Amy Bright | Versatile Vocalist

ABOUT AMY BRIGHT, A.K.A "CANARY FOR HIRE"

Musically speaking, Amy earned the fun, playful nickname “canary” from friends and fellow musicians in the Big Band Era sense: when a girl singer (sometimes called a "bird" or "canary") stood at the front of the bandstand and simply told a story through music. There are few things in life she enjoys more than engaging an audience in song – especially with a full band or orchestra.

She is “for hire” to serve a unique need in the southwest Florida musical market: she is “on-call” as a substitute or additional vocalist for many popular musical groups in the area. Although trained as a classical vocalist from the age of 15, Amy has discovered joy in singing all types of music over the years, including pop/top-40/dance, jazz standards, Broadway, and rock.

AMY'S BACKGROUND

Amy's background includes a wide array of studio session work, dramatic performances, spokes modeling, industrial film acting, and live appearances ranging from singing and dancing on the cruise ship circuit to National Anthem performances at sporting events, including Florida Everblades hockey games as a soloist, and with the a cappella vocal group, the Paradise Vocal Quartet.

Amy is the lead female vocalist for the Naples Big Band and served as their Vice President and Marketing Manager for eight years. She is proud to perform at all private party bookings with one of the region’s most sought-after bands, the Marc Vee Band, and serves enthusiastically with the Hope City Church worship team and Lydia's Song, a music ministry of North Naples Church. She has appeared as a guest soloist with the Sarasota Jazz and Concert Bands, Music Makers Show Band and Gulf Coast Big Band. Prior to moving to SWFL, when not working in marketing and advertising by day, Amy worked in Nashville, TN as a part-time recording session vocalist, singer with the Infinity Band, and was one of the four original vocalists in the acclaimed Radio Daze Big Band.

Additionally, Amy is a regularly invited guest performer with the Bonita Springs Concert Band and the Naples Concert Band.   Amy and her husband, Patrick Gilhuly, enjoy being silly at home with the family, cooking, hanging out with friends, going to church, playing in the pool or gulf, reading, movies, and traveling whenever possible.