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BRIEF HISTORY of Jody Lloyd

1993: founder of Christchurch band, Dark Tower.
1995 - present: sound engineer and record producer.
1997 - present: Trillion
1998 - present: record label manager and graphic designer (She'll Be Right Records).
2003 - present: producer and engineer of music based documentaries for National Radio.
2003 - Trillion live band is formed.
2003 - poetry work published in literary books, Catalyst 1, 2 & 3.
2005 - She'll Be Right Records distribution deal in Australia.
2006 - joined Christchurch Music Industry Trust - CHART

DISCOGRAPHY of recorded and released material:

CATALYST POETRY SERIES 1 - spoken word with nz music (2005) Neoismist Press
BILLY WILSON - The Great Divide LP (Sept. 2005 (oz) & Feb 2006 (nz))
TRILLION - The Gray Between Shadow and Shade LP (Sept 2005)
BAZUKI JOE - Bazuki Joe LP (August 2005)
DARK TOWER - The Pacific Scandal LP (July 2005)
DARK TOWER - The Dark World LP (July 2005)
TRILLION -This World & The Sadvipra Diversion LP (June 04)
TRILLION - At a Lucid End LP (2003)
ST LUCY - Loyal? EP (2003)
TRILLION Presents - FRESH JAMS - Various LP (2002)
DARK TOWER - Canterbury Drafts LP (2001)
DARK TOWER - The Baggy Trousers Project EP (2000)
DARK TOWER with Dave Dobbyn - The New Outlook Single (1999)
TRILLION - Shadows on a Flat Land - Various LP (1998)
DARK TOWER - Real Zealmen EP (1995)

Other She'll Be Right Records Releases:

JOHN WHITE - Balloon Adventure LP (2005)
JEREMY TAYLOR - Black Balloons LP (2005)
LINDON PUFFIN - Stuff Like That LP (2002)

COMPILATION & GUEST APPEARANCE

one dark reason (single, 2006): reason (oz) feat. dark tower/billy wilson & dark circle (uk)
reason for being (underground comp) LP (2006): something - trillion
bliss n eso (aust. hip hop group) - produced two tracks for 'day of the dog LP' (2006)
a Low Hum DVD 2 (2005): video by brendan palmer: end of daze (feat. leila adu) - trillion
some nz music is shit (rdu comp): LP (2005) this world - trillion
chch the music: double LP (2005) sons of the south - dark tower
beatseekers comp (uk) (2004): hashish kebab - dubwise (uk) feat. trillion
a Low Hum Issue 15 (2004): music video by brendan palmer: barad dur - dark tower
bio-pscyco-social: st lucy EP (2004) - trillion remix of 'driving to mary'
earwork 4: LP (capital recordings) (2003): man with the prosthetic limp - trillion
earwork 3: LP (capital recordings) (2002): something - trillion
sideways too LP (2002): 60 what (sjd remix) - trillion
stealthmag cd (Australia) 04 (2002) there is no competition - dark tower
wizemen ep: the sickness (2001) the sickness: dark tower remix
channel z volume 1 (2000) the baggy trousers project - dark tower
db export freebie promo cd (2000) baggy trousers - dark tower
ice tv good: LP (1999) nothing (feat. jeremy taylor) - trillion
aotearoa hiphop vol 1: LP (1998) sons of the south - dark tower
ice tv ablum: LP (1998) you beauty version2
on the beat'n'track: LP (1996) you beauty version1/too much/take a walk - dark tower


VIDEOGRAPHY of music videos:

the TRILLION band - One More Test (2006)
TRILLION - End of Daze (animated) (2005)
DARK TOWER - Barad Dur (animated) (2004)
DARK TOWER - Alright Now (2001)
DARK TOWER - You Beauty (2000)
DARK TOWER - The Baggy Trousers Project (2000)
DARK TOWER with Dave Dobbyn - The New Outlook Single (1999)
DARK TOWER - You Beauty (at big day out) (1998)
TRILLION feat. Duff - Doin' it on my Shadow (1998)
TRILLION feat. Clare Falloon - Deep Sleep Song (1998)
DARK TOWER - Zealman (1995)
unreleased music videos:
DARK TOWER - That's Right (1996)
DARK TOWER - land of the long white cloud (1996)


other:

*music composed for IN BETWEEN PAINTINGS doco on Dick Frizzell
- by Joe McAlpine, Simon Murtagh and Phil Bostwick.
*music composed for MORNING HERD: contemporary dance film
- choreographed by Ross McCormack.
*music composed for 48 hour film comp film: THE ESCORT (chch winner 2006)
- directed by Rick Harvie and Richard Bullock.
*music composed for DVD - Inclusion (2005)
*theme music for Ngati Nrl - 2004
*theme for James Coleman’s Channel Z Radio show.