CV/BIO
Amy Melissa Reed maensemble.amyreed@gmail.com
b. 1979, North America, CA
Education:
2024: Drum Labs: Rhythm in Nature with Susie Ibarra
2022: Words of the People Gathering with Ofelia Zepeda Institute of American Indian Arts: Continuing ED.
2018: Deep Listening Certificate. Center for Deep Listening at RPI, Troy, NY
2009: B.A. California State University - Sacramento (Studio Art)
2007: Institute for Studio Studies in conjunction with Yale summer program, Bretange, France.
CURATORIAL & COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
MA SERIES ARTS CEO and Founder Small Indigenous Artist Lead - non-profit organization dedicated to supporting womxn. QTBIPOC centered.
Board of Trustees The Ministry of Maåt
MA ENSEMBLE
GOLD LION ARTS (gallery, performance/residency, music school) Sacramento, CA
SELECTED FESTIVALS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS, RESIDENCIES
2023: NowNET ARTS Virtual Venue “Dragonfly" Cássia Carrascoza Bomfim (flute, words, percussion, sound mixing) (Brazil), Amy Reed (voice, guitar, words, visuals) (California), Ximena Alarcon (voice, words, mixing) (UK), Jataveda Banerjee (voice, tanpura, words) (India), Biggi Vinkeloe (flute, words, percussion) (Sweden)
2023: Rythm in Nature Listening Retreat with Susie Ibarra Donana National Park (Unesco Protected) Southern Andalucia, Spain Led by Composer, Percussionist, Sound Artist Susie Ibarra
2023: Soloist - Four Meditation on Impermanence Susie Ibarra PS21 Open Air Pavillion Chatham, NY
2023: NowNET ARTS Conference: “Arctic Air” by Pauline Oliveros. MA Ensemble: Ione, Jennifer Wilsey, Tree Abalos, Bob Drake, Amy Reed, Tom Bickley (Virtual Venue)
2023: Vinny Golia Conducts “80” Finnish Hall, OAK, CA
2023: Women and Roots SIBONGILE BUDA (MAMELODI, SOUTH AFRICA) NAB TRIO, GAEYA, GRÄSTORP SWEDEN), MOON ARRA (BANGALORE, INDIEN) AMY REED (USA) MOON ARRA (BANGALORE, INDIEN) West Sweden Residency
2023: "Six for New Time" Amy Reed, Jacob Felix Heule, Matt Robidoux,Tom Bickley, Jeniffer Wilsey, Shape Shifters Cinema, OAK, CA
2023: Make Out Room SF
2022: Peacock Lounge, SF
2022: Sound Pedro (Angels Gate Culture Center) ACE Video Presentation
2022: NowNET ARTS Conference 2022 Network Arts Stage: Artistic, Technological and Social Strategies Live performance with Biggi Vinkeloe
2022: Quantum Listening: Pauline Oliveros at 90 Grey Area, SF (Virtual)
2022 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts SF El Amor Nos Mantendra Unidos Curated by J. Andrea Amezcua Porras
2022: A Virtual Video composition + live performance at CRiSAP - Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice three-day event presenting existing research and artistic response to the work of composer and sound artist Annea Lockwood. Part of Unearthed: A festival of listening and environment.
