s Song was recently used by Aulos Media of Seoul, Korea in a compilation CD, and the track Bed of Stars was recently included on a private label CD for the Spa Rosseau at The Rosseau, a JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Ontario, Canada. Amy’s music can be heard on various radio stations, including the popular internet radio station, Whisperings - Solo Piano Radio, where Amy is a featured artist. When tracked, numerous songs off the Close Your Eyes CD consistently made “Whisperings Top 40” as rated by listeners. Drifting Starlight reached #1 in October of 2005, and A Mother's Prayer was in Whisperings Top 100 for 2008.
Amy’s most recent CD, released in July 2008 entitled Winter and Christmas, combines traditional Christmas music with her own original compositions to create a fabulous escape into this time of year. Winter & Christmas has received rave reviews since being released, and was Kathy Parsons CD pick of the month for November 2008 on Mainlypiano.com. Amy is currently working on two new CD's to be released in 2010, which includes the follow up to the Close Your Eyes CD. “I write music because it gives me a sense of contentment, enjoyment, and because I just love to be creative. It's a hobby of mine and I don't ever want it to become "work", as it is too great of an escape from life for me.” Amy lives in Wisconsin with her husband, their two Brittanys, Aussie and Brusco, and cat Chester.
