Amanda is a generous woman with a conscious, intuitive, and consistent will to connect people. Her music expresses a desire to love and be loved, as well as the nuances of what it means to have those desires in a complex world. Her music is introspective, comforting, delicate and captivating.
Over the last 26 years, this melody seamstress has been refining her hauntingly beautiful unclassifiable brand of music, elevating sadness to triumph and desolation to celebration. As alluring as the sculpted landscapes skirting the Bay of Fundy, Amanda's voice will leave an unforgettable impression.
"Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Cottreau blends haunting melodies with themes of love and redemption. Her tunes are wrought with internal conflict but always seem to offer some sort of resolution through self-awareness. While she cites Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Sarah Harmer as influences, Cottreau has a voice all her own." ~ Collin Elliott, STEREOFAME ( Nov 02, 2010 ).
In 2009, Amanda met and began collaborating with Ryan Potter, a seasoned Ottawa musician and closet producer. After almost two years of juggling work, motherhood and recording, Amanda finally birthed her first solo album "Universe in a Soft Shell" (NOV 2010). In August 2012, Toronto's Instinct Entertainment took notice and featured the track "Couldn't Wait", from Amanda's recently released EP "Universe in a Soft Shell," on Canada’s longest running television show, Degrassi.
Amanda has played over 200 shows between Ontario, Quebec & Nova Scotia and has shared stages with countless artists: Ogen (Mathieu Holubowski), The Visit (Raphael Weinroth-Browne & Heather Sita Black) Nathanael Larochette, Brandon Wint, Russell Levia, Nick Beauregard, Andrew Johnson, Alex Millaire, Jeremy Sills & Naomi Athena, Rory Taillon, Keturah Johnson, Brandon Wint, Steve Perron, Sarah Smith, Jack Pine & The Fire, Tara Porter, Her Harbour (Gabrielle Giguere), Sohayla Smith, Domestic Crisis Group, Musk Ox, Katey Morley, Lani Billard, Meghan Tonjes, Mike Falzone, Sheree Plett, Jeremy Eisenhauer, Ophelia Syndrome, The Strip, Jason Paul Johnston, Terns, Natasha Pasternak, Jayda, Brothers Through The Hill, The Powergoats, Ryan J. Potter, Tracie Morgan Mac Maghnuis, Joel Keuhn, Soulfat Funk.
