Ms. Amy Putnam, Master of Music 1996, The Juilliard School, is Principal Percussion with Seattle-area orchestras, The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and The Bellevue Philharmonic. In addition, she is Affiliate Artist Faculty and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Puget Sound. As a Percussionist and Timpanist, Ms. Putnam has performed with The Seattle Symphony, The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, The Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, "Candide" at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre in NYC, The Seattle Chorale Company, The Echternach Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg, The Cosmopolitan Symphony Orchestra in NYC, The Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, and many more. A part of Seattle's freelance scene, she also is active recording film and TV scores for Disney, Dreamworks, Universal, A&E, FOX, and NBC.

As a marimba and multi-percussion soloist, Ms. Putnam has performed with The Tacoma Symphony, The Bellevue Philharmonic, The Tacoma Concert Band, The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, The University of Puget Sound Percussion Ensemble, Luxembourg Percussion, and L'Orchestre des Professeurs du Luxembourg. In 1998 she was a finalist in the St. Louis Symphony Young Artists Competition and in 1995 was a semi-finalist in the International Competition for Percussion in Luxembourg.

After founding her own business, A. PUTNAM MALLETS, in 1988, Ms. Putnam has given demonstrations and master classes at The Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, The Percussive Arts Society International Convention, The Luxembourg Conservatory of Music, The University of Puget Sound, The University of British Columbia, Northwest Percussion Festival and The New York Day of Percussion.

Amy Putnam also holds a Bachelor of Music in Education and Performance from Miami University, Ohio, and a Prix Superieur Diploma in Percussion from Le Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville du Luxembourg.