Missage Is a Mirror Hold Your Breath by Daniel Lee

" -- The Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC

"Lee combines the laid-back yet unquestionably aware vocals of Ben Harper with a funk-guitar style reminiscent of John Mayer." - Editor's Pick, WashingtonPost.com

Daniel Lee's voice takes center stage with its warmth, character, and five-octave range. He pairs that memorable voice with powerful, percussive, sophisticated guitar work, but played in a way that people can cling to.

" DANIEL LEE - Missage Is a Mirror Hold Your Breath: Everything about Daniel's songwriting and production has intensified: the songs that rock out ROCK OUT; the songs that groove hard groove HARD; the songs that sweetly lull you to that serene place do it with eerie grace ... each song ... erupts with a majestic hook worthy of the classic songwriting heroes we all love." - Seth Horan, artist on BMI records.

Hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Daniel Lee began the study of classical guitar at age 7, has been composing music since his teens, and taught high school senior English prior to dedicating himself full time to creating and performing music. Daniel's music and lyrics are fresh and new, but he is not shy to integrate the healthy influences of artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to Joni Mitchell to Sting as well as incorporating the New Orleans jazz, blues, and Creole musical traditions of his roots.

Daniel Lee has shared stages with Shawn Mullins, Better Than Ezra, David Garza, John Mayer, Ian Moore, Cowboy Mouth, Michelle Malone, and Matthew Kahler, among others. In June 2005 he opened for a Mountain Stage Show featuring Guy Clark and Loudon Wainwright III. He has performed in 20 states and at festivals in Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and the Washington, DC area.

Competitions and Awards

Daniel's creative and performing talents are being recognized: He has been named Artist-in-Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore (Washington, DC area) for the 2005-2006 academic year(www.strathmore.org) * He is a National Winner of Performing Songwriter Magazine's 2005 NewSong Contest(www.NewSongFestival.com) * He is a winner of the prestigious Eddie's Attic Shootout Competition for Performing Songwriters (Atlanta) * He won Gold Prize in the Rock/Alternative category of the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Washington; he also won Third Place Overall, beating out 900 entries * He is a two-time winner of the CJ's Landing Top-of-the-Tree Songwriter's Contest (Atlanta) * He has won the Zeigler Music Guitar Wars for his guitar virtuosity.

Discography

Superfish Illumination (2002) * Eight Sides of Love (2003) * missage is a mirror hold your breath (2004)

lights and sound for the lost and found ((DVD) 2005). All are self-produced.

Seth Horan, recording artist on BMI records on Daniel's newest album missage is a mirror hold your breath: "Everything about Daniel's songwriting and production has intensified: the songs that rock out ROCK OUT; the songs that groove hard groove HARD; the songs that sweetly lull you to that serene place do it with eerie grace ... each song ... erupts with a majestic hook worthy of the classic songwriting heroes we all love."

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