David Lloyd (musician)
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David Lloyd is an English singer, musician, songwriter, currently living in Newcastle upon Tyne
.
in the North East of England. Lloyd moved to London in 1976, to study at Central St Martins College of Art. Whilst still an art student, he played guitar in punk bands the Fauves and the Brides of Christ before singing in an early incarnation of The The
with Tom Johnson and Peter Ashworth
. In the late 70’s Lloyd worked on the Snips album 'La Rocca’, with Chris Spedding
, Midge Ure
and Bill Nelson
, writing one of the songs, "Happy Sometimes". After recording the album, Lloyd was asked to sing live with Suzi Quatro
on the Michael Parkinson Show at the BBC
.
with Hilde Swendgaard (Manager) and Kevin Smith (drums), making two short films, ‘Here in the Sun’ and ‘At Night Time’ with Video Active. They were joined by Colin Prior (bass) and Peter Fromm (keyboards) in 1981 and began performing live in London, opening for John Cale
, Alternative TV
and Depeche Mode
. American bass player Allan Dias, replaced Colin Prior in August of the same year and Leeds born drummer Andrew Edge
joined the group in October. Uropa Lula signed to Clive Davis
’s Arista Records
in May 1982 and spent the rest of that year recording at Trident Studios
, The Manor Studio
, Townhouse Studios
and RAK Studios
. Tom Tom 84, the Phenix Horns
arranger helped the band out on keyboards during the recording of their first release, ‘Our Love Has Just Begun.’ In the Fall of 1982, guitarist Chester Kamen and keyboard player Carol Isaacs joined the group in time for extensive tours of the UK and US in 1983. Kamen is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen
. Isaacs grew up in London, Kamen in Harlow. The band left Arista Records at the end of 1983 after releasing three singles with the label.
After Uropa Lula, Lloyd embarked on a solo career, albeit continuing to work with Kamen and Dias throughout the 80’s. Dias joined Public Image Ltd in 1986 (becoming one of their longest serving band members outside of John Lydon
) whilst Kamen worked with a number of artists, most notably Bryan Ferry
, Madonna
(Like a Prayer
), Massive Attack
(Protection
), Robbie Williams
("Angels") and Roger Waters
(Dark Side of the Moon Tour). Edge and Isaacs played together in Savage Progress
before Edge moved to Austria
to begin a solo career with YOYO, solo, and Drumsing
. Isaacs went on to play with Sinead O’Connor, Ian Dury
and the Indigo Girls
.
. The group played a headlining tour of the Eastern United States for six weeks in early 1983, performing at The Ritz
in New York (1 February 1982), Mudd Club
(7 February 1982), the 9:30 Club
in Washington DC and shared the bill with Holly and the Italians
at the Brooklyn Zoo (26 February 1982).
Upon their return to the UK, on 2 June 1982 the group played at the Camden Palace (now called Koko), opened for Big Country
at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
(19 June 1982), and John Cale
at the The Venue
, Victoria, London (5 July 1982).
They also toured with Big Country in June 1983:
12 June 1983, Swansea Brangwyn Hall
.
13, Bath Pavilion.
14, St Austell Coliseum.
15, Salisbury City Hall.
16, Dunstable Queensway Hall.
17, Poole Arts Centre
.
22, Llandudno Astra Theatre.
23, Redcar Coatham Bowl.
24, Hull City Hall
.
25, Leeds Town Hall
.
26, Oldham Queen Elizabeth.
27, Mansfield Leisure Centre, and on 2 July 1983, Leicester De Montfort Hall
.
"Our Love Has Just Begun" B/W "I've Suddenly Remembered Something" (ARIST476, 1982) as Uropa Lula.
"Fell Upon A Jewel" B/W "She Appears to Vanish" (ARIST498, 1983) as Uropa Lula.
"Dad Sings The Blues" B/W "Surely There Must Be Some Mistake" (ARIST 540, July 1983) as Viva Lula.
backing vocalists Pepsi & Shirlie
and Dunfermline
based Angel Enterprise. Janet Sewell co-wrote "Empire State of Mind
" with Angela Hunte and hip hop
artist Jay-Z
. The song, featuring Alicia Keys
, appeared on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 (2009) and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
for five consecutive weeks. Pepsi and Shirlie's first two singles reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1987.
with score by Stephen Parsons. By the early 90’s Lloyd had begun a new project, The Lovefield, financing the recordings by working in Film and Television. He sang on numerous TV Commercials including those for Coca Cola, Halifax Building Society, BASF Audio, British Gas and Southern Water. Songs from Lloyd’s Neighbourhood Talks catalogue were used regularly on the British Television show Byker Grove
. In 1992 Lloyd co-wrote and performed Really Something with Chester Kamen as ‘The Playground’ for the motion picture Split Second
starring Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall
and Peter Postlethwaite. The film was directed by Tony Maylam
and featured Alun Armstrong
, Ian Dury
and Sarah Stockbridge. In 1994 "The Sacrifice of Love" a song written and performed by David Lloyd featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture Funny Man
. The film was directed by Simon Sprackling.
