Amy van Keeken
Birth nameAmy Rachel van Keeken
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano
LabelsScorpio 76 Records
WebsiteOfficial website

Amy van Keeken is a Canadian musician, as well as a radio DJ for CKUA Radio Network.[1][2][3]

History

Performing career

Amy van Keeken began her performing career initially in acting in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the late 1990s.[4] However, beginning in the mid-2000s, van Keeken began to receive recognition for her work as a songwriter and musician.[5][6][7] Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Amy van Keeken performed as a guitarist and vocalist in the Canadian indie rock band the Secretaries.[8][9] In 2009, van Keeken participated in "That's Edmonton For You," a compilation of musicians from Edmonton including artists such as Cadence Weapon and the Wet Secrets.[10][11] Van Keeken has also performed with Canadian singer-songwriter Colleen Brown as well as the band the AwesomeHots.[12][13] In 2017, Capital City Records Podcast described Amy van Keeken as "deep into the Edmonton music scene as a musician, singer, educator and broadcaster on both CJSR and CKUA."[14]

Releases

In 2014, van Keeken's Live Right received a rating of four out of five stars in the Edmonton Journal.[15] In 2017, van Keeken was nominated for the Edmonton Music Awards in two categories: Female Artist of the Year and Roots/Folk Recording of the Year.[16] Amy van Keeken released her album In Dreams in 2018.[17]

Radio broadcasting

In 2015, van Keeken began deejaying on CKUA Radio Network.[18]

Discography

Per MusicBrainz.[19]

with The Secretaries

  • The Secretaries (2009)
  • Show Me/The Way I Feel (2014)

with Mysticeti

  • Awake/Asleep (2017)[20]

Solo

  • So Long (2013)
  • Live Right (2014)
  • So Long/Live Right (2015)
  • All the Time (2016)
  • In Dreams (2018)
  • Same Old/Let Me Ease You (2020)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gunn, Heather (September 6, 2018). "Inside the Mind of Amy van Keeken". Vue Weekly. p. 48.
  2. ↑ "Amy van Keeken - All the Time EP". No Depression. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Shows & Hosts | CKUA | Albertas Radio Network". CKUA. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. ↑ Barker, Mark N. (October 6, 1998). "Story About The Great Depression Amazes". The Gateway. p. 16.
  5. ↑ Sasano, Mari (January 26, 2005). "The Secretaries Are Running The Show". The Edmonton Journal. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Uncas, Secretaries on Twin Bill in City". The Red Deer Advocate. May 5, 2007. p. C6.
  7. ↑ Sperounes, Sandra (September 19, 2015). "Edmonton musicians make magic in their jam spaces". The Edmonton Journal.
  8. ↑ "The sound and story of The Secretaries | Rat Creek Press". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  9. ↑ Varadi, Zoltan (February 10, 2007). "Playlist". The Edmonton Journal. p. 6.
  10. ↑ Sperounes, Sandra (June 13, 2009). "Finally! Local Kudos for Local Musicians". The Edmonton Journal. p. D1.
  11. ↑ Murray, Tom (June 15, 2009). "Audience Connects with Indie Artists". The Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
  12. ↑ Levesque, Roger (December 9, 2004). "A Peculiar Thing an impressive debut". The Edmonton Journal. p. C5.
  13. ↑ Griwkowsky, Fish (June 15, 2011). "North Country Fair Stays True to its Grassroots". The Edmonton Journal. p. D6.
  14. ↑ "Capital City Records Podcast: CCR Podcast | Switches "Ma Cherie"". capitalcityrecords.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  15. ↑ Sperounes, Sandra (April 29, 2014). "New Music: Snap Review". The Edmonton Journal. p. B4.
  16. ↑ Griwkowsky, Fish (April 6, 2017). "Edmonton Music Awards Nominees For 2017 Are..." The Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
  17. ↑ Griwkowsky, Fish (September 6, 2018). "Long Wait is Over... Ociciwan Launches Symbolic Box Set". The Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
  18. ↑ "Shows & Hosts | CKUA | Albertas Radio Network". CKUA. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  19. ↑ "Amy van Keeken - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  20. ↑ "Mysticeti: A Spectral Trance of the European Mindscape". BeatRoute Magazine. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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