This is a website to represent my many different projects. I will try to post new recordings from my bands/groups -
toilet phone - Amy Mills / lauren strobel / Simon Hanes
undeveloped piles - solo projects
epistasis - Amy Mills, Mike Rasimas, Kevin Wunderlich, Joelle Wagner
Organ Trio - Amy Mills, Peter Negroponte, Andrew Hock
There is also a representation of portfolios of my photography from various years up to the present.
Brief Bio
Amy Mills was born in Portland Or on Mar. 29th 1986. She began studying music in 5th grade, photography in highschool. After graduating, she attended Clackamas Community College for one year, 04-05, focusing on photography / trumpet performance. After that year she moved to Boston and spent one year at Boston Conservatory studying trumpet performance. She holds a BFA from Mass College of Art, which she attended on scholarship, in the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) dept, with a minor concentration in photography. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in music at Purchase College (SUNY) Conservatory of music in the studio composition program. She works with video, music, and photography, often bringing them together.
Resume
Academic Study
-Purchase College, SUNY - sep 11 - present
-Massachusetts College of Art - Sep 07 - May 2011 (BFA)
-Boston Conservatory - Sep. 05 - May -06
-Clackamas Community College - Sep. 04 May 05
-Mountain View High School - 2000-2004
Private Study
-Joel Thome - private composition study.
-Eric Hewitt - 2 composition lessons in 2009/2010.
-Stephen Emery - private trumpet lessons 2005-2006.
-Sally kuhns - private trumpet lessons 2002-2005.
-Craig Nelson - private trumpet lessons 1999-2002.
Performance / curatorial experience
-Other Music Festival, Burlington VT Summer 2010 Curated by Peter Negroponte
-Pozen Center Mass Art -
-Curator/performer - Concert of Musical Variety 2007
-Curator/performer - The Pi Concert 2009
-Curator/performer - Shit Show 2010
-Curator/performer - Arcane Earshot 2010
-Curator/performer - New works for Musicians and Video 2010
-SIM Big Show, 2008, 2009, 2010
-All School Show 2008, 2009, 2010
-Comprovised 1 - Douglas Street Music Collective NY 2009 Curated by Tanya Kalmanovich, Travis Alford
-Comprovised 2 - Lily Pad, Cambridge 2008 Curated by Travis Alford
-Comprovised 3 - Rutman's Violins 2009 Curated by Travis Alford
-Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble 2005-2006
-Metropolitan Youth Jazz Band, Portland OR 2004-2005
-Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Portland OR 2004-2005
-Metropolitan Youth Wind Ensemble, Portland OR 2004-2005
-Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Solo performance with Metropolitan Youth Wind --ensemble 2005
-1st trumpet All State Wind Ensemble WA, 2003, 2004
-Pro Arte Youth Chamber Orchestra, Portland OR 2002-2005
-High School Jazz Ensemble,Mountain View High School 2000-20004
-High School Wind Ensemble, Mountain View High School 2000-20004
-Middle School Band, Wy East Middle School 1997-2000
Music Awards
-Regional Winner National Trumpet Competition
-National Trumpet Competition
Photography shows / publications / awards
-"Utopalypse" at Yes Oui Si space 2011 Boston MA
-A4 Gallery 2010 Mass College of Art
-Godine Family Gallery 2008, 2009, 2010 Mass College of Art
-Darkroom Gallery 2008 Manchester NH
-"Contemporary Absurdity" 3rd annual student art exhibition, Ruben Frankel Gallery BU 2008, Boton MA
-Photo of Ran Blake published in an article in Musica Jazz 2008
-"Extreme Places" California Museum of Photography 2007 CA
-Regional Winner, Evergreen School District photo competition. 2004
-State Finalist WA High-school photo competition 2004