song, "Hurt" and the Velvet Underground
's "Femme Fatale
". In 2010 Lloyd made the films Blue Parade and "Chills" as the first steps of a new multimedia project Dumb Baby Sounds. In June 2011 Lloyd made the film "At the End of Everything" for a song of the same name. Lloyd is the principle producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist in Dumb Baby Sounds though vocal contributions have been made by Little Buttons, Yellow Bows and Baby Cakes on the songs 'Ballad of the Babies' and 'Heaven is a State of Mind. Rain Dancing the Dumb Baby Sounds debut single, written and produced by David Lloyd, was released on 9 September 2011. The song will feature on the forthcoming album 'He Had It Coming!'
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
.
Biography
David Lloyd is a multi-media artist/composer/singer from South ShieldsSouth Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
in the North East of England. Lloyd moved to London in 1976, to study at Central St Martins College of Art. Whilst still an art student, he played guitar in punk bands the Fauves and the Brides of Christ before singing in an early incarnation of The The
The The
The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...
with Tom Johnson and Peter Ashworth
Peter Ashworth
Peter Ashworth is a UK photographer. Ashworth initially specialized in music photography, between 1979 and 2000. In the 1980s, he worked with many UK bands including Eurythmics, Soft Cell, and Associates...
. In the late 70’s Lloyd worked on the Snips album 'La Rocca’, with Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
, Midge Ure
Midge Ure
James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
and Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
, writing one of the songs, "Happy Sometimes". After recording the album, Lloyd was asked to sing live with Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro
Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...
on the Michael Parkinson Show at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Uropa Lula
In 1980 Lloyd formed Uropa LulaUropa Lula
Uropa Lula was a British pop group, consisting of David Lloyd , Allan Dias , Pete Fromm , Andrew Edge , Chester Kamen , and Carol Isaacs ....
with Hilde Swendgaard (Manager) and Kevin Smith (drums), making two short films, ‘Here in the Sun’ and ‘At Night Time’ with Video Active. They were joined by Colin Prior (bass) and Peter Fromm (keyboards) in 1981 and began performing live in London, opening for John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
, Alternative TV
Alternative TV
Alternative TV were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976. Their punk rock and post-punk sound was influential for several musical artists.-History:...
and Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
. American bass player Allan Dias, replaced Colin Prior in August of the same year and Leeds born drummer Andrew Edge
Andrew Edge
Andrew Edge is a musician from Leeds, England who has played pop music, dance, synth pop and ballads. After playing in local Leeds jazz-rock bands and Working Men's Club bands, he moved to London in the late 1970s, and joined the Thompson Twins...
joined the group in October. Uropa Lula signed to Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
’s Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
in May 1982 and spent the rest of that year recording at Trident Studios
Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
, The Manor Studio
The Manor Studio
The Manor Studio was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford. It was the first residential recording studio in the UK...
, Townhouse Studios
Townhouse Studios
Townhouse Studios was a recording studio in west London. Built by Richard Branson in 1978, and managed by Barbara Jeffries as part of the Virgin Studios Group. The Virgin Studios Group was acquired by EMI when Richard sold Virgin Records to EMI in 1992. The Sanctuary Group bought the studio from...
and RAK Studios
RAK studios
RAK Studios are located near Regents Park in central London. The Studios were created by Mickie Most in late 1976 and they have been host to the recording of a number of artists for over three decades.- Artists recorded at RAK :All info from artist list....
. Tom Tom 84, the Phenix Horns
Phenix Horns
are Earth, Wind & Fire, Phil Collins and Genesis's brass main section. The four members were Don Myrick on saxophones, Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield on trombone, Rahmlee Michael Davis on trumpet and Michael Harris on trumpet.-The Pharaohs:...
arranger helped the band out on keyboards during the recording of their first release, ‘Our Love Has Just Begun.’ In the Fall of 1982, guitarist Chester Kamen and keyboard player Carol Isaacs joined the group in time for extensive tours of the UK and US in 1983. Kamen is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen is an English male model, songwriter and musician, and brother of session guitarist Chester Kamen and artist Barry Kamen.-Career:...
. Isaacs grew up in London, Kamen in Harlow. The band left Arista Records at the end of 1983 after releasing three singles with the label.
After Uropa Lula, Lloyd embarked on a solo career, albeit continuing to work with Kamen and Dias throughout the 80’s. Dias joined Public Image Ltd in 1986 (becoming one of their longest serving band members outside of John Lydon
John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...
