Amy van Keeken

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

Amy van Keeken
Birth nameAmy Rachel van Keeken
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
InstrumentsGuitar, piano
LabelsScorpio 76 Records
Associated actsThe Secretaries
The AwesomeHots
Mysticeti
WebsiteOfficial website

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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