A graduate and postgraduate of Trinity College of Music. As a trombone player, credits include performing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Festival Hall and playing in a fanfare team for the Queen at the Lord Mayor’s Mansion. Lloyd works with several brass bands and other musical groups in the area as a conductor, with permanent positions at Poole Borough Brass Band, and the Christchurch RBL band. Lloyd has conducted at the National Brass Band Finals of Great Britain on 2 occasions, finishing third in 2019. With Poole Borough, he also won the West of England Third Division in 2020.