| For artists and labels |
 Through his consulting expertise, Lloyd offers practical advice that accelerates and activates the successful flow and energy for developing releases, promotional campaigns, and industry perspectives in this ever-changing world of music. As a true voice of experience, Lloyd is considered to be the "world's leading authority" on this music, and has connections to artists, labels and distributors from coast to coast and around the world.Since the 1980's, Lloyd has helped numerous artists become more established by facilitating growth and increased visibility through working relationships and friendships. These include now prominent artists such as Loreena McKennitt, Yanni, Sheila Chandra, George Winston, Bruce BecVar and many others. Peter Sterling, 2002, Aeoliah, Paul Winter, Mickey Hart, Mannheim Steamroller, Jonn Serrie, Gabrielle Roth, Tina Malia, Kevin Wood and countless others have also benefited from Lloyd’s expert advice. He has also conducted in depth radio interviews with Sheila Chandra, Kitaro, Enya and others. Additional artists Lloyd has worked with and assisted include Nicholas Gunn, Michael Hoppe, Tim Wheater, Barbara Borden, Liquid Mind, Donna DeLory, Shaina Noll, Gary Malkin, Lucia Hwong, Suzanne Ciani, Bliss (UK), Sacred Earth (Australia), Pitch Black (NZ), Makyo (Japan), Yuval Ron, Yair Dalal (Israel), Sounds from the Ground (UK), Kirby Shelstad, and Kate Wolf. Lloyd was co-founder of the Talent Pool team (with Bette Timm) that offered a menu of extensive services, with the motto “Pooling our resources . . . so they become yours . . .”  Lloyd Barde has provided label placement, retail promotion, distribution, writing skills and much more for hundreds of successful artists since the earliest days of the Ambient, New Age and Contemporary Music fields. He is currently able to offer these services to artists and/or independent labels, whether new or established. Having these connections in place is the key to artists’ success. His enduring relationships with many of the most prominent and successful labels in these genres give artists direct access to doors that are already open to him.Lloyd’s consulting services are designed to assist clients in achieving clarity in their direction, meeting goals, and taking a realistic approach to finding inroads to the music industry that best fit their level of artistry. He can help analyze your music through useful feedback. |
