BIOGRAPHY

Lady V’s musical talent was unleashed during her early school years playing recorder, flute, clarinet and violin. However, her music tutor Alan Kennedy a professional saxophonist endured many months of constant nagging until he finally gave in and let her play her first notes on a saxophone. Within only a few months of playing, her natural ability and talent shone through, Lady V started flying through The Associated Board of the Royal School of Music grades, and was invited to play at the prestigious High Scores Concert at age 11.

By the age of 16, Lady Victoria aka Louise Batey had achieved the highest grade – Grade 8 switching to the Guildhall Jazz Grades and achieving a Distinction. Whilst studying towards these grades, she gathered many years of experience leading brass sections and performing with pop and soul bands in venues such as the NEC Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. In addition to these funky performances Lady V demonstrated her diversity as a saxophonist performing with Orchestras, Theatre Company’s and even the Cold Stream Guards Band.

After studying music through to A Level she was offered a place at Sir Paul McCartney’s Institute for Performing Arts – LIPA studying Music (BA Hons) and graduated in 2006. However, the decision to be a professional musician was not an easy one, whilst studying the saxophone Lady Victoria held top 10 UK rankings in Athletics, training and competing with the GB Athletic Squad being advised by top coaches and world class athletes including Jonathan Edwards, Aisha Hansen and Chris Tomlinson.

Over the last few years her reputation has spread rapidly amongst DJ's, musicians, and promoters, who have witnessed her breathtaking performances and her passion and talent are earning her a loyal and steadily growing fan base. Her national and international performances include working with Kinky Malinki, Fierce Angles, Miss Monneypennys, Hed Kandi and independent gigs around the UK, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, the Ukraine, Jakarta, Egypt, Mexico, The Philippenes, Russia and Germany. These performances have given Victoria the opportunity to play alongside DJ’s such as Ron Carroll, Grant Nelson, Mark Doyle, Hoxton Whores, The Freemasons and the house legend himself Farley Jack Master Funk to name but a few.

In conjunction with the house music and dance scene, Lady V also writes and performs a lot of her own material, performs at Film Premier Parties, Corporate Venues, at Weddings, with Funk bands, a well known Pink Floyd Tribute Band and in between her hectic schedule records as a session artist.