The Lizards – Quartet Bio
The Lizards are a late-night piano lounge quartet devoted to exploring the edges of jazz, good manners, and structural integrity. Formed during a particularly strange recording session that refused to end, the group quickly developed a reputation for elegant chaos and beautifully controlled musical accidents.
At the center of the quartet is the piano, played by E.J. Gold, whose approach blends cocktail-lounge sophistication with sudden bursts of harmonic mischief. Gold’s playing tends to start politely and then wander into territory where the furniture begins to feel nervous.
The rhythm section is anchored by a deeply melodic upright bass played by Russell Thompson, providing both gravity and occasional escape velocity. The brush-driven drums of Michael Kersey keep the pulse alive with subtle swing, rim clicks, and the occasional percussive contribution from nearby architectural surfaces.
Completing the quartet is Willy Willson on electric jazz guitar, supplying warm chordal colors, wandering melodic lines, and the occasional sideways glance into psychedelic territory.
Together, The Lizards create music that feels at once refined and unpredictable—part midnight lounge set, part musical experiment conducted just slightly beyond the edge of reason.
Their debut recording, Over the Cliff, captures the quartet in its natural habitat: a dim studio, a curious audience, and a piano that may or may not be fully cooperating.
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Things you need to manufacture media out of nothing —
Meaning; fake it, make it up, have fun and enjoy the process of creating a fantasy world. The very basics you’ll need to create (using my method) will be:
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Album cover
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Magazine cover feature
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Studio band portrait
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Interview spread
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Autograph signing
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Concert performance
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Tour poster
That’s the simple answer. I’ll be giving specific instruction on each branch of publicity, how to generate it, what to generate and where to use your product or result.
At the workshop, you’ll learn how to generate any media marketing tools you’ll need.
You want to really do it up right? Okay, here’s a complete list of all the promotional things you’d normally create for any rising star of the music world:
Core album material
• Square album cover
• Back cover (track list, liner notes, credits)
• Vinyl record label or CD face design
• Gatefold interior photo (band portrait or studio shot)
Press & magazines
• Vertical Jazz Magazine cover
• Fan magazine cover
• Inside magazine interview pages
• Press photo (clean band portrait for media use)
Band publicity photos
• Studio recording session shots
• Band signing autographs for fans
• Onstage concert performance
• Backstage candid photo
• Rehearsal session photo
Promotional material
• Concert poster
• Tour poster or festival poster
• Flyer / handbill for a club show
• Ticket stub design
Retail & fan items
• Record store display stand or window poster
• T-shirt design
• Band sticker / logo decal
• Merch table display
Media & broadcast
• Radio station promo photo
• Late-night TV performance still
• Music video still frame
Collector / archival items
• Signed album copy
• Limited edition poster
• Press kit folder
Well, that’s about it. I may have missed something, but if I did, you’ll find it eventually on your own. Invent, don’t just copy.
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