PYT - Lauren Mayhew, Tracy Williams,
Lydia Bell, and Ashley Niven are PYT a fresh and exceptionally
talented new pop group from Tampa, Florida. Though all four girls are only
thirteen years old, the members of PYT have been friends for several
years. Lauren, Tracy and Lydia met at age six when they began performing
with "Entertainment Revue," a Tampa-based musical theater troupe; Ashley
Niven later joined the Revue at age nine. Over the years that followed, the
girls have individually developed their talents and amassed considerable
experience through involvement in live theater, television, radio, print,
and musical revues.
In the fall of 1998, Lauren, Tracy, Lydia, and
Ashley decided to form a musical group and began refining their stage
choreography and vocal style. Notes Lydia proudly: "Our parents encouraged
us but they didn't push us." "We asked to do it," Tracy affirms. "We put
this together ourselves!"
The result is PYT, an enchanting blend
of upbeat, R&B-flavored pop in the style of the Backstreet Boys and Britney
Spears and smooth vocal harmonizing a la En Vogue and Boyz II Men. The girls'
stylistic versatility is demonstrated by energetic pop/dance tracks like
"Something More Beautiful" (the first single), light-but-tight funk songs
like "D.F.W." ("Down for Whatever"), and the heartfelt ballad "Book of Dreams."
PYT have spent a good part of the summer
touring with pop superstars 'NSYNC and are now on tour with Britney Spears.
These tours only hint at the kind of success PYT will no doubt have in the
near future.