CD Reviews:
Beautiful Quiet (2010)
August (2010)
Winter & Christmas (2008)
Close Your Eyes (2003)
Bio: (10/08)
Amy Lauren is a new age acoustic solo piano artist and composer. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Amy started taking piano lessons when she was 11 and continued throughout high school, learning all of the technical ins and outs of music. After winning numerous contests and awards playing Bach, Mozart and everything in between, she realized she wanted to be more creative with the music. Choosing to forego ongoing formal classical piano training, Amy instead focused on writing songs for her own enjoyment. After writing and playing at various local events for several years, in 1999 she compiled 15 songs on her first CD entitled First Dance. Mainly recorded to be used as music for her wedding, the popularity of it resulted in it being released to the public. Two of the songs off of that CD, I Believe and Capture the Dream, took second and third place in a national songwriting contest.
Her next CD entitled Close Your Eyes, released in 2003, was a complete departure from the style on her previous CD. Written as a lullaby CD, the music has been extremely popular, both with babies and adults. Amy's music is used worldwide in spas, various media projects, on web sites and by photographers. The track “Aussie’s Song” was recently used by Aulos Media of Seoul, Korea in a compilation CD. Amy’s music can be heard on various radio stations, including the popular internet radio station, Whisperings - Solo Piano Radio, where Amy is a featured artist. When tracked, numerous songs off the Close Your Eyes CD consistently made “Whisperings Top 40” as rated by listeners, and Drifting Starlight reached #1 in October of 2005.
Amy released her most recent CD in July of 2008, entitled Winter and Christmas, which combines traditional Christmas music with her own original compositions.
Amy’s music is available through Amazon, CDBaby, iTunes and various other online retailers. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Edward, their two Brittanys, Aussie and Brusco, and cat Chester.
For more information on Amy, please visit her website at www.amylaurenpiano.com.
