MUSIC

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DISCOGRAPHY

ACOUSTIC DREAMS EP (2007):

Due to popular demand for an acoustic album, Amber released the ACOUSTIC DREAMS EP in October 2007. The five song EP features George Nardo and Mark Cherry on acoustic guitar, Michelle Maliniak on trumpet, Michael Gilbert Ronstadt on cello, Joel Gottschalk and Jay Trapp on bass, and the multi-grammy nominated Will Clipman on percussion. All the songs on the EP were produced by George Nardo (Luna Recording Studio, Tucson, AZ) and Amber; except 'Cold Kiss Goodnight', which was produced by Jim Pavett (Allusion Studios, Tucson, AZ).

RISING album (2006):

"Rising" was produced by Jim Pavett at Allusion Studios (Tucson, AZ) and co-produced by Amber. The album features phenomenal performances by members of Amber's band: Doug Floyd on electric guitar, Jay Trapp on bass and Jim Pavett on drums. Other musicians featured on the album are as follows: Rob Paulus on fretless bass, Richard Katz on keyboards, Michael Gilbert Ronstadt on cello and back-up vocals contributed by Dave Manning, Louria Matlock, Elbert Jones and Maria Johnson.

SOUL IN MOTION debut album (2004):

Amber's debut album Soul in Motion is a collection of songs reflective of the human journey. The songs range from Amber's early days of songwriting, such as "Still In Here," a song portraying the struggle of finding and losing oneself, to her more recent work exploring similar themes, such as "Soul in Motion," the title track of the CD. The album takes the listener on a journey through emotional pondering about following one's calling in "Heed," to reflections about anger and emptiness fueling injustice and war in "Blessed Be This Mess," to the social plight of migrant persons in "Camino Del Diablo." Amber processes societal situations and human experiences through depthful lyric writing and passionate vocal melodies complemented by her piano and guitar playing.

The making of this album occurred in Alaska and Arizona.

Andrew Steele played drums and Shane Welch played bass on the songs "Soul In Motion," "Both Sides," "Heed," "Breathe Into Me," and "Unrest." Shane also played electric guitar on "Both Sides" and contributed the bass part on "Nothing Ends." Vince Chmielarczyk played electric guitar in "Unrest" and "Soul in Motion." The drums, bass, and electric guitars were recorded at DeSmet Sound in Bethel, Alaska. Jen Marasco contributed supporting vocals and 12 string guitar in "Soul in Motion" and "Heed."

Richard Katz made a guest appearance on keyboards in "Both Sides" and played the piano solo in "Still in Here." Richard's contributions were recorded at Allusion Studios in Tucson, Arizona.

Produced by Jim Pavett and Amber, the songs "Fly to the Heavens," "Bob Schmidt," "Blessed Be This Mess," and "Camino Del Diablo" feature Jim Pavett on drums, Mark Lindholm on bass, Doug Floyd on electric guitar and Richard Katz on strings. The drums, bass, electric guitar, string arrangement and Amber's piano were recorded at Allusion Studios in Tucson, Arizona.

The other seven songs were produced by Amber. She sings lead vocals on all songs and plays piano on all songs except "Fly to the Heavens." She contributes additional keyboards on "Heed" and "Nothing Ends" and plays acoustic guitar on "Fly to the Heavens," "Both Sides," and "Still in Here." Amber's vocals and piano were recorded at DeSmet Sound in Bethel, Alaska, Allusion Studios in Tucson, Arizona and Fireweed Music Productions in Tucson, Arizona. Her acoustic guitar was recorded at Fireweed Music Productions in Tucson, Arizona.