Amanda Somerville

Amanda Somerville ( born March 7, 1979 in Flushing, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter (mezzo- soprano) and a vocal coach and vocal coach. However, it is better known for its cooperation with various European metal bands. Since 1999 she lives and works mainly in Germany and the Netherlands.

Discography

Amanda Somerville is in any record company firmly under contract and is not a member of any particular band. Therefore, their discography is dominated by co-production and collaboration on other projects.

Solo career

The focus of her solo career are on pop / rock with some influences from the Hard Rock and Folk music and the soul. Stylistically stands out above all the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, for which they created the concept, wrote all the lyrics and partly composed the music. They also participated as a singer and vocal coach.

  • In the Beginning There Was ... ( album, 2000)
  • Blue Nothing ( EP, 2000)
  • Never Alone (EP, 2003)
  • Days of Rising Doom ( album, 2003)
  • Windows ( album, 2008)

Live it has played as a solo artist with the following line-up of German heavy metal musicians:

  • Amanda Somerville - vocals, piano
  • Sascha Paeth - guitar, backing vocals
  • Olaf Meier riding - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Michael " Miro " Rodenberg - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  • Robert Hunecke - Rizzo - drums, backing vocals

Collaborations and guest appearances

On the following albums Amanda was mainly involved as a singer, vocal coach, producer and choirmaster:

  • Trillium Alloy (2011), his own band project of Amanda Somerville
  • Kiske / Somerville - Kiske / Somerville (2010 ), cooperation with Michael Kiske; singer
  • HDK - System Overload (2009); Complete concept of the song lyrics, singer and co-producer
  • Avantasia - The Scarecrow (2008), The Metal Opera Comes to Town Tour ( 2010); The Mystery of Time (2013 ); singer
  • Epica - The Phantom Agony (2003 ) We Will Take You With Us ( 2004), Consign to Oblivion (2005), The Road to Paradiso ( 2006), The Divine Conspiracy (2007 ) The Classical Conspiracy (2009), singer during U.S. / Canada Tour (2008); Vocal coach, singer, co-author, producer
  • After Forever - Invisible Circles (2004), Remagine (2005 ) After Forever (2007); Vocal coach, singer, producer
  • Asrai - Touch in the Dark (2004); text revision
  • Edguy - Hellfire Club (2004), Rocket Ride (2006); Singer, text revision
  • Kamelot - The Black Halo (2005), Ghost Opera (2007), Poetry for the Poisoned ( 2010); Singer, text revision
  • Shaman - Ritual ( 2002), Reason (2005); Singer, text revision
  • Mob Rules - Hollowed Be Thy Name ( 2002); singer
  • Luca Turilli & Rhapsody - Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002); singer
  • Virgo - Virgo (2001); Singer, text revision
  • Various collaborations with other bands ( Felony, Reverend Right Time and the First Cousins ​​of Funk, Lunatica, Ebony Ark, etc.)

In addition, it has also been commissioned for

  • Phæno Science Center (2005) to write a song for the opening ceremony and sing.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (2005) two jingles to write for a new vaccine against swine disease.
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