AMANDA COOKSEY

Amanda Cooksey was born and raised in Orlando, Florida where she sang, took piano lessons and wrote songs. This lead her to Ron Feldman, a vocal and piano instructor and his guidance eventually landed Amanda on NSAI’s Ones To Watch list in 2013. During this time, Amanda participated in pagents, leading her to get involved with Make A Wish Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Alliance and Tunes for Tots to fundraise for various cancer foundations. With Ron’s encouragement, Amanda decided she wanted to attend Belmont University, where she earned two degrees in Business Administration and Songwriting. Shortly after starting college, her mentor, Ron, was diagnosed with brain cancer and passed away. To this day, Amanda credits him for her successes. Before starting classes in Nashville, Amanda connected with hit writers Marty Dodson and Clay Mills, who soon became her mentors, as well as Rick Barker, who helped Amanda with her social media following and navigating the music industry. Through GRAMMY U, Amanda was mentored by Marc Driskill at Sea Gayle Music and had her song “Found Her Freedom,” written with Dallas Remington, published in Music Row Magazine. During the songwriting program, she attended Durango Songwriters Expo, where her song “Girl in the Mirror,” won second place in their Write A Hitmaker contest. After graduating, Amanda worked part-time in A&R and PR at Demolition Music where she continues to manage their catalog. She is constantly increasing her fan base through playing music on Facebook and Instagram Live, where her rendition of Louis Tomilson’s “Just Like You” received praise from Louis himself and was featured in Glamour. Her previous singles have been supported by Radio Disney Country and Spotify editorial playlists such as Wild Country, Pop-Co and Young Nashville. She recently received her Master’s in Public relations from the University of Florida and continues to be creative every day, humbled by every opportunity that comes her way through doing what she loves.

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