Female vocalist:heavy dynamics, storytelling lyrics, dark alto melodies swirled together by darkwave-trip hop styles merging into the genre's: synth pop, ambient, alt-pop, darkwave, shoegaze, left field, experimental, lo fi trip-hop, ethereal, breakbeat, floetry/spoken word, etc and so on. What are you waiting for? Just Click the songs already!!
Endeavors: Vocalist, lyricist, songwriter. My professional career started in 1999 shortly after I moved to the Cincinnati, OH area. My first collaborative project was called Dulcify, a combined effort with Erik T. Lawson (currently recording under the name Monologue in Pennsylvania). A darkwave sound, our fans were of global region due to the massive downloads of our songs over Napster. My second and most recent project is titled Elation, a spinoff of muteelation, the instrumental arrangements by Matt Parmenter. A brighter/pop-rock style than Dulcify, our fans are mostly from the regions of Canada and Europe and classify our music as electronica with sub genre's: trip hop, electro pop, indie, and leftfield. After receiving an offer from a Cincinnati, OH label for a 'full ride' CD package, Elation split up. We are currently back together, working on even more 'interesting' tunes and hope to finish the album sometime within the next year. If you liked the Elation music before, wait until you see what is in store for our debut CD release.
Currently, I am working on my first full-length 'solo' CD with Kent Meloy of IoPA Records out of Cincinnati, OH. In this project, Kent is not only acting as a producer but as a co-musician. Kent is a wonderful musician who started playing the guitar in 1977 and produced his first CD in 1989. Oodles of experience, dedication, and creativity, we are perfectly meshing together laying down 9 songs in just one month! Kent also has a working band called Staring at The Sea which you can find online as well. Kent's guitar style has been compared to the sounds of Cocteau Twins - spacey, unrealistic; it gives you goosebumps.
Web Collaborations Currently In Progress:
I am currently working with Shanna (also located here at soundclick) on a musical journey still undefined. Of course it will be mostly dark, that is what comes to us, but with catchy hooks and chorus - everyone will be bobbin their headz. We hope to take this stuff to the stage! Keep on the lookout and check both of our sites for constant song updates. What happens when you get two strong female vocalists on the mic? We are soon to find out...
Yes. Cincinnati, OH area. All shows have been 'special events' from huge festivals to holidays to playing at the 5 star 'broadway-ish' theater Playhouse In The Park at their showcase of local music performers during their off season called 'alter-active'.
literature: anais nin, emma donoghue, edward gorey, dante
poetry: anne sexton, sylvia plath, dorothy parker, lord tennyson
music: lisa papineau, mono, skye edwards, tori amos, switchblade symphony, cocteau twins, siouxsie, tlc, missy elliott, mama's & papa's, janis joplin, alanis morissette, sarah mclachlan, anita o'day, billie holiday, cab calloway, massive attack, whodini, chemical brothers, hungry ghost, k's choice, flir, Andrew Sisters, Unwoman, Shanna Slone, Hanzel Und Gretel, Lazy Lane, Heather Nova, Veruca Salt, Nina Gordon, Stereolab, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Crosy Stills and Nash, Pink Floyd, Chivalrous Dogs, Sinead O'Conner, Elvis Presley, Laurie Anderson, The Doors, meredith monk, diamanda galas, maggie estep, bangles, lady b, lena horne, and dido
korg poly800 synth, casio keys, yamaha keys, sky-dynamic mic, akg c200b studio mic, drumulator drum machine, drum loops by the gallon, ACID 3.0, Sound Forge 4, future additions will include an 1800's pump organ, bass guitar, and electronic drum kit.
visit me online at the following sites:
www.hydra-star.com
www.mp3.com/AmyKetchum
