Amy Cooper April 6, 2007

A San Francisco native, Amy Cooper moved to New York to study photography, while also pursuing music -- a passion she stumbled on at age 17 when she found her father's dusty old guitar in the garage. Equally inspired by the films of Rainer Werner Fassbiner and the artwork of Egon Schiele as she was with the music of Arto Lindsay and Blonde Redhead, Amy began to reach a creative apex while performing at clubs like CBGB's, Pianos, and the Village Underground alongside the likes of Juliana Hatfield, Martha Wainwright and Tracy Bonham. After living and breathing New York for a few years, Amy moved back to the Bay Area to begin work on her debut album. With the guidance of indie-rock pioneers John Vanderslice and Scott Solter, she recorded 'Water/Fire' at John's studio, Tiny Telephone and released the album independently in early 2005.