Amy Crawford is a composer, producer and performer raised in Northern California and now living in New York City. Primarily a keyboardist and vocalist, she has recorded and toured internationally. Amy currently serves as Executive Creative Director at Made Music Studio, leading the team’s creative work globally as well as the development of new audio products. Her arrangement of the CBS Evening News Theme was heard nightly nationwide for 4+ years and her thoughts on sonic branding & the future of music in media have been published or podcasted in publications including The New York Times, AdAge, Hypebot and Inc. Her work has been recognized by The Clios (Best Use of Music in Sonic Branding - Silver), The Amp Awards (Outstanding Sonic Branding), The Music + Sound Awards (Best Original Composition in Branding) and Promax (Global Excellence & North American Awards - Sonic Identity System, Gold). She has been invited to lead music & sonic branding workshops at AdWeek, The Future of Storytelling (alongside muppet friends from the Jim Henson Company), SXSW and spoken on the future of sound at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is a 2023 Clio Music Juror.
As a solo artist, songwriter & producer, Amy is a voting member of The Recording Academy (GRAMMYS). She has opened a diverse range of talent including Grammy-Award winners The Zac Brown Band, rapper Wale and vocalist Bridget Kelly. As a member of the band DeLeon, she toured alongside Gogol Bordello, Ozomatli & Chali 2na and bassist Mike Gordon of Phish. Most recently she traveled as the keyboardist for Brazilian tropicália legends Os Mutantes. An accomplished jazz musician, Amy received 3rd prize at the Shure/Montreux International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2008. She supports and mentors artists in the studio, most recently co-producing drummer/composer Jared Schonig’s double album debut on Anzic Records, “Two Takes: Vol. 1 and 2.”
Additionally, Amy has composed music for brands and advertising, has had original songs licensed for television shows, appeared on Glee on Fox and was recently invited to participate in BMI's Contemporary Songwriting Workshop. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University.
Amy has also worked closely with influential composer/saxophonist Anthony Braxton (a 2014 NEA Jazz Master & MacArthur “Genius”) for more than 10 years and has served on the board of his Tri-Centric Foundation. Artistic credits with Braxton include serving as Assistant Producer for the studio recording of his opera "Trillium E" in 2010, performances as both a pianist and vocalist, and conducting his Tri-Centric Orchestra in concert in 2013. She also created the sound design for Braxton's opera "Trillium J," which premiered in 2014.
In the News
AdWeek January 2024
Little Black Book May 2023
Hypebot May 2023
AdAge January 2023
Hypebot December 2022
AdAge November 2022
Marketing Dive October 2022
Muse by Clio “Art of the Album” July 2022
Authority Magazine December 2021
Campaign Live September 2021
Muse by Clio September 2020
SXSW 2020
Promax Daily Brief July 2019
New York Times May 2019
Inc Magazine May 2019
Promax Daily Brief Podcast May 2019
Muse by Clio May 2019