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Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee - Pianist / Composer

About Me

PIANIST: currently immersed in BACH fugues and the genius of THELONIOUS MONK, WENDY CARLOS, SCOTT WALKER, BILLY MACKENZIE, PAUL CEZANNE, HENRI MATISSE, EDGAR ALLAN POE, JAMES JOYCE.

Stephen has written original compositions for a number of short/arthouse films: "LAURENS ACHILLES HEAD" was shown at Edinburgh film festival, composed part of score 'Malcolm in E flat' & 'Episode IV'.
"KERBCRAWLING IN MINIMARKETS" (short film) composed all music apart from 'Ghosts'.
"A HALF ASSEDLY THOUGHT OUT PICTORIAL SEMI-VISION THING" composed one song 'Theme from Hermione'.

CD AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2008: "Pianoforte Inventions Volume 3"

Currently working on original compositions.

"The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music."

{The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 1}

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/20/2006
Band Website: 8391 Beverly Blvd. 349, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Band Members: All Compositions by S.Lee
S.Lee - Acoustic Piano, Strings/synths

Ron Elder - Acoustic Bass on "tres grave in g minor" & "violin melody parts I & II"

Jason Sellars - Flugel Horn & Trumpet on "The Decline of Dominant Harmony"

myspace.com/jasonpsellars

All songs recorded at Hastieretreat Studios and Park Lane Studios in Glasgow

"The Decline of Dominant Harmony", "Theme from Hermione" & "First Variation on Theme" all engineered by Grant Milne

Ghosts (Sylvian) appears courtesy of Samadhisound? Vocals by Rob Graham
Influences: At the moment I am listening to: Morriconi, Sakamoto, Wendy Carlos "Clockwork Orange" soundtrack, Joanna Macgregor, Clint Eastwood/Lennie Niehaus soundtracks, love Tony Visconti's production on new Morrissey album, Sinatra/Jobim album with the great Claus Ogerman on strings is sublime, Michel Legrand, the fantastic string arrangements of Wally Stot:

plusStravinsky, Velvet Underground, Bernard Herrmann, Gyorgi Ligeti, Bowie, Lou Reed, Debussy, Donald Fagen, Mike Garson, Early Elton, Bacharach, Zappa, JS Bach, Chopin, Keith Jarrett, Miles, Billy Strayhorn, Monk, Glenn Gould, Radiohead, Michel Legrand, Gordon Jenkins, Scott Walker, Rogers & Hart, Duke Ellington, Syd Barrett, Robert Fripp and many others.


Sounds Like: COMPACTED AWARENESS - GEMS FLATTENING - ASSASSINATING RHYTHM - VEINS FILLED WITH EXISTANCE - SOUL-AR ENERGY IN THE SHAPE OF A LAUGHING PACK OF SCARABS DRESSED IN COATS OF MILK ARMOUR - BEYOND RACE/ GENDER/ BAPTISM/ MATHEMATICS/ POLITRICKS
Type of Label: Indie