Artist description Imagine a cross between Enya and Pink Floyd without the deep pockets of a large corporate machine. In the music you will hear, layers of female vocals, rock and classical elements, mixed with lyrics of a mystical nature.

Music Style New age, with classical and rock influences

Similar Artists Enya, Pink Floyd, Rasputina, Cocteau Twins

Artist History Headed up by Sandy Horne, who is well known on the Canadian music scene through her work with the Spoons. After 20 years in the music industry and many memorable hits through the 80's, Amaris offers something new for the millenium. Amaris is independant, self produced and engineered in a home studio. It all started when Sandy and her friend Noella started writing songs together in the kitchen. They really wanted an orchestra to back them up, but settled for a Cello. This is where Katharin enters the scene. The haunting sounds of her cello are heard prominently throughout the CD. After attempting to do demos in several studios, the decision was made to self produce it at home. With their first 3 song demo, they landed a showcase in the 1999 North by Northeast Festival in Toronto. Production of the full CD went into high gear, and was finished just in time for the festival. Janine and Noel joined in to take the show on the road and Amaris has since performed at many festivals, benifits, and even on several live television shows. The interest and fan base is growing, but traditional radio is mostly ignoring new indie acts. That's why you have to ignore traditional radio and get online. Amaris is writing new material and working on setting up a more permanant full production Audio and Video studio. All computer and internet based of course. Stay tuned.

Group Members Sandy Horne - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Songwriter; Noella Witte - Vocals, Lyrics; Katharin Thompson - Cello, Piano; Janine White - Synth, Piano, Vocals; Noel Webb - Percussion, Vocals

Albums Diving Deep

Location Guelph, Ontario - Canada

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).