- Since 10 years the native american lives in Germany and in the USA (she speaks german fluently).
- Since 2001 she worked at Gate Studios with engineers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Her jobs there are Songwriter, Singer, keyboarder, vocal coach and engineer for many bands from the metal-scene
- She works in her own label called Hya! Records, two Albums and two EPs were released there untill today.
- Amanda wrotes the concept, the story and the lyrics for the Metal- Opera Aina: Days of Rising Doom (Transmission
Records, 2003) (Over 40.000 sold copys)
- She is an activ member of charity-organisations like KIVA,
ORBIS and Playing for Change. She also released a charity-cd for the Krzysztof Nowak-Foundation
- With her Song „All Thast I Am“ she belonged to the top 5 at USA Songwriting Competition in 2006
- With Epica and Aventasia she was in about 17 countrys on 5 continents in 2008 .
- At the sold out Wacken Open Air 2008 she played with Avantasia in front of 70.000 metal people
- 2008 two of her songs, „Carnival“ and „Pont Of Save Return“ were released on the Universal Sampler „Bad Girls Don`t Cry” along with stars like Amy Winehouse, Duffy und Ayo.
- 2009 she was featured as the Hot Unsigned Artist by the German radiostation „bigFM“
- Her project “HDK” was praised up high by the metalpress
- Her song „Point Of Save Return“ is used by the german beauty company ARTDECO in over 60 countrys for a comercial campagne
Line-up (Current)
Amanda Somerville - Vocals and Keys
Sascha Paeth - Guitars
Robert Hunecke - Drums
Simon Oberender - Bass
Miro - Keys