Hello all,

I hope you are managing to stay warm and cosy in the damp November grey!

While curled up with the cats in front of the snooker I really wanted to share with you a short snippet from our first live robo recorder show at Guys Hospital recently.

The fear factor was fully present – this song was completely improvised (not around a pre existing idea either!) However having overcome the initial terror I’m really loving the freedom and possibilities which open up for us around a performance which is truly a blank slate. I also did the sound here myself, so I’m pretty proud of that (and also looking forward to having someone else doing it next time!)

Talking of next time, there will be big news later this week on upcoming shows. It’s something completely new for us which I really hope you will love! So please keep an eye out for an email.

Until then, I send you purrs from the cats and a large, steaming virtual mug of hot chocolate!

Liza x

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well. It’s been a long and eventful year for me, and doubtless for you too! You may remember I’ve been locked away in a small room with a computer for a while now  in order to create an audiovisual installation and short story called Innervate about music triggered epilepsy. An incredible experience but quite possibly the hardest thing I’ve ever done!

The good news is that after many hours and weeks and months of programming and procrastinating we have not only finished the installation, we are finally playing our first gig!

Adam and I will be playing some of the music from the installation live at Guy’s Hospital Atrium 1 next Wednesday the 18th September at 1pm as part of their fantastic arts programme, Breathe. It’s a special place for me for a lot of reasons and has a beautiful acoustic. I really hope that some of you can join us to hear it. It’s also completely free entry.

I’ll be playing my robo recorder which is specially modified with a circuit board and MIDI inputs, and using it to trigger an array of synths on my computer. Everything will be improvised live with no sequencers! Adam will be playing cajon and percussion. So a little different to my usual sound. I hope you like it! Details of the show are here.

If you’d like to be able to see (and read!) my project early I’d love you to take part in the feedback group- particularly if you have any experience of chronic illness or disability.  Please email me and I will send you all the details.

Thanks so much for your support. The cats send purrs ( it is their birthday so they are being spoilt!)

Liza x

Hope you are all enjoying the amazing weather! We are taking turns with the cats in front of the fan….how about you?

If you’d like to come and cool down with some new tunes Will and I are performing a half hour acoustic set at the Notting Hill Arts Club this Sunday night. Doors are at 4.30 and we’re on at 7.30 so plenty of time to grab a refreshing drink or two ( at least that’s what we’ll be doing!) You can grab tickets in advance here. We’ll be performing some new songs including a preview of  Will’s new EP.

As if our three cats are not enough, we will be joining Pussy Riot amongst others at Byline festival on the 24th August- tag line ‘Let’s dance, laugh discuss and change the world’.  That just about sums it up! Check out the line up and tickets here.

Are you going to any other festivals this summer? I will also be performing with the amazing James Holden everywhere from Croatia to Hungary, as well as End Of The Road, Sea Change and Edinburgh in the UK, so check out the dates here to see if we will cross paths!

Hoping to catch you somewhere this summer, and sending lots of tuneful vibes your way!

Liza and Will x

If you’ve been keeping an eye on my social media you may know that I’m absolutely thrilled to have been selected to receive a Fusion Fund grant! I’m so SO grateful to Help Musicians UK for their support- it means such a lot to me after working so hard to restart my career in music. There may have been some jumping up and down when I found out the news!

You can hear us talking about the project in this short video clip and read more about the fund on the Help Musicians UK website here

I’m going to be working with the amazing Dan Tombs, Catalina Velasquez Gonzalez and David Ryder Prangley among others to create an audiovisual representation of music-triggered epilepsy- which as you know is something I have some first hand knowledge of…. We cannot wait to get started- there will be more updates coming soon!

I’m very excited to say that after a very long time and a lot of hard work from so many talented people Beyond The Blonde is OUT TODAY on vinyl, CD, download (Amazon/iTunes) and Spotify!

The best description of the title track I’ve heard so far is: ‘Retro Garage Funk Rock’!  I’ve also been told it’s good music to murder someone to!  What do you think?

There’s so much more to check out from modern  madrigal ‘How Do You Live’ to languid love song ‘I Run To You. It’s all written to go with the short story which comes as an insert to the vinyl, so you can listen while you read. I really hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!

Talking of reading, you can also download the short story on Kindle, free on Kindle Unlimited, featuring all of Catalina Velasquez Gonzalez’s graphics and David Ryder Prangley’s photography.

Not only that but there’s another video surprise to come in only a few weeks time!

Please share it with your friends and do let me know what you think- any ideas for a sequel are most welcome!

Liza x

Some of you know that I suffer from music-triggered epilepsy which stopped me playing for a good few years when I was diagnosed. It took years for me to relearn how to play and sing so I’m really proud to be able to tell my story, hopefully this will inspire someone in a similar situation that all is not lost! I still can’t believe I’m in the position to release Beyond the Blonde on vinyl in May! (tix here) Kami from Epilepsy Action, a fab charity who really helped me with useful info, has written this lovely article. 

Hope you enjoy reading!

Liza x

We are SO excited that Beyond the Blonde is finally coming out on the 9th May- not only that but our launch is part of the Wandsworth Fringe Festival! It’s all happening at the Half Moon Putney which is a fantastic venue with amazing atmosphere and sound- tickets are on sale here. If you’d like to save some money on the vinyl, CD and cute tote bag to carry them home in you can get an exclusive package including vinyl and CD here. All featuring Catalina Velasquez G’s amazing designs!

Just in case you’d like a preview you can listen to one of my new songs from our last show at the Troubadour here!

Really looking forward to seeing you there!  Liza x

Excited to announce that we will be playing live with full band at the Hard Rock Cafe fashion show next Tuesday the 20th February, playing some old favourites and some new material too!  The music starts at 8pm- we’ll be on stage at 9.30pm.  Will is also strutting his stuff on  the catwalk from 6pm if you can make it early. The amazing Ru who some of you saw when she supported us at the Troubadour will also be playing, this time with her fantastic band.

Get advance tickets here!

Our new single Paris is now playing LIVE on a computer near you! 

If you want to hear it for real- get some tickets here for our launch tomorrow  (Thurs 1st Feb) at The Troubadour, London 

So Beyond the Blonde is being pressed and the music is all ready! Due to unforeseen circumstances we’re not going to be able to release the vinyl until May. However the launch on the 1st February is very much happening! (Tickets here )

We’ll be releasing ‘Paris’, my collaboration with Will Purdue, together with Will’s new EP ‘Rumour and Confession’, as well as playing lots of brand NEW music with full band. The amazing and talented singer songwriters Ru and Erin Jae will be supporting us on the night.

We’re also excited to be featured in Independent Venue Week 2018 with a whole host of other fab bands- ambassadors include Steve Lamacq and Jamie Cullum!

On the night you can grab some copies of my CD only album ‘Songs About Sins’- not available online- with a special new edition out just for this gig!

I can’t wait to see you all at the launch! For those who can’t make it to London we’ll also be putting out a LIVE acoustic video of Paris which we recorded a while ago just for this moment, more news on that soon! X