Jonny Kydd is a singer/songwriter with a sound that combines beautiful pop/rock melodies and haunting lyrics with a Celtic twist. He's been performing live for about a year and a half and has played over 50 gigs. He goes out frequently as a two piece with the brilliantly skillful violinist Anna Phoebe. Or with the silky skills of lead guitarist Matt Windler. Sometimes they're a three piece with bassist Mal Darwen or double bass player Sandy Burnett. And then there can be the full band with drummer Justin Scott. He inhabits the London area of England in the UK, but will play anywhere. About his album 'Eggshell Heart': The album ‘Eggshell Heart’ was made over a period of two years. It started out as a ‘suck it and see’ recording session at The Soundhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Jonathan fiddled about a bit with various ideas, using several different musicians including old pal Jon Magnusson who had been in ‘The Kondos’ with him (on accordion and keyboards) and a variety of not very good drummers who were all quickly replaced. JK sent out three numbers, 'Strong', 'Back in the Old Routine' and 'Oh No' to various Indie record companies in the US and England and had no response from the UK and a very good response from America so concentrated his efforts there and after being offered a silly deal initially, entered into a sensible distribution deal with 7records in San Antonio. (Unfortunately, in the time it took Jonathan to complete the album -he'd just finished the photoshoot!- 7records allegedly went bust, the owner allegedly got ill and the cops were allegedly called! So he's still waiting for another deal! In the meantime of course he's written another twenty two songs, the show-off!) Not being a clairvoyant, Jonathan attempted to write/record the other tracks for the album. He moved from the Soundhouse to the Snakeranch in Fulham after Simon Chamberlain who was now playing keyboards, suggested he become more involved in the project. (In reality, Simon was so critical of some of the playing on the album, he suggested a whole new bunch of musicians to make it sound less crap) Simon is a top session player, having played with Bjork, McCartney and George Fenton amongst many others, and he has known Jonathan for years, playing with him in 80s band the Websters. Nine more tracks were recorded at the Snakeranch, and Jonathan then enlisted the help of his friend Martin Winning (another ex Webster!) from Van Morrison on sax and flute. He brought with him trumpeter Matt Holland and introduced Jonathan to Nick Payn who plays harp and saxes for Bill Wyman. Simon suggested dynamic duo Steve Pierce and Iain Thomas who play with Average White Band's Hamish Stewart, for the rhythm section. And his mate Dermot Crehan, who was on the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, came in on violin. The whole thing was mixed by engineer Gerry O'Riordan. So...Jonathan had twelve tracks. But wasn't happy with some of them and perversely wanted to strip a lot of them down and start again! It wasn't really the sound he wanted. Simon wearily suggested he try celebrated producer Haydn Bendall, who Simon regularly worked with, who might rekindle his enthusiasm. Haydn suggested he initially produce three tracks, which he did at The Magnolia Palace in Hornsey, programmed by effervescent Dane Nikolaj Bloch. Three tracks were duly finished. Then Jonathan changed his mind again! He decided he'd produce them himself and went to the Loft Studio in West Kensington enlisting the aid of ex Snakeranch junior Paul Richardson as his engineer/mixer. Jonathan felt much more relaxed in this environment and wrote six more songs, dumping tracks like 'I'd Die for You' and 'Aflame' and 'Living it Up' and bringing in 'When Frankie Sings', ‘Carry a Torch’ and 'Stuck on You' which was a doodle Simon had done on cassette! And as the Loft was actually in Jonathan's house, he could record when he wanted to. And did! He added Sandy Burnett into the mix putting more double bass on the tracks, as well as Anna Phoebe's marvellously intuitive violin which is all over the album. Finally Jonathan added the cement. He employed the original programmer at the Magnolia Palace Nikolaj Bloch, to play hard edged angry electric guitar and sweet mandolin. Finally he was satisfied. Phew!