Amalia was asked to play her song ‘Renegades’ live at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco on Oct. 7th at 3 pm to debut the compilation album ‘Raise your Voice’! The album includes young artists from all over the country who wrote and performed songs for the March 2018 student walkouts to protest for gun control . Amalia will perform along with four other artists from the album. The album is debuting on Sunday at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Hope you can make it. More to come about the album!
Amalia Featured Artist This Week in New Times Magazine Article
Amalia was the featured artist in the New Times, San Luis Obispo Entertainment Magazine, this week.. She was interviewed by Glenn Starkey who wrote a comprehensive article about her music career her upcoming shows, and albums. Here is a portion of the article - click the link at the bottom of the page for the full article.:
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It takes guts to be a songwriter and musician, to get up in front of people and bare your soul. Does she ever get nervous or doubt herself?
"I used to get nervous in the beginning about getting up in front of crowds, but now I've become so accustomed to playing in front of big or small audiences, it just feels natural," Amalia said in an email interview. "Sharing my music is what I love to do. If it were to make me anxious or if I doubted myself, I wouldn't keep putting myself out there."
She's certainly had some practice. She wrote her first song at age 9 and sang it a cappella at the Live Oak Music Festival's kid talent show. The following year she returned with a new guitar and more original songs, and she's been writing almost daily ever since.
She recently recorded her first demo, Vibrations, which you can hear on her website (amaliafleming.com). Last year, she won first place in the New Times Music Awards Youth Category for her song "The Simplicity of Things." A lot of her songs are about global and self-awareness. Where does her inspiration come from?
"My songs are usually inspired from a word I see or a feeling," she wrote. "Most of the time my experiences are what inspire me to write a song. However, once I have an idea that I begin to build off of it's almost my subconscious that is downloading the lines in my songs. The rhyming lyrics and words I've heard previously I may not even know the meaning of but come to me and tend to fit just right with what I'm trying to say."
She says one of her favorite musicians is Sabrina Carpenter, "because her style of music is similar to mine in that it has an alternative pop feel but also differs. Her lyrics also relate to my experiences in life and have similar themes to my songs."
She also likes James Blunt "because his lyrics are metaphorical and melodies are uplifting and upbeat," but she says Ellie Goulding, U2, and Duran Duran also inspire her.
Just 16 years old and she's already an award winner whose music will reach a national audience thanks to the forthcoming compilation. Does this success surprise her? What are her dreams for her music career?
"I'm amazed by all the things that are happening right now," she said. "I was so excited to find out that I made national news and I'm going to be playing in front of thousands of people. I would definitely say that I'm surprised by all of my upcoming events, but it's hard for me to wrap my head around it. I just keep saying yes to gigs and putting myself out there. I hope that I can make a career out of playing my music. I know how unlikely and difficult it is to make a living from being a live performer and musician but it's what I love to do and I can't see myself in any other profession. I plan to apply to several universities that have majors in songwriting and music. As long as I continue writing and pursuing what I want and what feels right, I'll see where this takes me."
'Raise Your Voice' Album Gets National Attention on Billboard Magazine
The Album ‘Raise Your Voice’ that Amalia is a part of, was featured in Billboard Magazine this week. Her song Renegades will be featured on the national compilation album in October, which was inspired by Katherine Meizel of NPR and produced by the Little Village Foundation! To find out all the details, read the link below. All proceeds are going to a great cause.
She will be debuting the album in Golden Gate Park at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival!
Rising Singer-Songwriter Amalia Fleming Plays SLO Brew Rock
Amalia plays SLO Brew Rock on Sunday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. This will be Amalia’s longest concert yet. She is so excited to play a wide range of original songs including some of her favorite covers. Amalia has also invited her friend Alec West who is a very experienced guitarist to accompany on a few songs and also sing with her.
Amalia is Now an International Artist - First Concert In Oaxaca, Mexico
Amalia has visited Oaxaca, Mexico during the last ten summers with her mother and sister. Her music has a touch of pop alternative with creative lyrics and unique melodies accompanied by guitar. She recently produced her first album, Vibrations, and has more than 20 original songs. Her song, Renegades, will be released on a national album in the United States produced by The Little Village Foundation. She had a concert this summer in Oaxaca to share her music internationally. She performs music in Spanish, and covers her favorite spanish songs. She also has written music in Spanish and is working on scheduling a bigger concert in Mexico city.
Amalia Fleming es una cantautora y multi-instrumentista de 16 años de Morro Bay, California, E.E.U.U. que escribe letras poéticas y significativas que inspira conciencia global y personal. Amalia está enamorada de la cultura oaxaqueña ya que ha visitado Oaxaca durante los diez últimos veranos con su mama y hermana. Su música tiene un toque de alternativa pop con letras creativas y con melodías únicas acompañándose con guitarra. Recientemente produjo su primer álbum, Vibraciones, y tiene más de 20 canciones originales. Su canción, Renegades, va a salir en un album nacional de los estados unidos producido por The Little Village Foundation.
Recording ‘Renegades’ for National Compilation Album
Amalia doing a professional home recording today with Little Village Foundation of her song, ‘Renegades’, which is a fight song for her generation. She nailed it on the first recording but has had fun doing a couple more takes and working with the recording artist, Christopher Anderson. She is a natural! This song will be coming out in a National Compilation Album, ‘Raise Your Voice’ in October that showcases the student musicians who wrote music for the March 2018 walkouts against gun violence. All proceeds will go to Everytown. See below for more information about the walkouts and this important movement.
Amalia Performed ‘Renegades’ at Morro Bay High School’s Student Walkouts
Amalia making a difference and taking a stand at the Morro Bay High School walk out today during school. She played her song “Renegades” which is a fight song for her generation. Students throughout the nation left their classes to protest for gun control and safety in schools. This protest was in response to the 17 people killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school. The students walked out for 17 minutes throughout the nation to honor those 17 students who were killed. The video of Amalia’s singing at the walkout made the local newspaper and eventually national news. Check out full lyrics in the Tribune.
Amalia Takes First Place at New Times Music Awards
Amalia won first place in the youth category tonight at the 2017 New Times Music Awards for her song the Simplicity of Things! The NTMA’s is a songwriting competition where local artists and bands in San Luis Obispo County compete against each other with their original music.
Every year there is an award ceremony at the historic Fremont Theater and the winners of each category showcase their music. Amalia performed and played a 4 song set of all original songs.
Amalia’s 11-year-old sister, Rio Fleming, also a singer-songwriter (pictured below) received an honorable mention for her original song “Take Me Back to the Mischief”. Rio performed live as well at the award ceremony!! Amalia & Rio do not play together but they are each others greatest fans! Thank you New Times for supporting our local young musicians. They are both pictured above with their mom.