Lian has worked in many aspects of the music industry. She ran a boutique jazz fusion record label for a decade prior to joining BASSBOSS as CEO and Managing Partner. Lian is also a vocalist, songwriter, music producer and vocal coach.

Committed to philanthropy, Lian served as Chair of the Board music non-profits Beyond the Grade, Dub Academy and Anthropos Arts. All three organizations provide free music instruction for underserved Austin, TX kids.

A life-long vocalist, Lian's music features an eclectic mix of her heartfelt singing, unique songwriting and rhythm rich world- soul arrangements. Lian was featured on the Hector Zazou & Harold Budd album "Glyph" (Crammed Disc Records), and her contribution, "And She Stepped Aside" was a popular favorite on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on Los Angeles radio station KCRW. She also vocally guested and composed for the 2001 release KiF by David Fiuczynski & Rufus Cappadocia, and the 1999 David Manley release Deep PM.

Lian was the co-founder and CEO of independent record label FuzeLicious Morsels, where she functioned as executive and co-producer, live DVD producer, graphic and web designer, publicist and promoter, overseeing every business aspect of ten CD releases and a double live concert DVD for guitarist David Fiuczynski and his groups Screaming Headless Torsos and KiF. She worked extensively in live entertainment, having booked, produced and tour managed seven European and Latin American tours.

A proponent of long-term world travel, Lian has visited close to 50 countries and spent a number of years overseas traveling in India, Africa, SE Asia, South America, Mexico, the Mediterranean and Europe. Although a casual photographer with a point and shoot, her travel photos are as quirky as her design sense.

Lian has been an award-winning actress, who's starring debut in "Longshot", a pioneering feature length video "mockumentary" which she co-wrote, was shown on PBS nationwide, selected as the outstanding Film of the Year at the London Film Festival, and won the Grand Prize, Montbéliard Festival, France and the Prize Publique, Montreal Video Festival. The Village Voice opined that "the most compelling aspect is the leading performer, Lian Amber... while the facts may be invented, the self that Amber exhibits for the camera is unmistakably her own."

In addition to her many other endeavors, Lian has been a music and arts features journalist for Associated Press, an editorial contributor to numerous music magazines, and a hip-hop and soul columnist for San Francisco music publication NMP. She worked extensively as a live DJ in the Bay Area in the 90's, spinning world music, funk and soul at many venues.