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'''Mary Spender''' (born 2 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist and [[YouTube personality]].<ref name="twsGworld111">{{cite web
'''Mary Spender''' (born 2 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and [[YouTube personality]].<ref name="twsGworld111">{{cite web
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| url= https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mary-spender-record-labels-told-me-to-put-the-guitar-down-luckily-i-was-stubborn-enough-to-ignore-them
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| title= Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them": The UK-based guitarist and songwriter on playing fingerstyle, the secret to her YouTube success and the pedal that changed her life
| title= Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them"
| access-date= 11 February 2020
| access-date= 11 February 2020
| quote=... Brighton-based guitarist Mary Spender is among the most successful...
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==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".<ref name="twsNFM101"/><ref name="twsGworld111"/><ref name="twsBristolPost234">{{cite web
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".<ref name="twsNFM101"/><ref name="twsGworld111"/><ref name="twsBristolPost234">{{cite web
| author= Tristan Cork
| author= Tristan Cork
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| title= The Bristol Cool List: The 50 coolest Bristolians alive today
| title= The Bristol Cool List: The 50 coolest Bristolians alive today
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=...An electric guitar, a sultry voice, and a video camera are the tools of Mary Spender's trade. Musician and filmmaker, her creativity...
}}</ref><ref name="twsIEMag111">{{cite web
}}</ref><ref name="twsIEMag111">{{cite web
| author= Staff writers
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| title= Mary Spender is one to watch at Ventnor
| title= Mary Spender is one to watch at Ventnor
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=...Mary Spender, a songwriter and musician based in Bristol who recently reached number 4 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter ...
}}</ref> Her music has been broadcast on various radio stations including [[BBC Radio]].<ref name="twsIEmag4222">{{cite web
}}</ref> Her music has been broadcast on various radio stations including [[BBC Radio]].<ref name="twsIEmag4222">{{cite web
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| title= Musical talent comes to Ventnor
| title= Musical talent comes to Ventnor
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=...singer songwriter Mary Spender from Bristol ....Miss Spender has won awards for her songwriting and performances ... made many appearances on the BBC and other radio stations around the world while touring....
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Her YouTube channel is themed on music and music technology. It has included interviews with guitarists [[KT Tunstall]], [[Jen Majura]], [[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]], [[Devin Townsend]], [[Kaki King]], [[Reina del Cid]], and Tomo Fujita. She has also appeared on other YouTube channels such as ''[[Andertons]]'', ''[[Adam Neely]]'' and ''That Pedal Show''.<ref name="twsGworld111"/><ref name="twsReverb111">{{cite web
Her YouTube channel is themed on music and music technology. It has included interviews with guitarists [[KT Tunstall]], [[Jen Majura]], [[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]], [[Devin Townsend]], [[Kaki King]], [[Elle Cordova]] (known at the time as Reina del Cid), [[Joshua Lee Turner|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''. <ref name="twsGworld111"/><ref name="twsReverb111">{{cite web
| author= Mallory Rees
| author= Mallory Rees
| date= 23 October 2019
| date= 23 October 2019
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| title= Mary Spender Built a Wild, Space-Themed Pedalboard
| title= Mary Spender Built a Wild, Space-Themed Pedalboard
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=...In a recent Chewsday Talks video on her popular YouTube channel, Mary takes some out-of-this-world gear for a test flight ... she tops it all off with a new trippy tune....
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| title= Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator
| title= Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=... studio of Mary Spender – a YouTube-based musician whose channel has already amassed a whopping 6.2 million views thanks to her “Tuesday Talks” video series ... deep dives into music topics of her choosing with artists....
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| author= Pete Carpenter
| author= Pete Carpenter
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| title= Best of Bristol: Mary Spender
| title= Best of Bristol: Mary Spender
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote= ... Mary Spender ... a native of Bristol, her distinctive guitar style and crisp, clear sultry vocal have been making waves throughout YouTube ... her ‘Tuesday Talks’ ... interviewing such talents as KT Tunstall, Devin Townsend and Kaki King...
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| title= Orange Amplification Launches First Online Rock Guitar Courses Accredited by UK Government Education Authority OFQUAL
| title= Orange Amplification Launches First Online Rock Guitar Courses Accredited by UK Government Education Authority OFQUAL
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| access-date= 11 November 2019
| quote=...YouTuber Mary Spender explains more in this video....
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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.<ref name="twsGuitar111">{{cite web
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.<ref name="twsGuitar111">{{cite web
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| date= 26 June 2019
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| title= Mary Spender says you should always be the worst guitar player in the room
| title= Mary Spender says you should always be the worst guitar player in the room
| access-date= 11 November 2019
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| quote=...“Always be the worst player in the room. I learnt that from studying classical music. ...
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpV5A65O3mvaJmlc669cI1A Official YouTube channel]
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 23 October 2024

Mary Spender
Spender in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 34)[citation needed]
Rinteln, West Germany[1]
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Bristol
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, YouTuber
Websitemaryspender.com
YouTube information
Channel
GenreMusic
Subscribers720 thousand[2]
Total views86 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 26 February 2024

Mary Spender (born 2 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and YouTube personality.[3]

Biography

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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".[4][3][5][6] Her music has been broadcast on various radio stations including BBC Radio.[7]

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. [3][8][9][4][10]

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.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "How Many Guitars Do I Own?". YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About Mary Spender". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b Pete Carpenter (2 January 2018). "Best of Bristol: Mary Spender". Native FM. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ Tristan Cork (29 January 2017). "The Bristol Cool List: The 50 coolest Bristolians alive today". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ Staff writers (24 October 2014). "Mary Spender is one to watch at Ventnor". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ Staff writers (3 October 2013). "Musical talent comes to Ventnor". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ Mallory Rees (23 October 2019). "Mary Spender Built a Wild, Space-Themed Pedalboard". Reverb. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator". Guitar Center. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
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