Biography

"Obenski will hook even the most hardened cynic" - Performing Songwriter Magazine

Obenski's song, "Carousel", was recently placed on the hit TV show, Grey's Anatomy, bringing her song to #23 in the iTunes Folk Chart and amplifying her exposure worldwide. Her first success landed in her lap in 2005 when an MTV executive approached her after hearing her songs on someone's iPod. Her debut album, "What We Tell", which was finished only two years after writing her first song, was then licensed by MTV for use in their show, "MADE".

Amy Obenski has released two albums that have received radio play throughout the West Coast, Alaska, and Massachusetts. She's played notable venues such as Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco and has opened for the John Butler Trio at the Temple Bar in Los Angeles.

We've all heard a female singer-songwriter who wears her emotions on her sleeve and drips with sincerity. But Amy Obenski is not that. With "gripping" lyrics and "haunting" vocals, Obenski's songs are conveyed to the audience on a more intimate level (Good Times Santa Cruz, High Bias).

Like a whisper that shakes your soul awake, Obenski's voice lifts and carries over everything else in it's wake. Drawing in the listener, her music is "as enjoyable as it is a healing session for the harried mind." (NowOnTour.com)

Growing up in San Diego, California, Obenski was encouraged musically from the beginning. She started singing in choir at age five, and began piano lessons when she was seven. Music became her biggest past time. One year after college graduation from UC Santa Cruz, and tired of nine to five office work, she picked up a guitar and wrote her first song. From that point forward there was no question where she was headed.