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Ill-Esha at the Highline Ballroom, N.Y. 2013 (with Richard Lee) Video by Larry Blumenstein Video Productions. Contact: larryblumenstein@aol.com, 917-817-2112. (Copyright 2013) (c)
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Hailing from Vancouver, BC (and inspired deeply by two years in San Francisco before recently moving to Denver, Colorado), ill-esha burst onto the North American electronic scene originally as a drum & bass vocalist featured on various releases for the likes of Breakbeat Science, Fokuz, and BluSaphir, gradually becoming known for the seamless incorporation of original vocals and MCing into her DJ sets. Her multi-dimensional approach spans every color in the bass music rainbow, creating a dynamic live show which has set ill-esha apart amidst some of electronic music's most groundbreaking acts -- her current live show features mostly original music chopped, screwed and beatmatched with live vocal effects and loops over top.

With releases on trendsetting labels such as Muti Music, Daly City, Street Ritual, Subway, Haunted Audio, Dub Police and Simplify, ill-esha has ranked in the top 3 on Junodownload, Addictech, Beatport Electronic and Soundcloud. Since the release of her first 12" single in her teens, ill-esha has been honing her skills as vocalist, DJ and producer who delivers studio efforts and live shows setting the stage for the future of electronic music. Her recent alliance with the Critical Beats project -- a pioneering effort by artists to assist indigenous tribes in developing media centres for communication and culture preservation -- is a resounding step forward on the path of an artist dedicated to creating social change and awareness through music.
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Richard Lee's new musical style "Vibe" is a fusion of this seasoned musical performer's experience playing the full range of musical language From his tours all over the world,
A professional trumpet player since he was 14-years old, when he would cut high school classes to go to college music classes with his older friends, Richard's musical career was shaped and reflects his early indoctrination by a friend at a young age to gospel music. By his early 20's he was playing with guitarist, Ed Cherry, drummer, Igancio Berroa and bass player, Marcus McGlaughin.
Disography
Horn lines for Mick Jagger's "Sweet Thing", Grant Green Jr.'s "Introducing G.G.", Pucho and The Latin Soul-Brothers " The Hideout " Milo Z " Live and Bumpin and Sweet and Nasty " and Scott Brown's "Flavors."