Now inching her way towards Los Angeles, Amy Arena prepares to create a major impact with the long anticipated release of her new album rich in harmony and poetry. Unlike the brash, comical twist in her debut album, Arena's lyrics delicately poise the listener on her vulnerability. The words carry you through the "missing" years of her life including the suffering end of a storybook love and the devastation that came from vicious music industry battles.
With these two dreams lost, Amy wandered around San Francisco's playground singing on dozens of lost techno tracks and singing for various bands while developing nodules on her vocal cords. She decided then that she needed to move to somewhere based more in reality. While promoting and coordinating parties, Amy met a musician from Detroit to where she headed late in the night of September 10, 2001.
With the country being attacked at its core, Amy, too, found herself with a new opportunity to rebuild. Counting on the good graces of strangers, on the first night she arrived to plant in the garden of the Detroit Contemporary Art Gallery. She continued on to sow seeds for Detroit's under-developed environmental movement, global peace, and social equality. Amy quite accidentally found herself gaining a solid reputation as a sought after actress in the theater scene. An intriguing dancer, Arena landed many invitations for unique performance and modeling work, as well.
During the "Detroit Years" Amy took a short jaunt to Puerto Rico where she wrote first play. In the electronic music world, an infamous tale follows this trip. When Amy and her boyfriend, Jeremy Ellis, stopped off at Miami's Winter Music Conference the two had their black bag stolen from the parking lot of a high rise. For Amy, the loss included all of her money, her passport, her play... everything on her laptop. Most importantly, the stories and photos of her deceased kitty, Joe, written by herself and friends who loved him throughout the States.
The loss caused her to reassess her forward motion sending Arena to the east coast to spend time with her grandparents. Here she had the opportunity to fill in for the off-broadway storm, The Donkey Show, and to get more involved with improv. An ensemble, Tamar Aldema inspired Amy to write her second show, a comical, musical one-act musing over the struggles of women in the entertainment industry. After the death of her grandparents, Arena went back to Detroit, but when the grieving ended, Amy pushed to get to Los Angeles or New York to pursue something bigger than herself.
The upcoming album reflects the hope and the optimism through fantastical tracks like the Beatles inspired "Liquid Reality." "Crashing" pokes fun at the seemingly hapless approach Amy has to hitting her marks in life. While Arena awaits the label's launch, she's nestled in the Sequoia National Forest writing, brainstorming, and working on a business deal to launch her first play. She also jumps down to Los Angeles to study or for the occasional voiceover gig. If you think you can keep up, stay tuned for details on the release.