How It All Began...

Recently, I discovered inside a folder in a folder in a folder on my Mac, a folder full of our very first recordings. It's been so much fun, rediscovering our 'older' songs, some of which I've uploaded to our Soundcloud account.

This was us, back in 2001! When Roland and I met in 1998, we collaborated on a studio R&B project together, but were getting nowhere fast. It was actually 9/11 that changed the way we lived our lives, and how we made music...

After that tragic event, Roland and I walked around in a daze, like everybody. The only way we knew how to cope with our grief, anger and frustration, was to make music.

Roland grabbed a guitar that had been gathering dust in the corner of the living room (despite being a multi-instrumentalist, it was the only instrument he'd never played before). We wrote and recorded this song the very next day...
"Don't Let People Walk Away"
It's been exactly ten years, and we've been through some serious highs and lows since then. I remember how good it felt, that we found a way to communicate through heart and soul, which has always been our goal as musicians, and as a family.

Rediscovering our musical past has been a journey back in time - I've been reminiscing about the people we touched, the awesome venues and tours we played and, of course, the music we made.

We've come a long way, and our musical past is very much a part of who we are now - I can't wait for you to hear it.

Download any of these tracks free on Soundcloud!

Take Her Home 
Rosie's Cafe 
Suddenly 
Any Day Now 
Never Mind

Contest + New Videos!

February Give-Away!
This month, This is lizzard dedicates 'Won't Give Up' to War Child, an organization that helps change the lives of children all over the world. Dutch Radio 538 has started a musical campaign in collaboration with War Child that we support 100%!

Congratulations to Drew Jex, the winner of the most inspirational dedication to Terry Fox, Canadian humanitarian, athlete and cancer research activist who truly did not know the meaning of giving up.
Congratulations Drew! You receive our debut album 'Won't Give Up' and a personalized video performance of your favorite This is lizzard song!

A picture says a thousand words - so a video must say a zillion!


We're in the process of video-izing all our songs on our YouTube channel - go ahead and have a look! And let us know what you think, we'd love to hear from you!








Live & Kicking
March 3, 9pm in 't Paardcafé in The Hague, NL
Catch This is lizzard, live & intimate. Free admission.
More info here.

March 11, time t.b.a
Liz sings live for the Radio 538 for War Child TalentStage in Den Bosch, NL
More info here

March 31, time t.b.a Labtones Live, in Merz, Dordrecht, NL

Because We Love You...

Here's a Valentine's Day gift for you!
Download FREE the lullaby for lovers, 'Wake Up and Dream' from our EP The Orcas Sessions! This romantic duet is just the song to surprise the one you love on February 14th. Enjoy!

February Give-Away!
Every month, we dedicate the title track of our debut album 'Won't Give Up' to an especially inspiring person or organization that teaches us the meaning of never giving up when it comes to making dreams come true and changing the world.
Now, we are asking YOU: Who would you dedicate 'Won't Give Up' to?
Who or what inspires you to never give up reaching for the stars and achieving goals?
Tell us who teaches you to never give up and why, and you could win a personalized video performance of your favorite This is lizzard song!
Come on, let's inspire each other!! You can send us an e-mail, or tell us on our Facebook page.
The winner will be announced on February 29th.

This month, This is lizzard dedicates 'Won't Give Up' to War Child, an organization that helps change the lives of children all over the world. Dutch Radio 538 has started a musical campaign in collaboration with War Child that we support 100%!



Help This is lizzard Reach the World!

Our Sponsume campaign to reach thousands of new listeners with our music will be closing in a few weeks, so if you want to be instrumental in helping us reach the world, go have a look at our project now! In exchange for a donation, you will receive free music, video performances and more, not to mention our eternal gratitude and credit here on the site! 




Thanks so much for your support and love! You rock!
Lizanne & Roland
This is lizzard

366 Days

We all get a gift in 2012 - an extra day. That's right, folks, it's a leap year this year, which not only means anyone who was born on February 29th actually gets to celebrate their birthday, it also means we all get one whole extra day to fulfill our dreams!

Help This is lizzard Reach the World

Our dream this year is to reach lots and lots and LOTS of new listeners with our music. Making music is the best thing ever, but knowing other people are hearing it and enjoying it is even better.
But reaching new listeners costs money, which is why we started a project on Sponsume last month to raise funds for a promotion campaign called Help This is lizzard Reach the World! You can read all about the project here and by donating money, you're not only being instrumental in helping our music reach thousands of new listeners, you'll also be rewarded!

For any donation made, you'll receive anything from MP3 downloads to signed copies of the album(s) to a personalized video performance by This is lizzard! The project will run through February 2012 and your support would be greatly, hugely, massively appreciated!

Two Voices - One Message
We about to embark on a very exciting project in collaboration with singer/songwriter Inge and her band - a mini-tour entitled 'Two Voices - One Message', the message being whatever the listener chooses to interpret!
Inge and I met on Facebook, and we realized we had more in common than we thought - we both live in Zeeland, the south of Holland, we both have a new CD out and we both live for music! Both Inge and I sing (in English) about a lot of the same themes, but in our own unique and original way.

Dates & venues t.b.a - watch this space or head to our Facebook page for the latest news!

Our Gift to You!

Happy Holidays from This is lizzard! 

 
As a special gift to you this holiday season, we are offering our holiday song, 'Christmas in Summertime' as a FREE download!

Go get your free MP3 now!



But that's not all!

We're also offering the entire brand new EP, The Orcas Sessions, at a 50% discount!

You get to download entire EP, plus cover art with lyrics, plus the 'Christmas in Summertime' video... 

all for only $2.99*!

*Use the discount code tosmas during checkout.

Offer valid till 01-01-2012!

We can't tell you how much we appreciate all your support! YOU - our friends, family and fans - mean the world to us, and we plan to make lots more music in 2012 for you to enjoy!

           

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!