Cookie has been singing since the age of five and honing her skills by singing in chorus and madrigals during her high school career. She also utilized her singing talent by performing at local venues in and throughout the Spring Creek, Warren, and Erie Pennsylvania regions including nursing homes, parades, bar venues and sporting events.
She then expanded her musical experiences while continuing to grow her talent when performing via the Infinity Performing arts cafe of Jamestown New York. Through the program she performed at various NY state venues/festivals (including the Blue Heron music festival) and got the opportunity to sing at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame as well as participate in a Blues music competition while at the Lafayette Tap Room of Buffalo New York.
Throughout her musical journey she has been an opening act for Hip-hop artist Lil' Scrappy, country artist Aaron Tippin, and the music group Kool and the Gang. In late summer (August) of 2021 she was invited to perform the singing of the National Anthem to open up a Nascar race for the Watkins Glen international racetrack.
Within recent weeks two of her original songs "Rugged Cowboy" and "It is what it is" were ranked number one for local country/acoustic music on the Number One music chart or https://www.numberonemusic.com site.
Cookie Isn't Your Average Cookie
Erie, Pennsylvania Dec. 26th, 2021
Today the new independent artist that goes by the name of Cookie is Number Two on the N1M charts (NumberOne Music charts) for local country music. Her new single "Rugged Cowboy" which was released on August 31st, 2021 has been catching the attention of fans who follow her music on this site. She celebrated it becoming number one on the charts on December 5th for the first time since its release, and also another original of hers "Hurt Soul" slid into the number one spot on December 13th.
While still fairly new to music as a solo artist and singer/songwriter, Cookie (real name Amber Otto previously Amber Cooke), has been singing and performing since the tender age of five. While seeing her creative ability as a hobby upon its starts, she began taking music and what it could do for her more seriously after becoming a vocalist in a blues band at the Infinity Performing Arts Cafe of Jamestown NY. Through Infinity, she was able to perform at several of the venues within the New York state region as well as perform at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, and compete in a blues music competion while at the Lafayette Tap Room of Buffalo New York.
Aside from Infinity, her talent was spotted by those watching and listening throughout her various music ventures, giving her opportunities to perform as an opening act for artists such as Lil' Scrappy (Hip-hop artist now on Love and Hip Hop), Aaron Tippin (Country artist), and Kool and the Gang (R&B funk band). She was also selected as one of the top "go to" vocalists within the Erie Pennsylvania area to contact for the singing of the National Anthem. This lead her to sing our country's anthem at two different Monster Jam events and as of this summer (2021) in August was able to share her voice to kick off the "Go Bowling at the Glen NASCAR cup series"weekend event.
Some of Cookie's musical influences were the soulful and sultry sounds of Aretha Franklin, Shania Twain, Tammy Wynette, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Johnny Cash and many more. Though more familiar in performing cover songs, she has embraced her own sound and currently has her music available on all music platforms including SoundCloud, Spotify,Youtube Music, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Napster, itunes, Shazam etc.
She stays true to her powerhouse, soulful vocals but combines them with her new found love of playing acoustic guitar and country rooted background that came from several of her family members; closest being her Grandfather. She describes her sound as one where the "country ends and soul begins." She previously shared with a local newspaper that she hopes to one day be an artist that you hear on the radio and states to "Just keep singing," because you never know where it might lead.
To listen to Cookie today follow her on:
https://www.facebook.com/soulgirl2727
https://www.instagram.com/soulgirl2727/
https://www.reverbnation.com/cookie81
https://soundcloud.com/cookie-547896690
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofcj48Tc1LTozKyF38x6kg
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5dS9j3jNE4Tb86yziCJquG
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