Sean Lee

Location:
NEW YORK, New York, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Americana / Powerpop / Rock
Site(s):
Born in New York City, Sean Lee comes from a musical family. His father, Jon Lee, was in the original production of Flower Drum Song on Broadway and performed in the showrooms of Las Vegas along side such stars as Elvis Presley and Don Rickles. Sean's own musical career started at the age of 12 with the purchase of a set of drums from an East Side pawnshop. When it came time for college, Sean headed to the music-rich city of Memphis, TN. While drumming and singing with the popular Memphis alternative band THE SUBTEENS, Sean was able to get his music heard Rescue Me Sean's first song to get airplay on radio, was recorded at Memphis' Ardent Studios and produced by Matt Martone (3 Doors Down, Sister Hazel). Returning to New York to pursue a solo career Sean banished his drums and began playing guitar in clubs throughout New York and the northeast. In the summer of 2000 Sean released the EP Stop Gap a mixture of studio tracks and live performances. In Late 2001 Sean entered Excello Studios (Fred Scheneider of the B52s and Richard Hell) to record his follow-up CD The Earth is Hollow. Working with Leo Overtoom and East Village music legend Tom Clark (Lenny Kaye from the Patti Smith Group, Kevn Kinney). Sean created The Earth Is Hollow which NY Rock said had a "clean minimalist sound (and) a refreshing twang about it"

Sean's latest album is Two Amp Songs Sean, Leo Overtoom (Ben Folds sound designer and East Village producer and engineer) and Saul Kessler carefully crafted this album for your listening pleasure. This powerpop delight is Sean's first full-length album. Two Amp Songs is available at CDBABY and can also be purchased at iTunes and Amazon.com. Two Amp Songs' Gracefully and Today have received airplay on WLNK (Charlotte, NC), WGVC (Greenville, SC), MIX 105 (Columbus, OH), B102 (Terre Haute, IN), The Tide 92.3 FM (Williamsburg, VA), FM107.1 (St. Paul/Minneapolis), WUSB 90.1 FM (L.I. NY), 1590AM The Connection(Ventura/LA, CA), The River 92.1 FM WMIS Bemidji, MN and PLASTICO ELATICO/TELEMADRID RADIO 101.3 / 106 F.M (Madrid, Spain)

Sean is proud to now be a KONSONANT artist and was featured in an ORBIT GUM commercial on this 2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS
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