Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
Evelyn, Evelyn; The Dresden Dolls
Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer and musician who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She has since started a successful solo career and is also one half of the Evelyn Evelyn duo.
In 2008, Amanda released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, her debut solo album which was produced by Ben Folds.
In 2009, after she wrapped up a year-long tour that took her through sold out performances in Europe, the US, Australia, & New Zealand, she collaborated with indie pop pianist Ben Folds (who produced her most recent solo work Who Killed Amanda Palmer) and teamed with acclaimed author Neil Gaiman for a storybook of photography that beautifully expands the conceptual and narrative ideas outlined in her ambitious solo album. She created an ambitious 12-video DVD project to match each song of the record with filmmaker Michael Pope, and continues to post so-called "Karaoke Verité" lip-dub videos of other musicians' work on YouTube.
Live highlights of 2009 included two epic performances with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, residency at the Famous Spiegeltent at Edinburgh, and a critically acclaimed performance at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival.
From August 2009 to October 2010, she performed in Cabaret at the A.R.T. in Boston, Massachusetts. She played the emcee, collaborating with long-time associates Lance Horne (music director), Steven Mitchell Wright of The Danger Ensemble ("movement master/choreographer"), and Steven Bogart (director).
Amanda is married to writer Neil Gaiman and keeps in close contact with her legions of loyal friends and followers through her blog, which she updates with a prolificacy that borders on fanatical dedication.
Her new album Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under is available now!
Amandapalmer.net - Official Website.