American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Amy Crawford is a songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist and producer originally from Northern California , and now living in Brooklyn , New York.
Biography
As a solo artist Crawford has opened up for national acts including the Zac Brown Band ,[ 1] Wale ,[ 2] Bridget Kelly and K.Flay .[ 3] She has also toured with the band DeLeon , opening for acts including Gogol Bordello , Ozomatli & Chali 2na , Phish bassist Mike Gordon and Os Mutantes . After meeting Sergio Dias , Crawford was invited to join Os Mutantes on keyboards and vocals for their 2012 and 2013 USA tours.[ 4] In 2008 she received 3rd prize at the Shure/Montreux Jazz Festival International Jazz Vocal Competition.[ 5] In 2007 she helped prepare parts and rehearse the children's choir for the Elton John concert & DVD production Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden . Her music has been licensed by MTV for the reality documentary series World of Jenks .[ 6]
Crawford has composed music for and played keyboards on many pieces of music for television & advertising. She also works closely with noted composer/saxophonist Anthony Braxton and served as Assistant Producer on the recording of his opera "Trillium E" in 2010.[ 7] She is a 2005 alumna of Wesleyan University in Connecticut ,[ 8] and won third place in the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition of the 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival .[ 9]
Selected discography
Singles
"Another Day," 2013
"Weekend Girl," 2013
"I Won't Tell," 2013
"Down, Down, Down," 2013
"Right & Left," 2013
EPs
Amy Crawford & The Electric , 2009
References
^ "Zac Brown Band 1 | Flickr – Condivisione di foto!" . Flickr.com. April 16, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "WALE Concert in NYC" . Love Me Some ... May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "Watch A Recap Of Diesel's "Music Teaser Tuesday" Event In NYC" . Complex. May 3, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "Os Mutantes" . Krian Music Group. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "Montreux Jazz Festival | 29 June – 14 July 2012 | The Festival > History" . Montreuxjazzfestival2012.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "Music from World of Jenks Episode 4 Season 2" . Soundtrack.mtv.com. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ "Trillium E: Wallingford's Polarity Gambit – Composition No. 237" . The Tri-Centric Foundation. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ Amy Crawford , Downtown Middletown, events. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ History, Montreux Jazz Festival Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , montreuxjazzfestival2012.com. Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2013.