With 18 years, 6 albums and a swag of accolades to his name, Lloyd Spiegel is the most experienced young Blues artist in Australia. Performing, writing and recording since age 10, Lloyd has established himself as one of this country's leading Blues artists and most respected guitarists. Combining his youthful enthusiasm with experience and presence well beyond his years, his incredible command of the guitar, powerful voice and high energy performance captivates any audience.
Since going solo 1995, Lloyd has performed in Australia's premier music venues from The Palace and The Basement to The HiFi Bar as well as headlining two sellout shows at the world renowned Melbourne Concert Hall. In that time, he's been billed with the likes of The Waifs, Cold Chisel and Billy Thorpe.
Between writing, recording and extensive touring within Australia, Lloyd has traveled worldwide with tours to Germany, Italy and the U.S.A, where he's toured coast to coast 6 times. During these tours he's performed at some of the world's best Blues venues and largest festivals. He's played bills with legendary Blues artists including Buddy Guy, Etta James and Ray Charles, as well as artists from a range of musical genres - Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton and Willie Nelson.
During his time in America, Lloyd became a highly sought-after musician. His festival appearances were often noted as an event highlight, outselling headline artists and drawing record crowds.
Most recently, Lloyd has been commuting between Melbourne and Tokyo, where he has found a great deal of success. A DVD recorded live at Tokyo Disneyland has become a ‘must have’ for guitar fans in Japan and has sparked the interest of the Japanese mainstream. He is now performing on commercial television and radio as well as appearing is countless magazines.
While fans and critics have always focused on his guitar skills, Lloyd has come of age as a composer and lyricist. His 2005 release, ‘Tall Stories’ saw Lloyd re-invent himself as an artist - it was quickly recognized as a breakthrough recording for him and proves him to be an integral part of Australia's ever-changing Blues music style. The follow-up, ‘Timber & Steel’ was an entirely solo affair that mixed his considerable song-writing skills together with his exceptional acoustic guitar expertise.
Lloyd has also been awarded the following honours:
• Australian Blues Award, Band Of The Year 2005
• Victorian Blues Award, Band/Solo Artist Of The Year 2004
• Victorian Blues Award, Song Of The Year 2004
• Victorian Blues Award, Male Artist Of The Year 2004
• Official Ambassador To The Australian Blues Festival 2005 / 2006
and is the premier endorsee of Cole Clark Guitars world-wide.
hey man one of the best guitarists ive ever seen. u encouraged me so much as a begginer. you probably dont remember but i was with my brother and my mate at longboard a while ago and we all had a pretty long chat daniel heggie thats my brother but yeah man sweet as i love your music thankyou :)
Hey Lloyd thanks for the making the effort to come & play for us here in New Plymouth.It was a fantastic show & a great success.You have made a lot of new fans here & we look forward to seeing you over here again.
Hey Lloyd, You are a gig monster!! dude every time I check your page you have a gig list longer than the line at a Vegas atm. Let me know if you come to TN anytime you are always welcome.
So nice to meet you on saturday and a pleasure to hear those amazing tunes of yours. Hope you had a good night , make sure you come back and play again at the grind and groove. Nice to see you and Jay play some tunes together and i hope he gets the chance to support you with more gigs because it was a great night watching both you guys.
Look forward to doing some live photos of you and keep in contact and let me know if you have any gigs you think would be good for some photos. If you want to see those shots i did of Jay there on his myspace in a album called professional shots so if you have a chance check them out.
the picture of you moves - i am constantly redefining my relationship with the blues - hendrix ayed dragged it out of the mud - aye - the blues ? i saw a cream dvd not three weeks ago - most of it was boring to me - we diverge along the endless streams - what is the blues saying that it hasn't said before ? i am listening -
