ARTIST BIO
Amy Vee writes music that both disquiets and mollifies the soul. Her songs are driven by a poetic lyricism that resonates as deeply with those seeking comfort and connection as it does with those seeking escape.
A skilled multi-instrumentalist and award-winning composer and performer, Vee’s latest works sit somewhere between indie folk and ambient dream pop.
Vee's latest single is 'Blood in the Water', released 21 November 2025. Read more about the single HERE.
​
Vee's latest full-length record is a live album, recorded at the historic Lizottes Newcastle in early 2023 with a 6-piece band. This was the follow-up to stand-alone singles Jackknife (February 2023) and The Pilot (November 2022).
​
Vee's 2019 sophomore solo album Same Skin saw Vee reach new musical maturity, a clear departure from the folk meanderings of her 2013 debut, Fits & Starts, but a fitting progression from singles Ten Years (2016), and Red Desert Heart (2018). The former achieved Top 20 chart positions on iTunes and Triple J Unearthed, and the latter was recorded as a result of Vee winning the Studios 301 All Access Competition.
​
More than a year in the making, Same Skin featured rich, dark-magic vocals weaving through a haunting folktronica landscape. Vee’s signature nocturnal delivery took centre stage, floating over a blissful mélange of acoustic and electronic instrumentation, while Vee explored themes of belonging and becoming.
​
Producing the majority of Vee’s work is long-time collaborator, Gareth Hudson of Hazy Cosmic Jive Studio (Briggs, Buddy Knox, Hilltop Hoods). A synergistic creative collaboration, the two multi-instrumentalists bring a full sonic palette to the studio.
​
A fully independent artist, Vee completed her first two albums via successful crowdfunding campaigns, her fans effectively acting as her record label.
​
Same Skin gained steady praise, with Triple J’s Dave Ruby Howe calling it “impressively full-bodied folk”, and prominent Australian nu-folk blog Timber and Steel called it “a sumptuous piece of acoustic pop”. Vee completed a nine-date East Coast tour in late 2019 with a new live outfit and was set to extend touring well into 2020.
​
However, the global pandemic put a sharp halt to all of Vee’s plans.
​
With all live show plans postponed and juggling motherhood, postgraduate study, and volunteer work as the Chair of the Board for the music and mental health charity Listen Up Music, Vee was adamant about finding time to be creative, scheduling weekly songwriting sessions, and experimenting with self-production.
​
As restrictions relaxed, Vee reunited with Hudson and began working on crafting a new song – a veritable anthem for introverts titled "Forget Me." The track was described by music blog Temporary Dreamer as "mesmerising".
​
ARE YOU PRESS?
Vee followed up in 2021 with a collaboration with element rock enigma Spectre Tapes on a track titled Cruel Saviour, which has to date garnered over 1 million Spotify streams, and then the 70s-via-90s inspired single Only Just, a "layered, sultry slow burn" (Newcastle Live), that explores the multiplicity of Vee's persona as she navigates the diverse and varied roles of musician, mother, advocate and academic.
​
Vee has long supplemented her creative endeavours by continuing her role as instrumentalist and band member for a diverse range of touring acts including The Album Show (spearheaded by award-winning Sydney producer Michael Carpenter) and The Rock Show (formerly fronted by the late Jon English, and later, Steve Mulry of Ted Mulry Gang), international touring outift Seventh Wonder (managed by former Fleetwood Mac manager, Dennis Dunstan), as well as indie artists Melody Pool and Piper Butcher. She has also opened shows for a vast array of touring artists, including Passenger (UK), Newton Faulkner (UK), Luka Bloom (Ireland), Sandi Thom (Scotland), The Whitlams, Katie Noonan, Renee Geyer, Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mark Seymour (Hunters & Collectors), Daryl Braithwaite, Vika & Linda Bull, Abby Dobson, Steve Balbi, Alex Lloyd and more.
​
Vee also curates and fronts various live projects, for example, "Glory Box: a euphoric 90s experience", featuring Vee with a 6-piece band and special guests, which has sold out two performances in Newcastle; and "Fade Into You", a touring celebration of acoustic women of the 80s and 90s.
​
More recently, Vee has covered thousands of kms in a series of co-headline East Coast tours with celebrated artist Anna Weatherup. The pair continue to collaborate on live and recorded projects, with an extensive tour planned for 2026.
Vee continues to solidify her place as one of the most enduring independent artists in Australia.
​
RECORDINGS:
​​
Blood in the Water (single) 2025
Live at Lizottes (LP) 2023
Jackknife (single) 2023
The Pilot (single) 2022
Only Just (single) 2021
Cruel Saviour (Spectre Tapes feat. Amy Vee) (single) 2021
Forget Me (single) 2020
Same Skin (LP) 2019
Red Desert Heart (single) 2018
I Am the Fire (single) 2017
Ten Years (single) 2016
Fits and Starts (LP) 2013
Sleeping Dogs Lie (EP) 2010
​
AWARDS:
​
2024 Nominee - Lake Mac 'Artist & Creator' Award
2020 Semi-finalist Unsigned Only
2018 Studios 301 All Access Winner
2013 Finalist ASA Songwriting Contest (Folk/Acoustic)
2013 Independent Music Awards nominee
2012 ARIA nomination - Best Original Soundtrack (The Rock Show)
2009 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist
2009 Shortlisted for Vanda and Young Songwriting Prize
2009 Winner - APRA/ABC Publishing Songwriter of the Year
2007 LA Music Awards Nominee
2005 MUSICOZ Artist of the Year
2005 UK Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist