Amanda Braam

Singer / Songwriter, Kitchener, ON

Amanda Braam is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Kitchener, Ontario.  She is the lead vocalist, acoustic guitarist, and songwriter in the band,  Amanda & The Paper Cranes,  a four-piece indie/alt/dream-pop act distinguished by  rich harmonies, crunchy chord progressions,  and storytelling lyrics. 

Presently,  Amanda attends Wilfrid Laurier University full-time, pursing Music Therapy. She is also a gigging musician; and a songwriter and producer with the Lullaby Project, a social-justice based organization working with at-risk mothers to write and record personal lullabies for their babies. She began taking guitar lessons at Adrian Jones Music School at age 10, and spent two years volunteering as a Musician in Residence with the Kitchener Public Library. Here she developed her experience with songwriting and music production.

Amanda released her debut album, "ladybug basement" in January 2022, and subsequently won first prize in the Dorothy Shoemaker Songwriting Contest in the Instrumental category, as well as Western University's Musician Competition in the Songwriting category. In April 2024, Amanda released her second album, "Paper Cranes" alongside two music videos on her YouTube Channel.  In September, Amanda released her newest single Deep Sea Corals.

This year, she played the main stage of Riverfest Elora with her bandmates. You'll often find her playing shows and busking around KW.  ​

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