Amy Houck

Amy Houck (born August 25, 1984) is an American social media consultant and branding consultant. She is the president of social media marketing company 440 Artist Alignment, which specializes in marketing music artists. Her acts appear on record labels, Universal Music Group, Island Dej Jam, Geffen, Motown, Fontana and a large list of independent labels. Among the artists 440 currently represents is Siedah Garrett who is co-writer of "Man in The Mirror" for Michael Jackson and sang the 1987 #1 duet "I Just Can't Stop Lovin' You" Brooklyn up and comer Krissy Krissy also one of Houck's 2012 clients, is signed to Bigger Than Builings Records.
Houck has marketed and branded music artists for Universal Music Group, Island Dej Jam, Geffen, Motown Walt Disney, including, Johnny Cash, Rihanna, The Killers, The Dream, LMFAO, Jon McLaughlin, Kanye West, Common, Queen, The Dirty Heads, Kevin Daniel, Lacey Schwimmer, America's Best Dance Crew, (ABDC).
Early life and education
Houck was born in Baltimore. She comes from a Czechoslovakian and American Indian family.
As a middle school student, Houck began writing poetry. She has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including an Ace Award at Full Sail University for her poem "Gray." She currently is still an active poet. In 2011, she released a poetry collection, "Battle Cries and Lullabies".
Houck attended Kennard Dale High School, and played Field Hockey from age 13 to 20.
She went to college at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. She also played Field Hockey on scholarship at Mansfield. In 2004, she earned the Athletic Academic Achievement Award and was also on the Dean's List.
After graduating her first college, Houck attended Full Sail University in Orlando Florida, where she majored in Recording Arts.
Career
Houck began her career recording students music in her dorm room at Mansfield University. Her love of music lead her to attended a second university Full Sail where she began recording music artists in a professional environment. By the end of her first year, she had developed a marketing platform for new artists using MySpace.
As a new graduate she moved to Los Angeles and began working for Universal Music Group (UMGD) as an intern, which quickly lead to a position as a Coordinator.
Personal life
On June 8, 2012, Houck gave birth to a daughter Jade Avery Houck.
Books
Houcks book, Social Media Marketing for Musicians' (Amazon Kindle, 2011)

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