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About Me

You can either spend your life living vicariously through others, or you can walk the creative plank. You can hide behind championing other peoples' talents, or you can dare to shout about your own.Having spent my career revelling in the fine music of others as a radio DJ, I finally plucked up the courage to pick up the guitar and start writing and gigging in early 2001. Spurred on I suppose by the end of a disasterous relationship with a struggling rock star, it was the final realisation that perhaps it was time to be the singer/songwriter I secretly always knew I was. If that makes any sense then great! If not: listen to my songs. They're me, they're mine, but gigs so far have confirmed to me that I tell other peoples' tales too. And tales that aren't given much of a platform in my mind. 21 year old beautiful female singer songwriters are all well and good - but can we hear a bit more from people who've lived, loved and thought a little more!?I believe in great pop ( as well as taking influence from a multitude of other genres), and my goal is to try to write songs that have that "ohhhhh" factor: when your heart swoops or your skin tingles - from a word, a phrase, a chord change. Or perhaps all of that and more. Im a perfectionist, I set my sights high (hence not even bothering to expose my recordings to anyone other than close friends until now!). These songs on myspace are the fruits of some recording sessions with the wonderfully talented Anthony Galatis.....and there will more!What do I want? - to write and play and sing obviously....have throngs of adoring fans, but I'd also love my compositions to be performed by other artists - I love that there are an infinite number of ways to interpret just one little song.....who knows....maybe Kylie, or Girls Aloud will find my page.....In the meantime, I'll spread the word any which way I can - here at myspace, doing more gigs. I've played many times at the 12bar, The Half Moon, the Barfly and the Bedford in London to name but four.

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This extraordinary, U.K.-based pop/jazz performer dazzles with keenly captivating vocals and fabulous original material. "The Story of Us" enthralls with compelling lyrics over a hip-hop beat. Lloyd's "Breathe" elegantly encapsulates a moment of transcendent passion. There's a wonderful wistfulness about "Three Minute Warning."

Paul Freeman "Palo Alto Daily News"

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Member Since: 6/6/2006
Band Website: wendylloyd.com
Band Members: Wendy Lloyd - guitar and vocals. I write all the words and music. Since Jan 2007 I have been playing live with Roger Askew on guitar and piano and Olly Blanchflower on Double Bass
Influences: Everything I ever listened to since my parents finally let me use the "stereo" aged seven (pester power had been at full throttle for a good year) and I could rifle though my older brother's and sisters' comprehensive record collections. Production wise my Producer Anthony Galatis is finding a divine David gray-esque contemporary acoustic feel for stuff, but having fronted a jazz band and sung standards throughout last year, I'm keen to introduce some jazz sassyness to the pot. I'm a music sponge through and through, so others would probably identify my influences better than I would. But great classy sophisticated moody pop is a good way to at least describe where Im heading. Where I've been? Musically? Pretty much everywhere....
Sounds Like: Your thoughts please? ( see Influences...)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Nothing to do with music......

....just a hole. My husband came home this morning from the shops. "There's a burst water main - just outside the house." he announces. "Really?" "Have a look from upstairs, you'll see i...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:23:00 PST

Joseph Arthur and The Swell Season

In the last two weeks I have been fortunate to be at two gigs that have inspired me beyond belief. I've not done any gigs this year myself other than playing to a secondary school in Northampton...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:24:00 PST

My new album - in a new play!

I am very excited to annouce that tracks from my newly album Duvet Tuesday are to feature in a brand new play in London from the end of the month. Russell Mardell has written the very funny play ...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:07:00 PST

New album available at www.wendylloyd.com

I'm knackered, I've just finally achieved what, for most of today, seemed impossible: I have updated my website which now offers anyone who might have the good taste to desire a copy of my new album, ...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:21:00 PST

Duvet Tuesday - new album nearly ready.

I am Wendy with the business head on. Thinking admin; being my very own record company, sorting out artwork and duplication arrangements and PRS and bar codes and distributors and.....and.....shit I'm...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:59:00 PST

Pete Doherty vs snotty cold

So I wrote a song about Pete Doherty, and it's here on the site and I'm really proud of it. Not least because it kind of wrote itself whilst I was in Spain. Actually, it was written before Spain...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:50:00 PST

I'm Harry - the REAL story!

I haven't written in forever. Been way too busy with my alter myspace ego - so much so I lost lots of friends request for this page! I logged on yesterday and thought I'd finally approve my new ...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:46:00 PST

What do YOU think.....?

So im feeling all giddy and excited because having mused up the idea for a while, I am now in talks with a bar to start running my own acoustic singer/songwriter nights. And the GREAT thing is, ...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:57:00 PST

What to do, with Spookery?

I am in one of those spooky phases when you think of someone and they call you. Not just people you hear from all the time - though if I think of my husband, say, and he calls that SECOND, then ...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:21:00 PST

Community of none

I have had a friend request from a bloke of 24 purporting to be setting up a page called "LBC Community". Thing is, there are no friends on it. Not one. Not even Tom. Which is something I can identify...
Posted by Wendy Lloyd on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:15:00 PST