Linzi Stoppard

Linzi Stoppard (born 1979) is a British electric violinist.

Linzi Stoppard
Born (1979-01-07) January 7, 1979
Surrey, England
InstrumentsElectric violin
LabelsEdel AG/Universal Music Group
Associated actsFUSE[1]
Websitelinzistoppard.com

Biography

Linzi Stoppard started taking violin lessons at the age of four.[2] She grew up in Surrey, and was trained under the Suzuki method.[1]

At the age of eighteen, Linzi Stoppard signed her first modelling contract, while still teaching and playing session violin.[3] As of 2010 is currently signed to Models 1.[4]

At nineteen, she was spotted by the music producers Oliver Adams and Praga Khan during a violin session. This resulted in her fronting Tattoo of Pain, an American heavy metal group.[5] Linzi Stoppard then formed a duo called Babe Instinct, for which she provided the vocals.[5] Later, she went back to electric violin and gave several performances.

In June 2004, she married Will Stoppard, son of Tom Stoppard and Dr. Miriam Stoppard.[2][5] In 2006, the director Stephen L'Heureux offered her a cameo role in his next film, after he saw her performing at the Cannes Film Festival.

At the end of 2007 Linzi joined Ben Lee to form a heavy-metal duo known as 'FUSE'.[1] FUSE has performed at several events, including C Music TV's European launch event at the 2008 Cannes Television festival[6] and the 2009 British Red Cross International Fundraising Committee Gala Ball.[7]

In 2009, FUSE signed a record deal with Edel AG Records, releasing their debut album "FUSE" the following year. The album released, in 2010, features a version of Coldplay's Fix You.[8]

FUSE are also keen educators and were interviewed in the "European String Teachers Association" magazine in the summer of 2010.[9]

In September 2010, Linzi held Fashion for the Brave in London for Help for Heroes, the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund, and ABF – The Soldiers Charity.[10]

In a collaboration with society jeweller Theo Fennell, Ben Lee & Linzi Stoppard created the world's first 24 carat gold plated electric violins encrusted with diamonds, sapphires and rubies.[11]

See also

References
  1. Michael Pilgrim (5 May 2010). "Fuse: Linzi Stoppard interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. Hugh Davies (27 May 2006). "The angel who plays a wild violin tames an old devil at Cannes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. Michale Pilgrim (6 May 2010). "From fashion model to heavy-metal violinist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. "Linzi Stoppard portfolio". Models 1. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  5. "As the playwright said to the rock violinist..." The Sunday Times. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  6. "Hitting the Right Note! C Music TV Launches across Europe" (PDF) (Press release). C Music TV. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  7. "FUSE and Britain's Got Talent star to perform at British Red Cross Gala Ball" (Press release). British Red Cross. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  8. Tom Stoppard and Linzi Stoppard (16 May 2010). "As the playwright said to the rock violinist..." The Times. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  9. Jonathan Bungard (June 2010). "JESTA Magazine: FUSE interview". ESTA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  10. "The best of British fashion and the British Armed Forces to unite for a charity event like no other". The Daily Telegraph. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  11. "Rock violin band FUSE hoping to strike gold – with 24 carat instruments". Daily Mirror. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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