http://www.balconytv.co.uk 26/02/2009
PRESENTED BY LAYLA ANNA-LEE
Singer/Songwriter Lee was born in Durban, South Africa. Frank Sinatra, George Formby, ABBA introduced him to all things musical before the eighties hairspray juggernaught took over. After a couple of years studying jazz guitar and practising his moo maa moo's with Miriam Backhouse he joined rock band Saint Legend in 1991. The band enjoyed three relatively successful years gigging up and down their home country. They supported international rock bands Indecent Obsession and Foreigner and received a fair amount of radio play as well as appearing on local television. After recording their debut album and on the eve of filming their first music video the band split due to reasons that have very much become the rock 'n roll cliche.
Lee emigrated to the UK a short time after and busied himself playing in cover bands until he hooked up with original band Minifish who decided to take him on as their singer. The band managed to score a full page article in the Melody Maker and played gigs at the Rock Garden, Underworld, the Mean Fiddler, and The Orange to name a few before Lee was poached by a German record producer.
Silbersack Recordings based in Halle, Saale signed Lee to a solo deal towards the end of the nineties. The album was produced and recorded with local musicians but was never released.
Since then Lee has continued playing live as the lead singer with function band The GnT Experiment who recently appeared in the BBC production "The Line of Beauty" which aired in 2006. Lee has never strayed far from his passion for songwriting however and performs regular solo gigs throughout Kent.
Rich Mr Sax records spotted Lee in the summer of 2006 and having made an instant and significant impression on owner and chief producer Mark Duggan, he was immediately signed and bought in to record a 4 track EP and album. The video for the single "The Best in Me" was filmed in March 2007 and is included on the EP.
Now see him on the balcony and check out his myspace link below!
www.myspace.com/leethompsonband
Tune in again tomorrow!
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