Soul Visa

Genre: Lo-Fi / Soul / Funk Shawn Lee conjures up some important musical forms. His new album 'Soul Visa' bears all the hallmarks of Lee's auteur approach to his music. He has produced, mixed, sung and played every instrument on the album. Both rich in harmony and dynamic in scope, Lee commits himself to the classic three minute pop song. Inspired by the song-writing geniuses of Bacharach & David, Brian Wilson and Jimmy Webb, Shawn mixes it up musically but always keeps things soulful and melodic. 'Soul Visa' features a wealth of contemporary production techniques, inventive instrumentation and lush vocal harmonies. It's a place where the sounds of yesterday meet the sounds of today, skilfully constructing a conceptual bridge between the old school and the new. The album has grabbed the attention of the Japanese and the French particularly, where Shawn is a highly regarded cult artist whose records are considered to be musical masterpieces. Shawn's music has found fans and supporters in such fellow artists as Badly Drawn Boy, Zero 7, Coldcut and Vikter Duplaix. Originally from Wichita, Kansas and Los Angeles, Lee has been based in London for the last ten years. He has toured extensively across Europe and Japan spreading his gospel to the impassioned. As well as releasing a handful of solo albums on as many labels, Shawn is also an in-demand singer, session musician, songwriter and producer. He has worked with a diverse range of artists from the most respected talents of the leftfield to some of the biggest names in pop.