Loz Netto Concise Biog

Professional status:Musician/Composer/Songwriter/Vocalist/Guitarist/Keyboardist/ Producer/Engineer/Programmer/Film maker.

Loz Netto started his professional career at seventeen playing guitar on tour for

Ben'E' King (Ex lead singer for The Drifters, playing songs such as 'Stand by Me' and

'Under the Boardwalk' He then joined the cult soul/funk band Moon as lead guitarist and

songwriter and signed to CBS records and Rondor music for publishing, the band

recorded two albums for the label

‘Too Close For Comfort’ in 1976 and ‘Turning The Tides’ in 1977 while touring

the UK and Europe extensively.

Loz then went on to become a founder member of the band 'Sniff 'n' The Tears'

and recorded a further two albums the first album ‘Fickle Heart’ engineered by Steve

Lipson became an acclaimed and award winning album the single ‘Drivers Seat’

became a critical and commercial success around the world, reaching number fifteen on

the Billboard chart in the USA in 1979 The single and album are still played extensively

world wide and is regarded as one of Steve Wrights favourite singles.

In 1992 the song Drivers Seat was used

in two highly successful advertising campaigns

in Holland and Germany, catapulting it into the

charts in these countries and reaching the No1

spot in Holland.

This success meant tours in Europe and the USA

After coming back from a three month tour of America the band went back in the studio

and recorded the second album ‘Games Up’ also engineered by Steve Lipson

While with the band Loz appeared on various T.V shows including Top of The Pops,

The Old Grey Whistle Test, European and U.S.A T.V

Unfortunately at this point Loz broke his arm in a motorbyke accident and was laid up

for many months, Loz used this time to write and demo songs and In 1982 Loz signed to

ATV music publishing, and later Polygram records, this was the beginning of his solo career.

Loz recorded his first critically acclaimed solo album Loz Netto’s BZAR in 1982 at

George Martins Air studio’s in Oxford Circus, London. His first single 'Fade Away'

appeared in the U.S top 40 in six weeks. The single also went top ten in Holland and

charted in most European countries. Loz recorded and Produced a second album at

Chipping Norton studios entitled ‘You Are Rhythm’ engineered by the legendary Barry

Hammond.

In 1986 Loz went on to record an album for Atlantic records published by Screen

Gems/EMI called ‘Loz Netto’

being personally signed by founder Ahmet Ertigun. Again the album received critical

acclaim and various songs were used in U.S films and T.V programs.

Loz also signed a publishing deal with EMI/Screen Gems in Los Angeles.

In 1988 Loz was commissioned to record an album for Gene Simmons L.A label

Simmons records, which he recorded and produced at his private studio’s in Suffolk.

U.K

The studio later went on to record albums for Betty Boo, album: ‘Boo Mania’ Thomas

Dolby, album: ‘Astronauts & Heretics’ Lene Lovich album: ‘March’ Plus many others.

Loz has also toured with:Tasmin Archer. ’Sleeping Satelite’ and played guitar in Paul

Young’s Los Pacamenos. In recent years (approxamately 2014 to 2019) prior to the

Covid 19 lockdowns Loz was touring extensively throughout the U.K and Europe with

The Sharpeez and recorded, mixed and mastered the album 'Wild One'.

Loz has recorded over 42 albums and has had his songs covered by Chaka Khan,

Joe Walsh, Rick James, Kenny Rogers, Rap artist Kool Kieth plus many others. Loz

has had songs placed in the movie remake `And God Created Woman` `Miami Vice`

plus songs and instrumentals placed in numerous T.V programmes internationally.

Over the years Loz has developed into a multi instrumentalist and a full time freelance

writer/composer of music for TV and film, he is currently working under commission

for various music publishing companies.

In 2021 Loz moved to spain where he built his new recording studio 'Sanctuary Studio's'

this is where he completed his most recent solo album entitled 'Friend or Foe'

written/recorded/produced and mixed by Loz while mainly playing all instruments

but featuring the excellent and much in demand Brendan 'O' Neil on drums. (Rory Gallagher,

Nine Below Zero.)

Although Loz usually releases one production album per year this is his first self released Solo studio

album for fifteen years. The album is an upfront and in yer face tour de force, pulling no

punches, no ballads on this one.

All of Loz's album's are available to download from loznetto1.bandcamp.com