SAM LEE [Guitar/Synthesizer/Vocal/Harmony/Programming]
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Influences
Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, KITARO, Mattias IA Eklundh, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Bob Marley, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Water, Freddie King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Beyond (Wong Ka Kui、Koma Wong), Metallica, George Lynch, Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Moore, Blues Saraceno, Steve Morse, Jason Becker, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa
Sounds Like
Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, New Age, Electronica, Pop, J-Pop, a la Del Mar
[---- MAIN EQUIPMENTS ----]
[ GUITAR/AMP/EFFECTOR ]
●GIBSON 50's Les Paul Standard
●GIBSON SG '61 Reissue
●GIBSON Melody Maker
●FENDER Japan Stratocaster ST62-TX
●STEINBERGER USA GM-7SA
●WASHBURN SBF-80B Electric Acoustic Guitar
◆SANSAMP PSA-1 Preamp
◆ADA MP-1 Preamp
◆ROCKTRON Chameleon 2000 Preamp
■ROCKTRON Velocity120 Power Amp
■LANEY LV412S 4x12 Speaker Cabinet
■KORG DTR-2000 Digital Tuner
◆BOSS SD-2 DUAL OverDrive
◆PROCO RAT2
◆MXR ZW-44 Wylde Overdrive
[Artist Profile]
SAM LEE (born Feb 6, 1979 in Hong Kong, now living in Osaka - Japan) is a guitarist & songwriter. Before he comes to Japan, he was played in a local underground band in Hong Kong several years. After that (in 2001), he decided to go to Japan for his career. He started his own label “Uranus Music Factory” (www.uranusmusic.net) and focus on composing his original music. Until now, he got over 200 original songs with many type of genres, such as, pop, rock, new age, movie soundtrack, game music…etc..
In 2005, he won Honorable Mention in the “instrumental” category in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (ISC - http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/) with his song “Chaos City”, and in the next year (2006), he won the Best Composition of Hong Kong in the Music Aid International Music Awards 2006 (http://www.musicaid.org/awards.htm) with his song “Sweet Trip”. In 2007, he started to compose song for the local Japanese Companies.
[Biography]
●2007 有限会社ジャパンリフォームへのテーマ曲提供
●2007 有限会社レオンワークスへのテーマ曲提供
●2006 Music Aid International Music Awards Winner of Best Composition in Hong Kong
●2005 International Songwriting Competition ISC - Honorable Mention Winner
[アーティスト紹介]
香港出身のギタリスト・作曲家。日本に来るまでは、香港を拠点にギタリストとしてバンド活動を中心に活動していたが、2001年に日本に来てからは、個人レーベルである『Uranus Music Factory』を立上げ、作曲活動を中心に行っている。ジャンルは特に決まっていないが、ポップスやロックからNew Ageまで、様々な楽曲製作を行っている。オリジナル曲は、およそ200曲以上。また、2005年及び2006年に、アメリカの音楽コンテストのインストルメンタル部門で優秀作品に選ばれた経歴もある。現在、ESPエンタテインメントスタッフ、企業のイメージソングの作曲、新人アーティストへの楽曲提供などとして活躍中。
[Discography]
◆15th 『NAMELESS HERO』, 2008
◆14th 『CHALLENGER』, 2008
◆13th 『THE BEST OF SAM LEE (Highlight)』, 2007
◆12th 『ADDICTED TO THE GAME』, 2007
◆11th 『THE BEST OF SAM LEE』, 2003-2006
◆10th 『SAMTHINK RHYTHM』, 2006
◆9th 『HUMAN LIFE』, 2006
◆8th 『NEW YEAR 2006』, 2006
◆7th 『BELIEVE』, 2005
◆6th 『MUSIC PARADISE』, 2005
◆5th 『NOBODY ELSE』, 2005
◆4th 『GUITAR MAN』, 2004
◆3rd 『SPIRITS COSMOS』, 2004
◆2nd 『HAPPINESS』, 2003
◆1st 『YOU MY YOU』, 2003
Thanks for the add. Voodoo Circle is: David Readman - vox, Alex Beyrodt - guitars, Mat Sinner - bass, Mel Gaynor - drums, Jimmy Kresic - keys! As special guests on the debut album will attend: Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio) Norifumi Shima (Double Dealer) and Richard Andersson (Majestic, Space Odyseey). A hell of a line up. Voodoo Circle?s debut album will be released in November in Japan, then in the rest of the world. Check also www. alexbeyrodtjapan. com, Alex' Japanese homepage and www. myspace. com/alexbeyrodt. Stay tuned, Cheers!
