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Amy Stolzenbach

The depths of despair and the silver lining

About Me


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Ask a musician to describe what they do and you might hear singer/songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, drummer, or producer/engineer. What if all these titles were used to describe the same person? You'd be talking about Amy Stolzenbach. Few artists have had the talent, drive and vision to pull it off. But you can add Amys name to the list.
After contributing to some of the Northwests favorite artists albums and live shows as a writer and musician (Carrie Akre, Kim Virant, Glorious), being Angus Young (after founding the all-female AC/DC tribute band Hells Belles) and winning over every person who sees her play live with her drive and passion, whats left? A solo career.
This first collection of songs (the EP, "This Fall") is DYI in its truest sense. Recorded in November of 2005 in her basement, Amy explores the area between the depths of despair and the silver lining with melodic memorable moments captured and shared. This award nominated guitarist shows us the depth of her talent by being her own backing band in the studio. A complement to a song that carries equal weight stripped down to just voice and acoustic guitar as shes known to do at intimate shows around the Northwest.
That same creative drive allowed Amy to add on to the three EP songs in 2006 in a non-stop parade of live performances and recording studio hibernation (not a good combo in hindsight!). All of her blood, sweat and tears were worth it and we'll hear the result in the February 2007 release of her full-length album, "On and On".
Vulnerable and tough. Wise and flawed. Remember, there is so much more .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/24/2004
Band Website: amystolzenbach.com
Band Members: Just me keeping it interesting with some live loops and my guitar.
Influences: Past bands:

flood
Kim Virant
Hell's Belles
Carrie Akre
Glorious

Influenced by:

Radiohead, Coldplay, The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, U2, Travis, Elbow, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Aqualung, Massive Attack, Jeff Buckley and pretty much everything that was ever recorded......

Currently listening to:

Lots of VINYL!!
new Elbow and Goldfrapp
John Coltrane - OM
Dead Prez
new Elliot Smith (R.I.P)
Sounds Like: Aimee Mann and Sheryl Crow's little sister meets Radiohead in the back alley at a U2 and Beatles fan convention.
Record Label: Four and Four
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hello friends!

Hey to all my friends out there! My EP is being mastered as we speak and I should have copies in a few weeks. I finished mixing right about Christmas time and I started right away with recording more ...
Posted by Amy Stolzenbach on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:15:00 PST

My studio tan!

I went underground for a while and now I'm back!! I'm in the studio right now with my chemistry set of brushes, rock, beats, fuzz and special sauce. Stay tuned. I'll be posting some tunes soon. Peace ...
Posted by Amy Stolzenbach on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:43:00 PST