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Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra is a project by multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee.
Shawn grew up in a rural area on the outskirts of Wichita, Kansas. His mother is half Lebanese, half American Indian, his father Irish-American. While his peers got off on cheesy corporate rock and the kind of line-dancing tunes recently fashionable in Gap ads, Shawn was groovin to the blaxploitation funk Sly and the Isleys. Later, his local Baptist Church widened his appreciation of black music, but when he sang and played drums in its gospel choir, he discovered some of his white friends were racists who disapproved. F**k this, he thought, time to leave the Mid-West but not before playing in local band Lotus with future country superstar Martina Mcbride.
Next stop Los Angeles. Already an able multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, perc,bass, etc) Shawn now set about developing his songwriting. There were bands, publishing deals, relationships,tours and day jobs: more notches on the bedpost of experience. Shawn was introduced to producers the Dust Brothers( post Paul’s Boutique) and spent much time hanging out,drinking cappuccino’s and making mix tapes from their dusted record collection. .This period also saw Shawn befriend the late Jeff Buckley, and somebody, somewhere has a tape of them jamming Honky Tonk Woman. “Keith your fired”!!!!!
In 1995, Shawn moved to London, where he recorded his solo debut for DJ Gilles Peterson’s Talkin Loud label. For all the wrong reasons, the album was never released. It was soul destroying; a bit like somebody erasing 3 years of your life. Resolving to write and record on his own terms, Shawn kept working.
Shawn grew up in a rural area on the outskirts of Wichita, Kansas. His mother is half Lebanese, half American Indian, his father Irish-American. While his peers got off on cheesy corporate rock and the kind of line-dancing tunes recently fashionable in Gap ads, Shawn was groovin to the blaxploitation funk Sly and the Isleys. Later, his local Baptist Church widened his appreciation of black music, but when he sang and played drums in its gospel choir, he discovered some of his white friends were racists who disapproved. F**k this, he thought, time to leave the Mid-West but not before playing in local band Lotus with future country superstar Martina Mcbride.
Next stop Los Angeles. Already an able multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, perc,bass, etc) Shawn now set about developing his songwriting. There were bands, publishing deals, relationships,tours and day jobs: more notches on the bedpost of experience. Shawn was introduced to producers the Dust Brothers( post Paul’s Boutique) and spent much time hanging out,drinking cappuccino’s and making mix tapes from their dusted record collection. .This period also saw Shawn befriend the late Jeff Buckley, and somebody, somewhere has a tape of them jamming Honky Tonk Woman. “Keith your fired”!!!!!
In 1995, Shawn moved to London, where he recorded his solo debut for DJ Gilles Peterson’s Talkin Loud label. For all the wrong reasons, the album was never released. It was soul destroying; a bit like somebody erasing 3 years of your life. Resolving to write and record on his own terms, Shawn kept working.
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AMSOUNDS wrote:
Shawn Lee is on tour in November-- come out and see it live
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quietquiet wrote:
nice
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Sno_Oppy wrote:
great.
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RussellJones wrote:
i am in love with this sound.
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NovemberNovice wrote:
Oslo Morning.....
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niggalex wrote:
Amazing
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AMSOUNDS wrote:
AM & Shawn Lee are touring as support for Thievery Corporation. New album Celestial Electric out on ESL
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AMSOUNDS wrote:
New Shawn Lee music- free mp3 of Dark Into Light. Get the Shawn Lee tiger mask, the new music on tape or 12" and more: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/amandshawnlee
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RJM32 wrote:
phoenix firebird is my joint.
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Shawn Lee is now on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shawn-Lee/156750221048501#!/pages/Shawn-Lee/156750221048501?sk=wall
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listeeeeen wrote:
just discovered them...wowow..amazing stuff
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RJM32 wrote:
cairo cairo is funky as fuck.
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AMSOUNDS wrote:
Shawn Lee playing in March in Los Angeles and at SXSW: http://www.last.fm/event/1851075+AM+-+Shawn+Lee+SXSW+Pre-Party http://www.last.fm/event/1851127+AM+-+Shawn+Lee+ http://www.last.fm/event/1851117+AM+and+Shawn+Lee+
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kristenbrutus wrote:
Ahmayzuhn
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backdoorbear wrote:
какой же приятный олдскульный саунд!!! ммм... Great oldschool sound!
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brun-o wrote:
world of funk is effin' tops, chaps
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day-quil wrote:
"fuck this" he thought lol
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RawMatterial wrote:
Carol of the Bells Is F**king Psychedelic. Love It
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ahah=)) nice.
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