BEN LLOYD

Since leaving school my passion for music never died. In fact, it only grew stronger.

My relationship with music began around the age of 10. I remember it so vividly! I was on holiday with my Dad in Spain sat by the pool. He walked over to me and handed me his CD player and ‘Appetite for Destruction’ by Guns ‘N’ Roses, smiled and said, “Here son… Listen to some proper music”. I sat by that pool and listened to whole album front-to-back twice over. That was the moment I knew I wanted to be a musician.

Studying music at school and college taught me some extremely valuable lessons that I have carried through my musical career. I learnt to appreciate all forms of music and understand its heritage.

Through studying music, I was able to network and collaborate with other musicians and form bands from an early age. This allowed me to write my own music and play shows. This has all been paramount to me becoming the musician I am today.

I am currently the Vocalist and Guitarist for a band called Phantom State. I have been fortunate enough to do some prestigious things with my band. We have played shows all over the country alongside some truly amazing bands. We have played larger scale venues such as the O2 Academy in Birmingham multiple times supporting bands that I grew up listening to.

We have recently recorded and released our EP ‘Sands of Time’ along with a music video. We are also working with record labels to organise tours to promote the EP. We are hoping to get signed with one of the labels within the next year.