Wendy Bevan

Wendy Bevan is a British Musician and Creative Polymath from London; the she creates with her music and imagery, conjures a darkly lit, ethereal, alternative universe that captures a strange symmetry in temporality, dream-states, and decay.

As a vocalist and violinist, she combines a surreal and theatrical approach to her work. Developing a unique cinematic style of her own guided by her free spirit & personality as a renaissance artist working between genres to create a most eclectic of worlds in song writing, composition, visuals & performance. Bevan grew up in a theatrical family. Her father being an iconic Actor in the cult genre of Sci-Fi and Horror world, she always had a fascination in the otherworldly, dreams and fantasy. After attending Art School in London where she studied photography; Bevan began to develop a vision for a world of her own creation that became the stage for her soundtracks. During this time she continued to play the violin and sing in numerous music projects in London and went on to start her wildly theatrical band Temper Temper, of whom she played Latitude festival with in 2012.

In 2014 Wendy signed to French label Kwaidan & K7 records and went on to release her first solo album in 2016, Rose and Thorn. Wendy’s own take on Electronic Rock saw her compared to Siouxsie Sioux meets PJ Harvey. ‘Rose and Thorn’ bought together dark pulsing electronic synths, minimalist post punk bass lines & her collaboration with the prestigious Balanescu Quartet, of live string arrangements & performances on several of her songs. The album features the song ‘Love From the Moon’ which became Number One upon its release in the European Alternative charts in 2016. In 2018 her EP ‘Falling’ featured on XLR8R magazine, USA was also awarded with number one download’s at the end of 2018. Throughout 2020 Wendy collaborated with Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes on ASTRONOMIA a series of 4 instrumental, contemporary classical, soundtrack albums, with a total of 52 tracks.

Composing with her electric violin, pedals, synths and vocals, the magical project launched in March 2021 and each of the four albums was released on the Solstices and Equinox’s throughout the year. The duo’s creative collision of analogue synthesizers, violins, voices and orchestral arrangements was fueled by a shared attraction to the Universe and ancient mythology, producing a truly unique collection of records. Each individual piece is a sonic painting, a tapestry of rich textures and haunting melodies forming soundscapes. Her love for the violin started when she first picked up the instrument at the age of seven. She found it resonated closely with the voice and was intrinsically linked to the fluidity of human emotions, enabling her to express ineffable ideas through her compositions, exploring spaces between the light and dark. In 2022 she was invited by NYC based, music supervisor Randall Poster to be part of the Bird Song project. Her track The Calling is featured alongside other artists contributions including Nick Cave, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Karen O and numerous others. Using the blue print the Wendy and Nick Rhodes created during the Astronomia series as collaborators, Wendy has now finished writing her 5th album, produced by Nick- Alone With The Unknown due to be released in 2024. For Frieze LA 2024, Wendy collaborated with performance artist Millie Brown and composed a piece of music in response to her installation, Photosymphony. Fusing the language of the two artists worlds, she created a vast canvas of sound that exploring frequencies into a soundscape inspired by elements of Fire, Earth, Air and Water.

She is currently developing on a new experimental, psychedelic, ambient project on her violin, with producer/artist Mark Van Hoen aka LOCUST.

“Exquisitely atmospheric.” – American Songwriter
“Transcendent Soundtrack for our Perilous Time.” – VOGUE
‘A new goth icon in the making’ – Destroy/ Exist
“A Gothic Goddess for the 21st Century…is Wendy Bevan the new Siouxsie Sioux?” – Black Book Magazine, USA
“A marvellous chanteuse.” – The Times
“Rock and Roll from an unforgettable performer.” – The List