2020: Arab.amp Commission Artist Sound Video scores
2019: Adaptive Instrument Ensemble Signal Flow Festival Mills, OAK (AUMI)
2019: Vorspiel Berlin/California Jazz Conservancy Telematic Performance MA ENSEMBLE (with Kim Nucci, Shanna Sordahl, Renee Coulombe and Lucas Sofía)
2019: Washington Women in Jazz, Washington DC (Curated by Amy K. Bormet)
2018: Active Music Series Oakland, CA Telematic performance MA ENSEMBLE (with Ione, Lisa Harris, gabby fluke-mogul, Biggi Vinkeloe, and Tom Bickley)
2018: Imagine Nation Brewery, Missoula Montana LakeBottom Free Sessions Missoula MT (curated by Naomi Siegel)
2018: Luggage Store Gallery Series, SF, CA (with Leyya Tawil (Dance Elixer) and Dominic Cramp)
2018: Center for New Music, SF Quarks Matters (with Biggi Vinkeloe, Thea Fahardian, Donald Robinson, and Tim Perkis)
2018: Sonic improvisations Marin Headlands Ohlone Territory (Biggie Vinkeloe, Zachary James Watkins, Lisa Harris)
2018: Tiger Garage, Oakland, CA (with Lisa Harris and Biggi Vinkeloe)
2018: Ma Series Arts, Sacramento, CA (with Andrea YaYa Porras and Lisa Harris)
2018: ODC Theater SF, CA Funsch Dance Experience presents MOTHER, SISTER,DAUGHTER,MARVEL (Ensemble with Gretchen Jude and Kevin Corcoran)
2018: Gold Lion Arts Sacramento, CA MA Series(with Dana Reason, Gabby Fluke-Mogul and Matthew Robidoux) 2018
2018: Craft in America Center Los Angeles, CA Open Border Series (with Amy K Bormet, Elinor Spears, Britton Reed)
2018: Gold Lion Arts Unsilent Majority (Large ensemble conducted by Ross Hammond)
2017: Finnish Hall Berkeley, CA large ensemble “70” (conducted by Vinny Golia)
2017: MALCS Sonoma State University California (with Movimiento Molcajete)
2017: Gold Lion Arts (with Biggi Vinkeloe)
2017: TAC Oakland, CA (with Kevin Robinson)
2016: Anam Cara, Eyeries, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland (with Pauline Oliveros and Sadee Brathwaite)
2016: Gold Lion Arts Summer Festival Sacramento, Ca (with Collette McCaslin)
2016: Berkeley Arts Festival (with Adam Adhiyatma and Koari Suzuki)
215: Racer Sessions, Seattle Washington
2015: SIMM Series, San Francisco, CA (with Collette McCaslin)
2015: Gold Lion Arts, Sacramento, CA MA Series (with Adam Adhiyatma)
2015: In the Flow Festival Sacramento, Ca Thin Air Orchestra (Vinny Golia Conductor)
2014: Center For Music, OutSound New Music Festival, San Francisco, CA (with Ross Hammond)
2013: Berkeley Arts Festival OrcheSperry (Phillip Greenlief Conducts)
VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS
2020: “Union” Ione’s Dream Festival
2019: “River Dreams” New Paintings Polly’s Paladar Nevada City, CA
2019: “Water” Four channel Video/Sound Installation Carnegie Library Auburn, CA
2018 “Exalted Fragments” TAC Oakland, CA
2017: Sol Collective, Sacramento, Ca Mujeres Fire
2016 New Work on paper Gold Lion Arts, Sacramento CA
2014: Festival of Premiere Performances and Deep Listening Conference. EMPAC Rensselaer. Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
2014: “In-Between” New work: from the mountain river basin by Amy Reed R.H. Witt Gallery, Sacramento State University
2014 CSUS Witt Gallery In-between - New Work
2012: “Altares Del Mundo” Brick House Gallery. Oak Park -Sacramento, Ca
2012: Second annual Open Reel film competition, presented by CCAS Vagabond
2012 Blue Crow Studios, Sacramento, CA “New Paintings/Tiempo Sin Temor” (with Rosita Favela)
2011: California State University Sacramento “Ser Mujer Es Poder”. Mixed-media exhibition of multi-generational women artists (curated by Andrea Porras)
2007 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA Short Film Festival Inflorescence
2007: "Vole" Nizon, France Fete de Cabanes
DISCOGRAPHY & REVIEWS
2023 “Cedar Smoke” Peeter Uuskyla, Amy Reed, Biggi Vinkeloe
2018: “Unsilent Majority: released by Gold Lion Arts Label
2018: “Rivers and Song” (with Ross Hammond) released by Reed Records and MA Series Arts
2016: “Song: No Song” Released by Gold Lion Arts
2016: “Rocks Sticks Stones” with Collette McCaslin produced by Mad Moth Media and self-released
2015: Avant Music
2015: Free Jazz Blog
PANELIST
Panelist Youth Arts Action California Arts Council 2020
Panelist Re-Entry California Arts Council 2019
Panelist Artist in Communities CAC 2019
PUBLICATIONS
2023: The Turnaround: Washington D.C. Edited by Amy K. Bormet
2016: Spellbreaking Two: Listening to the Dreaming Heart edited By IONE Deep Listening Publications
2014: Drunken Boat Issue 23
2007: Denver Quarterly Vol 42 #2 “Bones” (Cover Art)
Marcel Press Edited by Andrea Rexilius
Dritto w/Andrea Rexilius