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Born | (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 34) Rinteln, West Germany | ||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||
Education | University of Bristol | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, YouTuber | ||||||
Website | maryspender | ||||||
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Genre | Music | ||||||
Subscribers | 720 thousand | ||||||
Total views | 86 million | ||||||
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Last updated: 26 February 2024 |
Mary Spender (born 2 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and YouTube personality.
Biography
Spender writes and performs original songs. Her guitar style has been described as "crisp" with a "harmonically rich, percussive style" and her songwriting as "confessional" and "sultry". Her music has been broadcast on various radio stations including BBC Radio.
Her YouTube channel is themed on music and music technology. It has included interviews with guitarists KT Tunstall, Jen Majura, James Valentine, Devin Townsend, Kaki King, Elle Cordova (known at the time as Reina del Cid), Josh Turner, Molly Tuttle, and Tomo Fujita. She has also appeared on other YouTube channels such as Rob Scallon, Andertons, Adam Neely, Rick Beato and That Pedal Show. She also made a guest appearance on the quiz show Lateral.
Spender was born at the British Military Hospital in Rinteln, Germany, the daughter of a British Army officer. She studied classical music at the University of Bristol, including playing the viola and classical singing.
References
- "How Many Guitars Do I Own?". YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "About Mary Spender". YouTube.
- ^ Dickson, Jamie; Mead (Guitarist), David; Spender, Mary (10 February 2020). "Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them"". Guitar World. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Pete Carpenter (2 January 2018). "Best of Bristol: Mary Spender". Native FM. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Tristan Cork (29 January 2017). "The Bristol Cool List: The 50 coolest Bristolians alive today". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Staff writers (24 October 2014). "Mary Spender is one to watch at Ventnor". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Staff writers (3 October 2013). "Musical talent comes to Ventnor". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Mallory Rees (23 October 2019). "Mary Spender Built a Wild, Space-Themed Pedalboard". Reverb. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator". Guitar Center. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- GGM Staff (11 November 2019). "Orange Amplification Launches First Online Rock Guitar Courses Accredited by UK Government Education Authority OFQUAL". Guitar Girl Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Josh Gardner (26 June 2019). "Mary Spender says you should always be the worst guitar player in the room". Guitar.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
External links
- Official YouTube channel
- Mary Spender discography at Discogs
- Mary Spender at IMDb
- Mary Spender discography at MusicBrainz
- British women singer-songwriters
- British women guitarists
- Music YouTubers
- Musicians from Bristol
- Musicians from Brighton and Hove
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- 1990 births
- People from Rinteln
- Musicians from Lower Saxony
- 21st-century British guitarists
- YouTubers from Bristol
- YouTubers from Brighton and Hove