- Amy Kuney
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Amy Kuney
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Amy Kathryn Kuney
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1985|08|06
Died =
Origin =Oklahoma ,United States
Instrument =Vocals ,guitar ,piano
Genre = Rock Pop,pop rock , folk-pop
Occupation =Singer-songwriter ,guitarist Years_active = 2003–present
Label =Spin Move Records
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.amykuney.com www.amykuney.com]Amy Kathryn Kuney (born
August 6 ,1985 ) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist fromOklahoma . She is currently signed toSpin Move Records .Early Life
At the age of 13, Kuney's dad moved the family from their home in Oklahoma to
Honduras to live as missionaries after he saw a video highlighting the destruction ofHurricane Mitch . [www.amykuney.com]While on a
Guatemala sightseeing trip at the age of 17, Kuney and her friends were kidnapped by a group of rebels who eventually let them go. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_24_39/ai_100736469] [www.amykuney.com] Kuney used this experience to focus her songwriting efforts and wrote the song "How the Wind Must Feel" about the experience. [www.amykuney.com]Musical Career
Kuney began piano lessons at the age of four and participated in piano recitals and church performances growing up. [www.amykuney.com]
Kuney wrote her first song at the age of twelve. [http://lunaguitars.com/amykuney/feature_amykuney.php]
She started playing guitar when she taught herself guitar chords off of a poster her dad bought from
Wal-mart after a trip to theUnited States at the age of 16. [http://lunaguitars.com/amykuney/feature_amykuney.php] [http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0703/headlineB0703.html]Kuney is well-known for her videos on
Youtube , which include covers and original songs. Kuney has posted covers of songs byKate Voegele ,Damien Rice ,Coldplay ,The Moldy Peaches ,Sara Bareilles ,Leona Lewis , andOneRepublic . [http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=amykathrynkuney2] Ann Powers of theLA Times commented on Kuney's Youtube videos in the LA Times blog, Soundboard, mentioning that she found her voice "especially lovely." [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/06/coldplay-is-for.html]Music Placement
Kuney acted and sang her songs in two episodes of
Gilmore Girls in 2005 and 2006. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253968/] InLet Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out , Kuney sangTom Dooley in a club scene and inPartings she sang one of her own songs, "Relationship Wrecked." [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2253968/] [http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0703/headlineB0703.html]Passions played Kuney's song "So Help Me God" twice in February 2006, "How the Wind Must Feel" three times in one show, and "In the Dark" three times. [http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0703/headlineB0703.html]Kuney's song "All Downhill From Here" opened the season 5 finale of
One Tree Hill on May 19,2008. [http://www.onetreehillblog.com/2008/05/20/episode-18-season-finale-what-comes-after-the-blues-music/]Tour
Kuney opened for
Kate Voegele along withThe Veronicas on three dates in Summer 2008. [http://kate-voegele.net/index.php/2008/08/07/myspace-records-lands-first-headlining-tour-sponsor/]Damien Rice invited Kuney to play shows with him in Iceland in July 2008 after her heard her cover of his song,The Blower's Daughter , on Youtube. [http://www.eskimofriends.com/updates.asp]Kuney sang
Hallelujah withKate Voegele at Voegele's show at Warehouse inHouston, Texas on Sept. 6, 2008. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQOWUuLGgY]Discography
Studio albums
* All albums were released on
Spin Move Records .EPs
*2005: "EP"
Singles
References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/amykuney Amy Kuney at Myspace]
* [http://www.spinmoverecords.com/ Spin Move Records]
* [http://www.amykuney.com Official Website]
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