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Welcome to the official website of Lee Warren
multi-instrumentalist, producer and performer.

Latest news:

December 12, 2008
Tour news ...


Today was off to an early start:
The band had a scheduled appearance on CTV's Canada AM show.
This is a nationally broadcast daily television show, much like Good Morning America.
Despite playing a show in St.Catharines the night before and having a 6:00am studio call, Michelle and the band pulled together a great performance.
They played 'I know Santa's been here' live to air.
It's a really fun song with a Western Swing feel which was written by Canadian artist Patricia Conroy.
Next they video taped 'Rudolf the red nosed reindeer' for broadcast at a later date.
Later this evening, Michelle and the band will perform at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. That makes for one long day!
    

   
December 01, 2008
Tour news ...
Lee is about to leave on tour with Michelle Wright once again.
The 'I'm Dreaming Of A Wright Christmas' tour runs from Dec 03 - 19 inclusive and criss crosses Ontario, Canada.
There will be 16 concerts and likely some promotional appearances on network television.
In addition to Lee and guitar player Shaun Bayles, the band features 2 new members:
Matt Crouse on drums and Clint Parris on keyboards and vocals.
They're both great musicians and really cool guys to work and hang out with.
Recent rehearsals have revealed great chemistry and renewed energy between Michelle and the revamped band.
This should make for a fun time!

Here's a picture of the bus and trailer for this tour, from Star Coach in Atlanta, Georgia. (The driver's name is Bones!).
On another note, there are rumours of European tour dates in 2009 ... stay tuned for details.

November 07, 2008
Replacement gear ...
In the quest to replace his beloved "Sparky", Lee sought help from the great folks at Gibson/Epiphone.
Now he has a wonderful new guitar to debut on the 2008 Michelle Wright Christmas Tour.
Knowing that it would be hard to truly replace Sparky, he chose an Antique White SG Custom style guitar.
Pictures to follow.
Lee also got a new amplifier: an Epiphone Valve Junior.
These are a 'must have' for the recording studio.
Note to the guitar and audio nerds: it's 5 watts of pure Class A power in a beautiful boutique style package!
Thanks for all the help Codey!

August 21, 2008
Stolen equipment ...
On the night of August 17 or early on August 18, Lee had much of his stage gear stolen from a vehicle in Barrie, Ontario.

Please click on this link for pictures and details.

• Summer rolls into fall ...
Michelle finshed the Summer season with a run of shows that included venues in Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Old friend and ex bandmate Michael Freeman was enlisted to play bass in Sydney, NS, as Joe was unavailable.
A big thank you and shout out to Michael.
He did a fantastic job -- it was as though he'd never left!

February 02, 2008
A good time was had by all

Feb 02/2008 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
with Michelle Wright.

• A change of the guard ...
On a sad note, two close friends recently left
the Michelle Wright band: Dan Nadasdi has
decided to leave the road behind in favour of
raising sons Taggart and Hudson, along
with wife Rhonda.
Drummer Rick Marks left the band to pursue
other opportunities - most likely in the sun!
Both of these guys will be greatly missed.
   

• A beautiful new guitar for Lee
Long time friend, musician and luthier, John Loomer is crafting one of his fine acoustic guitars for Lee.
It's an OM style and promises to be a treasured instrument.
On a recent trip to Toronto, Lee had an opportunity to play a couple of John's guitars and was thoroughly impressed by the sound, feel and finish.
John takes great care to build an instrument that he can be proud of, knowing that it will bring years of pleasure in the hands of those fortunate enough to own one.


• Matt Crouse rocks the Soo!
To fill the drum chair on a recent Michelle Wright show,
Lee called on friend and ace Nashville based drummer
Matt Crouse.
They played the Bon Soo Festival in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario at the Steelback Arena.
Matt is the same great player that Lee chose to play on the Leanne Douglas cd Under The Covers.
• Other news items

We've begun adding images to the pictures page
    Please check them out via the pictures link!
New pictures added to Lee's myspace page!
    Please go there and check them out.
    There are links on this page to take you there.
Lee's brother Roy now has a myspace page.
    We will post the address once his site is ready.
    Roy was the inspiration for Lee to begin playing!
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    Please use the contact link to email us.

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