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My Life in Music

Back Catalogue

Details of music released with me as the sole songwriter of music and lyrics only. See platforms for session work.

Dec 2024: Supernatural Hibernation, winter / festive album showcasing my jazz and soul song-writing. Includes singles Undiscovered Stars and West of the Moon
August 2024: Honest Soul, a 70s-inspired album of originals, featuring singles Easy Love, Sweet Connection, Old Days, Slow Down, Play with Fire, and more
December 2023: Don't Go - standalone festive release with accompanying charity fundraising campaign for Samaritans UK
December 2022: By the Gaslight Sessions, featuring single Mother
December 2022: Standalone Christmas single Treasure Trove
December 2020: Standalone Christmas single Starlit Nights
November 2020: Clementine Moon EP, featuring singles Summer Rain, Radio, She Can, plus my highest played song, Hot Blooded Woman
Re-releases of House of Bread and The Gunner's Daughter (2010s albums)

All music produced and engineered by James Mason of Island Farm Studios.

Biography

Liz has been song-writing since a tender age. A wordsmith of sorts, Liz's inspirations include The Smiths, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Self Esteem, The Cure, and more; artists who walk the line between catchy melodies and catching feelings.

Liz's song-writing and writing experience is extensive: in addition to her personal projects, she writes for a US-based jazz musician (see a review on the Press page), and is continuously writing, pitching, or collaborating with other artists. To date, her portfolio counts more than 150 songs.
A consummate performer, Liz draws on her Acting and Musical Theatre experience to present a performance which is really centred around the audience rather than herself, aiming to make a meaningful connection.
In addition to Liz's writing, song-writing, singing and acting experience, she is a qualified educator (Singing [Various], Music Theatre [LCM], Acting [LAMDA], plus Creative Writing and English to GCSE level [AQA]).

My Musical Style and Influences

I wear my influences on my over-large sleeves: Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, Prince, and many more. I feel that my songs visit genres between Rock, Soul, Pop, Blues and Jazz, with the influence of Musical Theatre and vaudeville along with elements of Anti-Folk and Americana. I feel like my voice is a notable asset: if it were a wine, it would be a throaty, rich, and slightly acidic brew. My songs are about life, love, heartbreak, and if there's an edge, I'll teeter on it.

Where I Began

I started performing live at 15. I remember that I wore a tie dye T-Shirt - so not much has changed - and played in a dark, damp tent at a festival in Dorset, on an un-mic'd guitar, with bad hair, to an audience of three. So what was next? Well, the only way was up. Join me on my renewed song-writing and performance journey, working towards living a life founded on music.

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Watch my video for 'It's Only Chemistry'

In December 2024, I uploaded a little video for each song from my album, 'Supernatural Hibernation'. I'm particularly proud of this one - sure, I'm no expert, but I thoroughly enjoyed putting this video together from some excellent stock footage supplied by Cottonbros on Pexels (and I donated to them as a thank you - artists have got to support other artists!). Hear all the songs and watch my editing efforts now - and don't forget to Like and Subscribe!

Enjoy some Imperfect Covers

I've been embracing imperfection (or, at least, trying to), and that has involved weekly uploads of so-called 'Imperfect Covers', my attempts to record versions of favourite tunes which I give myself 30 minutes from start to finish to learn. There's so much pleasure to be had in playing these tunes; no doubt I could do them better, but that's beside the point. If nothing else, I'm trying to explore them as a vocalist and performer, finding the passion in the lyrics.