Lucy Francesca Dron is an emerging Brisbane based singer/songwriter. A graduate of the Music Industry College, Lucy is developing a reputation as a unique artist with a distinctive style.
Born on October 20, 1999, Lucy Francesca Dron grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in a family of musicians. She started studying classical cello when she was around 7 years old and has also achieved high level examinations in contemporary Voice. At 14, Lucy began recording lo-fi covers of her favourite indie and alternative artists in her grandparents garage, posting them to YouTube and attracting a wide following, especially for her rendition of Human Sadness by her all time greatest influence - Julian Casablancas and the Voidz.
After moving to the Music Industry College for her final 2 years of schooling, Lucy branched out into songwriting, and in this context Lucy released her first EP -Eloqium, recorded and produced by her music teacher Charles Duggan, which presents an eclectic folio of original songs. Lucy Francesca Dron's style, while hard to define, could be described as post punk infused with indie rock and a dash of lo-fi folk. Audience members have said of her "If Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison had a love child - it would be you!"
Since graduating from MIC, Lucy has become a regular solo performer appearing almost every week in and around Brisbane at some of the city's most popular music venues including Lefty's Old Time Music Hall, The Foundry, The Milk Factory, The Flamin' Galah, Blutes Bar, Ric's Bar, Fat Louies Bar, Blackbear Lodge and the Woolly Mammoth.
Recent Projects
In 2018 and 2019 Lucy has worked on recording projects at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music recording studios with producer, Tae Young. Collaborating with Tom Dron (Bass), Alex Askew (Electric Guitar) and Tex Keane (Drums), Lucy has been experimenting with her style and song structure, resulting in a series of new demo tracks.
In 2017, Lucy collaborated with her brother Tom Dron and drummer Corey Percival in a performance at the New Globe Theater. In October, Lucy performed two of her own works "Dance of the Divinity" and "Questions", in a collaboration with renown Australian contemporary music ensemble, Topology as part of the Cleveland Contemporary Music Festival. Lucy was a selected participant for the "Sarabah Sessions" in 2017 where she was fortunate to be mentored by Sahara Beck in a series of workshops which resulted in the recording of "Dissolution". Most recently, Lucy recorded her song "Bikini Bottom" at QUT mixed By Andrew Francis.
Influences
Lucy's major musical and artistic influences include The Strokes, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, The Microphones, Angel Olsen, Weezer to name but a few.
Appearances
Lucy has appeared as a solo artist at venues and events around Brisbane and the Gold Coast. These have included:
- 2017 Big Sound Festival
- Twilight Vibes, PCYC Mt Gravatt
- New Globe Theatre, Fortitude Valley
- Sarabah Sessions 2017 with Sahara Beck
- 2017 UQ Open Day
- Brisbane City Council POD Activation Performances in the Brunswick Mall
- Ground n Sound, Gold Coast
- Graceville Markets
- 38 Berwick supporting WAAX
- with Topology and Friends at RPAC - Cleveland Contemporary Music Festival
- BEATS CARTEL DOUBLE BAKED FESTIVAL
- Sandgate Post Office Hotel
- REVERENDS COFFEE and BAR
- SHAG ROCK (Support Act)
- Bloom Festival supporting VOIID
- LIFTED CITY VOLUME II "LOCAL-EYES
- Phase 4 Records
- Reilly Fitzalan - Go That Way Tour (Support Act)
- Jacob Diamond - Album Launch with Yacht Boys and Lucy Francesca Dron
- Life Line Book Festival - Brisbane Convention Centre
- Tasty Tunes Food festival
- Jacob Diamond - Album Launch with Yacht Boys and Lucy Francesca Dron
- Support for The Mailbox Crew @ Jubilee Hotel
- SCHEMA Festival
- Flamin' Galah - Solo set
- Vegan Ekka Fest
- flamingo blonde guest act @ Lucky Duck Cafe and
- Real Feels - guest act
- The Milk Factory
- The Foundry
- Fat Louies Bar
- Blutes Bar
- Ric's Bar