) whilst Kamen worked with a number of artists, most notably Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
(Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...
), Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
(Protection
Protection (album)
-Sound:Protection was featured in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine's 'Coolest Albums of All Time List,' calling it "great music for when you're driving around a city at 4 am," due to the 'chill out' nature of the album...
), Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
("Angels") and Roger Waters
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter...
(Dark Side of the Moon Tour). Edge and Isaacs played together in Savage Progress
Savage Progress
Savage Progress was a pop group in the 1980s from England that had hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The band was founded by Rik Kenton Glynnis Thomas Ned Morant Carol Isaacs and Andrew Edge...
before Edge moved to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to begin a solo career with YOYO, solo, and Drumsing
Drumsing
Drumsing is a duo of musicians featuring Andrew Edge and Josef 'Judy' Klausner. The duo perform with percussion and vocals, and no other musical instruments. Drumsing was formed in Linz, Austria, in 2008. It took two years to write songs and record their first CD, which was released in Austria, in...
. Isaacs went on to play with Sinead O’Connor, Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
and the Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
.
Uropa Lula Live
Uropa Lula played live for the first time on 24 March 1981 promoting their own event at the White Lion in Putney, London. They continued playing in London throughout 1981 and early in 1982 until they signed to Arista RecordsArista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. The group played a headlining tour of the Eastern United States for six weeks in early 1983, performing at The Ritz
Ritz (rock club)
-History:The Ritz was founded in 1980 by Jerry Brandt on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Formerly a ballroom known as Webster Hall, The Ritz still retained some of its previous incarnation's Art Deco style. As a venue, it focused...
in New York (1 February 1982), Mudd Club
Mudd Club
The Mudd Club was a TriBeCa nightclub that was opened in October 1978 by Steve Mass, art curator Diego Cortez and Anya Phillips, a figure in the downtown punk scene...
(7 February 1982), the 9:30 Club
9:30 Club
Foo Fighters Promise to come back to D.C. and play the 9:30 ClubNightclub 9:30 is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. Originally located at 930 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C., in the 1970s it was called the "Atlantis Club", and hosted primarily rock, New Wave, and punk bands...
in Washington DC and shared the bill with Holly and the Italians
Holly and the Italians
Holly and the Italians were a short-lived American pop punk band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Chicago born singer and guitarist Holly Beth Vincent, bassist Mark Sidgwick, and drummer Steve Young...
at the Brooklyn Zoo (26 February 1982).
Upon their return to the UK, on 2 June 1982 the group played at the Camden Palace (now called Koko), opened for Big Country
Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
The Royal Court Theatre is a theatre at 1 Roe Street, Liverpool, England. It was built in 1938 in an Art Deco style.-History:Built in the 12th Century, the site of the current Royal Court Theatre was originally a water well...
(19 June 1982), and John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
at the The Venue
The Venue (Victoria Street, London)
The Venue was a Music club at 33 Victoria Street, London, England, owned by Virgin Records. It opened its doors in October 1978. The first act to play there was Graham Parker and The Rumour, followed by the last live performances by Alex Harvey before his death.Other acts that played in the early...
, Victoria, London (5 July 1982).
They also toured with Big Country in June 1983:
12 June 1983, Swansea Brangwyn Hall
Brangwyn Hall
The Brangwyn Hall is a concert venue in Swansea. It is named after the artist Frank Brangwyn, whose famous "panels", originally intended for the House of Lords, are displayed there....
.
13, Bath Pavilion.
14, St Austell Coliseum.
15, Salisbury City Hall.
16, Dunstable Queensway Hall.
17, Poole Arts Centre
The Lighthouse (Poole)
The Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to the Arts council of England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London....
.
22, Llandudno Astra Theatre.
23, Redcar Coatham Bowl.
24, Hull City Hall
Hull City Hall
Hull City Hall is a Civic Building in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The City Hall does not perform an administrative function for Hull's council, as this is based in the Guildhall....
.
25, Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...
.
26, Oldham Queen Elizabeth.
27, Mansfield Leisure Centre, and on 2 July 1983, Leicester De Montfort Hall
De Montfort Hall
De Montfort Hall is a music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.-History:...
.
Singles
Uropa Lula released three singles on Arista Records:"Our Love Has Just Begun" B/W "I've Suddenly Remembered Something" (ARIST476, 1982) as Uropa Lula.
"Fell Upon A Jewel" B/W "She Appears to Vanish" (ARIST498, 1983) as Uropa Lula.
"Dad Sings The Blues" B/W "Surely There Must Be Some Mistake" (ARIST 540, July 1983) as Viva Lula.
