Amy Knoles has headlined on major festivals throughout the world. Her music has been described as being of "frightening beauty, fascinating, complex" -N.P.R. A "Los Angeles' new music Luminary, infinitely variable, infinitely fascinating" -- Los Angeles Times. She was the 1996 ASCAP Foundation "Composer-in-Residence at the Music Center of Los Angeles", recipient of the ACF Subito Grant 2005, recipient of the Durfee Arc-2003, 2001 the Lester Horton Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music for Dance",the "UNESCO International Prize for the Performing Arts-2000", the 1999-2000 "Individual Artist Fellowship Award" from C.O.L.A., and a 2002 "Composer in Residence" Grant from the American Composers Forum. Amy is an artist that stretches the limits of expression in music with a practiced technique, which effortlessly glides from ancient exotic instruments to state-of-the-art electronic percussion controllers and interactive computer music and video technologies performing the newest music "the old fashioned way-with interpretive passion supported by controlled technique..." -- Los Angeles Times.