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The last year for Amanda Rheaume has shown what can happen when natural talent and hard work coincide.

In May 2009 Rheaume independently released her latest EP “Kiss Me Back”. Recorded in Vancouver British Columbia with producer Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Daniel Powter, Holly McNarland, Kelly Rowland etc), Amanda walked away, not only with a new CD, but, more importantly, with an unbridled sense of enthusiasm.

“Kiss Me Back is by far the strongest collection of songs, both in songwriting and production, that I have ever released,” she says. “I feel incredibly honoured to have been able to work with such amazing artists in the last year.”

So far 2009 has been a busy year: Amanda travelled to Afghanistan on a goodwill trip to perform for the troops, recorded her latest CD "Kiss Me Back" with Jeff Dawson, travelled to Central America to perform 3 shows for the Canadian Embassies for Canada Day , opened for The Black Keys and Jeff Beck at Ottawa Bluesfest and was the only Canadian act brought overseas for the 2009 G!Festival in The Faroe Islands (south of Iceland).

Since September 2008, Rheaume has co-written songs with Chantal Kreviazuk, Holly McNarland,and Jeff Pearce from Moist. She also managed to tour Canada coast-to-coast for the Babes for Breasts benefit (20 shows in 26 days), raising money for breast cancer awareness. When Amanda isn’t writing, recording, or performing, she is booking her own shows, doing promotion, or communicating with her fans through email, videos, and her blog.

Over the course of her career Amanda has shared the stage with a number of top international acts including The White Stripes, Finger Eleven, Lucinda Williams, The Trews, Sloan and Ani DiFranco.Her early performing days go as far back as 1999 sharing the stage with veterans Sarah MacLachlan,The Dixie Chicks, and The Indigo Girls at Lilith Fair in Toronto. "To share the stage with these people andconnect to their audience is a challenge,and they've embraced me. It's so amazing that such a variety ofcrowds have taken to my music so well."

Amanda serves as inspiration to all independent artists in Canada, and worldwide, building a careerin music from the ground up. This uncompromising approach has lent her an aura of credibility that comes through instantan- eously upon hearing her sing or speak.

She has made music her life's work, on her own terms.

MOST RECENT NEWS:

• Only Canadian to be booked and brought overseas to play at the 2009 G!Festival in the Faroe Islands.
  
  
• Opened for Jeff Beck at The Ottawa Bluesfest. Her fourth consecutive year booked on the main stage.
  
  
• Invited to perform for the Canadian Embassy’s official Canada Day parties in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
  
  
• Participated in a 9 day trip to Kandahar, Afghanistan where she performed ..for the troops.
  
  
• Had the privilege to co-write and work with songwriters such as : ..Chantal Kreviazuk, Holly McNarland, Jeff Pearce (Moist) and more... Won $40,000 as a finalist in “The Big Money Shot”, a competition put on by ..LiVE 885 in Ottawa.
  
  
• Performed over 170 shows in 2008 across North America.