playing on this page is the INSTRUMENTAL VERSION of her original song BETWEEN THE ICE AND THE OCEAN
written, arranged, produced, and performed by Amy Clarke (c) 2009 ASCAP
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AMY CLARKE crafts an eclectic blend of keyboard-driven alternative indie-pop folk-rock with compelling lyrics and depth. Skillfully blending her classical background with modern experimental and world influences, she is a dynamic stage presence - whether soulfully emoting solo at a grand piano or mixing electronic effects at her synth keyboard.

"Beautiful, magical, original" - Mary Ishimoto Morris, The Washington Post

"Magnificent singer/songwriter/keyboardist" - Peter Quinones, Editor, Alternative World Fanzine

"A gifted musician with a lovely voice" - The Eclectic Collection: A Celebration of Women in Music

"Accomplished, amazing, and really going places" - Larry Wines, Tied to The Tracks Radio, Acoustic Americana Music Guide
Born to two schoolteachers in Silver Spring, Maryland, Amy took cues from her self-taught classical pianist father and was playing the keys by 3. She trained to be a concert pianist for ten years while singing in church choirs, and was composing her own music by 14. After winning multiple vocal arts & music competitions, she chose an academic scholarship to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service to broaden her knowledge of global affairs. Amy took every opportunity there to create and shape music at grand pianos in hauntingly beautiful acoustics of historic campus chapels. Graduating with a Lifetime Membership in the M&B Dramatic Society, she performed at The Studio Theatre & other professional stages in DC, singing her original music only at full moon gatherings, local clubs, and underground house parties. As numerous trendsetting local & international DJs, producers, tastemakers and record labels (Doug Singer of NYC's Sunday Best, Holmes Ives of Perceptual/Ova/Bedrock, & Aaron Hedges of District of Corruption-DC/Berlin) discovered her talents, Amy was encouraged to move to New York & wider audiences in order to further her artistic development.

After leaving her hometown DC and heading north, Amy Clarke emerged on the downtown NY underground music scene in 2004, opening as an experimental synth keyboardist & vocalist at a resident series of DJ parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She played extensively on the downtown circuit - from solo grand piano shows to electronic synth sets to a hybrid of both (Rose Live Music, Rockwood Music Hall, Bitter End, etc.) then independently produced and released her debut "After The Fall" EP in 2006 to rave reviews and notable acclaim. Amy's music has 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 festivals and venues including SXSW, Burning Man, Burning Man Decompression, The Viper Room, King King, The Red & The Black, The Bitter End & The House of Blues - Sunset Strip. Amy released the single "MARY (her story)", engineered by Sejo Navajas of the Vicious Licks & Kamikaze Red and co-produced with Steve Leavitt in Spring '09, received her 4th ASCAP Plus award in January 2010, and finishes her full-length album project in Hollywood, CA, for a 2010 release, producing & recording both solo and in collaboration with select partners.

While primarily a solo artist, on occasion Amy enjoys experimenting live with guest musicians and occasionally produces music, mixed media, and arts events to benefit various environmental non-profits through her developing initiative GAIA GROVE (www.gaiagrove.org) which aims to benefit both local communities and the environment at large by helping heal the earth. Amy's label MAAT Music invokes an Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, divine order, balance, cosmic harmony, and healing, reflecting Amy's affinity for global culture, social/political activism, and modern day spirituality. Amy continues to compose, create, produce, perform, grow a sustainable base, and plan eco-music tours. Clarke also has successfully earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University (with a focus on Culture & Politics in International Affairs), and a certificate in Electronic Music Production from the SAE Institute of Technology. She is currently drawing in strategic alliances, grants, and sponsors for her international sustainable tour(s) in 2010 - 2012. Contact Amy via the links below for more information on how to help:



BOOKING
Amy is always interested in new opportunities, performs frequently in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC, and on tour.
Direct requests to:
booking@amyclarke.com
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PERFORMANCES

Clarke has performed at: Pre-Grammy Drukpa Foundation Benefit w/POE, BEN LEE (Jan '10), Los Angeles Women In Music Night (May '10), Gaia Grove/House of Blues ~ Earth Day Show (4/10), LA Burning Man Decompression '08 & '09, The International Alchemy Conference 2009, Indiegrrl/HC Festival for Change ('09 & '07), SXSW Music (Mar'08) South Park Music Tour (Jun'08 Festival Performance) Indiegrrl!/HC Festival for Change (Aug '09, Sep'07) Burning Man 2008 - American Dream (Black Rock City, NV) & notable rooms from NYC to LA, DC to Denver, Austin & Nashville.

In New York City: Amy has performed at The Bitter End (repeat solo & band shows), Rockwood Music Hall (repeat solo shows), The Cutting Room, Pianos, CBGB's 313 Gallery, Marion's on the Bowery, Rose Live Music, Sidewalk Cafe, Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, Caffe Vivaldi, The Triad, The Duplex, P.S. 122, M Shanghai Den, BAP (Bushwick Art Project '06), Hope Lounge, outdoor concerts, and benefits for Theatres Against War International, Planned Parenthood, The FCW Society, GoGirlsMusic, Habitat for Humanity International, The Tree of Life Grove, the Amazon Conservation Team & Conservation International.

In Washington, DC: Amy has performed from the downtown underground club scene of DC house parties, The Black Cat, and The Red & The Black to the All Souls Church & the National Ellipse of The White House. She has also performed at Studio Theatre, Georgetown University, Catholic University, & The National Theatre and produced a benefit concert for Americans For A Department of Peace.

In Los Angeles, CA, Amy has performed at Playhouse Hollywood, King King, The Viper Room, The House of Blues (Sunset Strip), The Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, The Derby, The Den, The Bel Age, Tangier, Genghis Cohen, Club Lingerie, M Bar Hollywood, Crane's Hollywood Tavern, Home, Kulaks, The Talking Stick, Cafe Muse, Karma Coffeehouse & The Verity Room, as well as the the LA State Historical Park, Tree People's Coldwater Canyon Park, the Methodfest Film Festival, The LA Convention Center, and in benefits for non-profits such as Tree People, Indiegrrl, Songsalive!, the Drukpa Foundation, GINA/SWT, Code Pink For Peace & The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. In 2010 she performed and arranged Help Heal Haiti Benefit Concerts in New york & Los Angeles. She has also played internationally for the environmental non-profit Zonas Verdes de Punta Banda in Mexico. Amy has also starred Off-Broadway, appeared in feature films, and has been featured and interviewed on network TV, cable TV, internet, HFM Radio UK & Sirius Satellite Radio.

ABOUT GAIA GROVE

After countless underground DC events, and eventually getting its own humble organic roots in the ground in a Brooklyn backyard circa 2006, Gaia Grove (http://www.gaiagrove.org) is a living web of resources founded by Amy Clarke and supported by many, dedicated to helping heal the earth, living in greater harmony with nature, and educating on sustainability, equality, and justice for all. Gaia Grove advances the ideas, practice, and development of socially responsible artistry and living. Gaia Grove's members include entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, DJs, photographers, writers, shamans, dancers, visionaries, teachers, poets, healers & more. Gaia Grove is vibrant, evolving and ripe with possibility.
www.gaiagrove.org



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