Amy Kuney
| Amy Kuney (AMES) | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amy Kathryn Kuney |
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website |
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'Amy Kuney is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.[1]
Early life
Kuney began piano lessons at the age of four and participated in piano recitals and church performances growing up.
Kuney wrote her first song at the age of 12.[2]
At the age of 13, Kuney's father moved the family from their home in Oklahoma to Honduras to live as missionaries after he saw a video highlighting the destruction of Hurricane Mitch.[3]
She started playing guitar when she taught herself guitar chords off of a poster her dad bought from Wal-Mart after a trip to the United States at the age of 16.[2][4]
Career
2008–2010: Bird's Eye View
Kuney's song, which she co-wrote with Tim Myers, "All Downhill From Here" opened the season 5 finale of One Tree Hill (TV series) on May 19, 2008.[5] Other placements include: The Blacklist (NBC), Looking (HBO), Hemlock Grove (Netflix), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) and advertisements for Macy’s, Kleenex, and Pandora.
Kuney opened for Kate Voegele along with The Veronicas in the summer of 2008.[6]
After he heard her cover of his song, The Blower's Daughter, on YouTube, Damien Rice invited Kuney to tour with him in Iceland.[7]
Spin Move Records released Kuney's debut full-length album, "Bird's Eye View," on August 12, 2008.[8][9]
LnA Clothing featured Kuney's song, "Simple Things," on "The Invisible DJ LnA Music Tee," which the company released online and at Ron Herman stores starting in May 2009. Purchasers of the t-shirt received a code to download all of the songs listed on the t-shirt from the LnA website.[10]
As part of Donate Life's Concert Series at The Grove at Farmers Market presented by Palm, Inc. and the Palm Pre and hosted by KBIG-FM, Kuney opened for Gavin Rossdale.[11][12]
2010–present
One Tree Hill featured Kuney's song, "Hope A Little Harder," on their September 21, 2010 episode, "I Can't See You, But I Know You're There."[13]
Her song, "Gasoline Rainbows," was featured as the title track on a compilation album, also titled Gasoline Rainbows, benefitting the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which released on November 30, 2010.[14] The compilation included music by LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Silversun Pickups, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, amongst others. "Gasoline Rainbows" was also featured in the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. A dance to the song was choreographed by Stacey Tookey and performed by dancers Geisha Chin and Joey Arrigo.[15]
In 2015 she was awarded with the Sammy Cahn Award for the song "The World".[16]
YouTube
Kuney became well known for her videos on YouTube, which included covers and original songs. Kuney has posted covers of songs by Joni Mitchell, The Script, Damien Rice, P!nk, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, The Moldy Peaches, Jace Everett, Patty Griffin, and Sam Sparro.[17] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times commented on Kuney's YouTube videos in the LA Times blog, Soundboard, mentioning that she found her voice "especially lovely."[18]
Discography
Albums
- 2008: Bird's Eye View
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "All Downhill From Here (feat. Tim Myers)" | All Downhill From Here (Single) |
| "Love Is Trippy" (promo) | Bird's Eye View | |
| "River" | River (Single) | |
| 2010 | "Hope A Little Harder" | Hope A Little Harder (Single) |
| "Gasoline Rainbows" | Gasoline Rainbows | |
| 2011 | "Gasoline Rainbows" | Gasoline Rainbows (Single) |
| "Where I Can't Follow" | Where I Can't Follow (Single) | |
| "Waiting For You" | Waiting For You (Single) | |
| "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" | Kiss Me Like You Mean It (Single) | |
| 2012 | "Show Me Your Fire" | Show Me Your Fire (Single) |
References
- ↑ "Amy Kuney: A Deep Journey From A Bird's Eye View" (Press release). PRLog.com. September 22, 2009.
Singer Amy Kuney, 24 ... her birthday on August 6th
- 1 2 "Luna Guitars Featured Artist Amy Kuney". lunaguitars.com.
- ↑ "Amy Kuney (bio)". www.spinmoverecords.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ Kerner, Kenny. "TAXI Member Success Amy Kuney, 'Hard Work and a Whole Lot of Perseverance'". taxi.com.
- ↑ "Episode 18 Season Finale What Comes After the Blues Music". One Tree Hill Blog.
- ↑ "Kate Voegele Online • Your #1 Fan Source for Kate Voegele on the Web!". 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ Eskimo Friends: A Damien Rice Fan Site Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Spin Move Records". spinmoverecords.com.
- ↑ Lush, Brian. "Rockwire interview: Amy Kuney". www.rockwired.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ The Music Tee Archived August 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Gavin Rossdale Is Nice". NBC Southern California.
- ↑ "The Donate Life Concert Series Presented by Palm Comes to a Close with a Dynamic Performance by Rocker Gavin Rossdale at The Grove -- Wednesday, August 26". businesswire.com.
- ↑ "8.02 I Can't See You, But I Know You're There Music". One Tree Hill Blog.
- ↑ "GASOLINE RAINBOWS Releasing to Help Gulf of Mexico Communities". Music News Net.
- ↑ "Gasoline Rainbows" on SYTYCDC. Vimeo.
- ↑ "The 2015 ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Award Goes to ASCAP Singer/Songwriter Amy Kuney". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ AMES. YouTube.
- ↑ Soundboard: Coldplay is for all of us – Ann Powers