Spent ages using band name generator sites, thinking of places, materials etc.
Eventually decided it should begin with Amber.
Wanted it to be obviously about music, so that took care of the next word.
Wanted it to be unique, but not too long, so decided to use three words.
Thought of various last words, e.g. "Amber Music Makers", "Amber Music Experience".
Liked having the initials AME, as it combines my initials (Alan Edmonds) with those of my wife Marie.
Ended up with the word Express, influenced by the group name BT Express.

No plans to play live

It gives everyone a chance to be heard

Yes

I've been making music privately now and then since the late 1980s.
Towards the end of 2012, the time seemed right to start sharing some tracks!

I like a very wide range of music, from the 1960s to present day. I've gone through my music collection and picked out a very small number of artists at random, to give you some idea of what I like.
10cc, Alphabeat, Aretha Franklin, B-52s, Bananarama, Bobby Womack, Bob Marley, Chaka Khan, Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Earth Wind & Fire, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Five Star, Foreigner, Gabriella Cilmi, George Michael, Hall & Oates, Heatwave, High Fashion, Huey Lewis & the News, Imagination, Isley Brothers, Jackson 5, Jean Carne, The Jam, The Jones Girls, Katy Perry, Keni Burke, Lamont Dozier, Lisa Stansfield, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, Nerina Pallot, O'Jays, Oleta Adams, OMD, Patti Austin, Paula Abdul, Phyllis Hyman, The Police, The Pretenders, Rainbow, The Real Thing, Rose Royce, Sade, Saxon, Shania Twain, Shola Ama, Sister Sledge, Sounds of Blackness, Steely Dan, Stephanie Mills, SWV, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Teena Marie, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Van Halen, Vanessa Williams, Vertical Hold, Wham!, The Whispers, XTC, ZZ Top