About
Melding a modern miasma of pop production with an acoustic indie-folk playfulness, Queensland Music Award-winning artist, Amber Farnan captivates audiences with her clever songwriting and subliminal new sound. Think Mallrat’s bright danceability meets Missy Higgins softness to create an inspired self-assuredness.
Amber Farnan crafts songs of raw emotion with euphoric textures, luminous timbres and graphic, compelling lyrics. Growing up in Cooktown a remote town in North Queensland, isolated her from the music scene, and drove her determination to pursue music. Amber’s songwriting is Inspired by the planet and calamitous and unparalleled life experiences she has encountered in her 20 years around the sun.
Her high-powered vocals and universal songwriting style has scored her a Queensland Music Award for her song ‘Over & Out’ .She has toured national music festivals, performed her original music with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and has worked with acts John Foreman, Jack River, Donna Dyson, Roz Papalardo and Tyrone Noonan. She has supported Missy Higgins, Ben Lee, ‘The Jezabels’, ‘Stella Donnelly’, ‘Jaguar Jonze’, Tia Gostelow, ‘Hussy Hicks’ and ‘Greta Stanley’, and has shared the stage with acts such as: ‘Beddy Rays’, ‘Teen Jesus and The Jean Teases’, ‘Hockey Dad’ and ‘San Cisco’.