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Artist
Will Heard
12+ albums
funkjazzsinger-songwritersoulNeo-Soul
about
You are invited to step into the world of Will Heard, SW London's best kept secret...until now! At just 20 years of age, Will is a young & exciting new talent setting out to take the industry by storm. A charming story teller with an undeniably beautiful voice, mature beyond his years. This singer / song writer brings you a unique blend of Blues, Folk & Soul, adding an element of Funk. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, Eric Clapton, Led Zepplin, Amy Winehouse, Parliament Funkadelics & Lauryn Hill to name but a few... "Music has always been a huge influence on me throughout my childhood. I knew from the age of about 9 that I wanted to be an artist. My family would always play music around the house & I remember just singing along to anything & everything I heard." Though not just a singer but an avid musician, Will through his love for music taught himself to play the guitar, sax, piano, bass, as well as percussion. "My first instrument is the Saxophone, although I'm a little rusty now. I was 10 when I first started learning the sax, I heard the Herbie Hancock classic 'Watermelon Man' & instantly took to the horn section. Although I recognised the instrument I didn't know what it was called...well, until one day I was watching 'The Simpsons' & Lisa Simpson played it on her Sax. Straight away I recognised the sound as being the same sound I heard on the Herbie Hancock track! Having then learnt the name of the instrument I begged my mum to bu