Album
"Our Love Has Just Begun" featured on Hardest Hits Volume 1 (SPG001) Released by SPG Music Productions in 1991.The Neighbourhood Talks
After disbanding Uropa Lula, Lloyd began work on The Neighbourhood Talks, a solo project that would continue through to the end of the 1990s, producing five albums worth of material. Lloyd continued to work with ex Uropa Lula members, Allan Dias, Chester Kamen and Kevin Smith, whilst bringing in a number of other musicians who would contribute to the project. They would include vocalists Pepsi Demacque, Carole Rowley, Sony Southern, Janet Sewell and Carmalita Wyatte; guitarists Maurice Michaels and Chris Pye; Simon Etchel on keyboards and Bimbo Acock on saxophone. During this period Lloyd produced demos for Wham!WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
backing vocalists Pepsi & Shirlie
Pepsi & Shirlie
Pepsi & Shirlie were a British pop duo who released two albums, All Right Now in 1987 and Change in 1991.-Career:The act comprised Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque and Shirlie Holliman , who had been Wham! backing vocalists. Holliman's original singing partner, Dee C...
and Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
based Angel Enterprise. Janet Sewell co-wrote "Empire State of Mind
Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song by American rapper and hip hop artist Jay-Z, featuring vocals and a chorus from R&B and soul singer Alicia Keys. It was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album The Blueprint 3 by his Roc Nation label in October 2009...
" with Angela Hunte and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
artist Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
. The song, featuring Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, appeared on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 (2009) and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
for five consecutive weeks. Pepsi and Shirlie's first two singles reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1987.
Film and television
In 1986 Lloyd sang on the motion picture soundtrack of Recruits featuring as lead vocalist on "Temptation" and the title track "Recruits". The film was directed by Rafal ZielinskiRafal Zielinski
Rafal Zielinski is an independent . He is best known for directing films such as , Ginger Ale Afternoon, Hey Babe!, Hangman's Curse, Downtown:a street tale, National Lampoon's Last Resort and the "King of the B Movies" Roger Corman produced Screwballs and its several sequels...
with score by Stephen Parsons. By the early 90’s Lloyd had begun a new project, The Lovefield, financing the recordings by working in Film and Television. He sang on numerous TV Commercials including those for Coca Cola, Halifax Building Society, BASF Audio, British Gas and Southern Water. Songs from Lloyd’s Neighbourhood Talks catalogue were used regularly on the British Television show Byker Grove
Byker Grove
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
. In 1992 Lloyd co-wrote and performed Really Something with Chester Kamen as ‘The Playground’ for the motion picture Split Second
Split Second (1992 film)
Split Second is a 1992 British science fiction film starring Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, and Neil Duncan. The film is directed by Tony Maylam and Ian Sharp.-Plot summary:...
starring Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
Kim Victoria Cattrall is an English actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, Mannequin, and Porky's...
and Peter Postlethwaite. The film was directed by Tony Maylam
Tony Maylam
Tony Maylam is an English-born filmmaker for cinema and television.- Biography :Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor and then television presenter for ZDF Bermuda and the UK’s ITV , before concentrating solely on filmmaking...
and featured Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong (actor)
Alun Armstrong is a prolific British character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of...
, Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
and Sarah Stockbridge. In 1994 "The Sacrifice of Love" a song written and performed by David Lloyd featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture Funny Man
Funny Man (film)
Funny Man is a 1994 British film written and directed by Simon Sprackling.-Plot:When Max Taylor wins the ancestral home of Callum Chance in a game of poker, little does he realise that the game is far from over...
. The film was directed by Simon Sprackling.
The Lovefield
As the principle producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist and only official member of the Lovefield, Lloyd was solely responsible for the projects direction, although in 1992 he collaborated with Sep Cipriano (Keyboards), Mitch Horner (Bass) and Bub Roberts (Guitar) for a number of low key live Lovefield performances. In 2009 Lloyd made the Lovefield catalogue available for the first time.Dumb Baby Sounds
In December 2009 Lloyd, by now living in Newcastle (UK), began recording again, covering the Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
song, "Hurt" and the Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
's "Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale (song)
"Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. At producer Andy Warhol's request, band frontman Lou Reed wrote the song about Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick...
". In 2010 Lloyd made the films Blue Parade and "Chills" as the first steps of a new multimedia project Dumb Baby Sounds. In June 2011 Lloyd made the film "At the End of Everything" for a song of the same name. Lloyd is the principle producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist in Dumb Baby Sounds though vocal contributions have been made by Little Buttons, Yellow Bows and Baby Cakes on the songs 'Ballad of the Babies' and 'Heaven is a State of Mind. Rain Dancing the Dumb Baby Sounds debut single, written and produced by David Lloyd, was released on 9 September 2011. The song will feature on the forthcoming album 'He Had It Coming!'