“Amanda Ekery does it all”
-A.D. Amorosi, Jazz Times
WORK WITH ME
I love working with others on projects that focus on collaboration and involve people from different artistic or skilled backgrounds. I’ve collaborated with food anthropologists, graduate history students, engineers, bakers, and artists of all kinds – you name it, I’m down for it.
Below are some ways we can work together and if you have an idea that isn’t listed, please let me know!
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Songs, compositions, lyrics and words for:
• Film/TV
• Theatre
• Big band – any instrumentation
• Small band – any instrumentation
• Arranging – any instrumentation
• Jingles
• Recording projects
• Sound design
• Articles/features/press writings
• Anything and everything related to sound!
Some past collaborations include Tierra Experimental Dance Film, Off Broadway Play The Diamond, and University of Texas at El Paso Jazz Ensemble commission for Texas Music Educators Association Convention.
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• Songwriting: History, Memory and Understanding (no music experience needed!)
• Grant Writing 101
• Crayon Box (composition + tech workshop for K-5 students)
• Music Herstory (composition, jazz, and rock focused)
• Songwriting, Improvisation, and Storytelling (connecting literature and music)
Some past workshop partnerships include Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Women in Jazz Organization, and Arab American National Museum.
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• Music Entrepreneurship
• Gender Equity in Jazz
• Arranging for The Solo Jazz Vocalist
Some past speaking engagements include New England Conservatory, Women in Music Leadership Conference, International Jazz Voice Conference, and Jazz Education Network.
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• Grant writing for artists and small non profits
• Gender equity reform for organizations/schools
• Curriculum development K – 12 and higher education
• Artist logistical planning for recordings/performances/ideas
Some past consulting engagements include El Paso Jazz Girls and Savannah Music Festival.