{{short description|Canadian musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Amy van Keeken | origin = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | instrument = Guitar, piano | label = Scorpio 76 Records | birth_name = Amy Rachel van Keeken | past_member_of = The Secretaries<br>The AwesomeHots<br>Mysticeti | website = [https://amyvankeeken.bandcamp.com Official website] }}

'''Amy van Keeken''' is a Canadian musician, as well as a radio DJ for CKUA Radio Network.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gunn|first=Heather|date=September 6, 2018|title=Inside the Mind of Amy van Keeken|page=48|work=Vue Weekly|url=https://issuu.com/vueweekly/docs/09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy van Keeken - All the Time EP|url=https://stagingserverlink.com/nodepression/album-reviews/amy-van-keeken-all-the-time-ep/|access-date=2020-05-27|website=No Depression|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shows & Hosts {{!}} CKUA {{!}} Albertas Radio Network|url=https://ckua.com/on-air/shows-hosts/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=CKUA|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Performing career === Amy van Keeken began her performing career initially in acting in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barker|first=Mark N.|date=October 6, 1998|title=Story About The Great Depression Amazes|page=16|work=The Gateway|url=http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/GAT/1998/10/06/16/}}</ref> However, beginning in the mid-2000s, van Keeken began to receive recognition for her work as a songwriter and musician.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sasano|first=Mari|date=January 26, 2005|title=The Secretaries Are Running The Show|page=9|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/475779926/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=May 5, 2007|title=Uncas, Secretaries on Twin Bill in City|page=C6|work=The Red Deer Advocate|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/559171561/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sperounes|first=Sandra|date=September 19, 2015|title=Edmonton musicians make magic in their jam spaces|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/edmonton-musicians-make-magic-in-their-jam-spaces/|website=The Edmonton Journal}}</ref> Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Amy van Keeken performed as a guitarist and vocalist in the Canadian indie rock band the Secretaries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The sound and story of The Secretaries {{!}} Rat Creek Press|url=https://ratcreek.org/the-sound-and-story-of-the-secretaries/|access-date=2020-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Varadi|first=Zoltan|date=February 10, 2007|title=Playlist|page=6|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/476478487/}}</ref> In 2009, van Keeken participated in "That's Edmonton For You," a compilation of musicians from Edmonton including artists such as Cadence Weapon and the Wet Secrets.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sperounes|first=Sandra|date=June 13, 2009|title=Finally! Local Kudos for Local Musicians|page=D1|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/476373550/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Murray|first=Tom|date=June 15, 2009|title=Audience Connects with Indie Artists|page=B2|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/476376899/}}</ref> Van Keeken has also performed with Canadian singer-songwriter Colleen Brown as well as the band the AwesomeHots.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levesque|first=Roger|date=December 9, 2004|title=A Peculiar Thing an impressive debut|page=C5|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/476190505/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Griwkowsky|first=Fish|date=June 15, 2011|title=North Country Fair Stays True to its Grassroots|page=D6|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/475916442/}}</ref> In 2017, Capital City Records Podcast described Amy van Keeken as "deep into the Edmonton music scene as a musician, singer, educator and broadcaster on both CJSR and CKUA."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Capital City Records Podcast: CCR Podcast {{!}} Switches "Ma Cherie"|url=https://capitalcityrecords.libsyn.com/ccr-podcast-switches-ma-cherie|access-date=2020-10-10|website=capitalcityrecords.libsyn.com}}</ref>

=== Releases === In 2014, van Keeken's ''Live Right'' received a rating of four out of five stars in the Edmonton Journal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sperounes|first=Sandra|date=April 29, 2014|title=New Music: Snap Review|page=B4|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/477088213/}}</ref> In 2017, van Keeken was nominated for the Edmonton Music Awards in two categories: Female Artist of the Year and Roots/Folk Recording of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griwkowsky|first=Fish|date=April 6, 2017|title=Edmonton Music Awards Nominees For 2017 Are...|page=B2|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/477046364/}}</ref> Amy van Keeken released her album ''In Dreams'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griwkowsky|first=Fish|date=September 6, 2018|title=Long Wait is Over... Ociciwan Launches Symbolic Box Set|page=B2|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/488413146/}}</ref>

=== Radio broadcasting === In 2015, van Keeken began deejaying on CKUA Radio Network.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shows & Hosts {{!}} CKUA {{!}} Albertas Radio Network|url=https://ckua.com/on-air/shows-hosts/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=CKUA|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Discography == Per MusicBrainz.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy van Keeken - MusicBrainz|url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/37bb959a-066e-4837-8978-7a57d4dc171a|access-date=2020-07-15|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref>

=== with The Secretaries ===

* The Secretaries (2009) * Show Me/The Way I Feel (2014)

=== with Mysticeti ===

* Awake/Asleep (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-26|title=Mysticeti: A Spectral Trance of the European Mindscape|url=https://archive.beatroute.ca/2017/10/26/mysticeti-spectral-trance-european-mindscape/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=BeatRoute Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Solo === *So Long (2013) *Live Right (2014) *So Long/Live Right (2015) *All the Time (2016) * In Dreams (2018) * Same Old/Let Me Ease You (2020)

== See also ==

* Music of Alberta

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://amyvankeeken.bandcamp.com/ Official website] * [https://ckua.com/host/avankeekenckua-com/ CKUA webpage]

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