Her first recording endeavor was "Here and Nowhere" in 1999. A string of pop songs tinged with a touch of garage rock, showcasing songs of teen angst, love, life, and the many confusing emotions of a teenager. Her second recording was a guerilla-style secret recording worked on one day of the week for of couple months along with her friend Grant Capes. A much darker recording than before, Amanda was now honing her skills at incorporating her classical background into her song writing. Many shows later... Amanda was introduced to friends at Immigrant Sun Records out of Brooklyn, NY. She showed them "The Grant Sessions EP", and soon she was off to record her first Indie-label recording. She flew to California to record with her friend Grant Capes again. The 2003 release, "The Places You Dwell", was the outcome of this organic, analog, lo-fi, ambient experience, " I wanted it to be haunting. I wanted the listener to feel like it was for their ears alone. I call it bedroom ambience." With this record, Amanda soon started touring more rampantly. With her aleotoric music, she even caught the attention of major labels.She went on to record "Daily News" in 2004. This record gained her a lot of deserved attention from t.v., radio, and press. Her songs were maturing and her sound was becoming hers alone with her strong lyrics,arrangements,melodies and harmonies. You can even hear her hinting at her new found love of the Tin Pan Alley sound with it"s jazz and blues influence.