Lee Fletcher (producer)
| Lee Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England, UK |
| Occupations | Producer, Arranger, Mastering Engineer, Musician, Film-maker |
| Instruments | Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Computer |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Associated acts | Centrozoon Markus Reuter Tuner (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) Judy Dyble This Fragile Moment (feat. Toyah Willcox) Chrysta Bell |
| Website | Official site |
Lee Fletcher is an English record producer, arranger, musician & mastering engineer, also known (though perhaps less so) for creating music-related video. His work has periodically been credited as [halo] (always spelt in lower-case text, enclosed in square brackets) or [halo] productions; a moniker employed for selected projects, though not in current use. Fletchertronics is another term commonly associated with Lee, routinely appearing as his Internet domain and/or username, (e.g. myspace.com/fletchertronics, etc).
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[edit] Background
Lee has a long association with German musician and producer Markus Reuter, with whom he has collaborated on numerous projects; The first substantial case being 2003's 'The Scent Of Crash And Burn' (a joint-venture between Markus's band Centrozoon and No-Man singer Tim Bowness), which he co-produced and mixed.[1] Lee went on to contribute sonically to a further two Centrozoon albums,[2][3] a digital-only remix EP,[4] plus an exclusive track that appeared on the Ozella label sampler 'Night',[5][6] as well as providing strategic support for other releases.[7]
Another frequent collaborator is Lee's wife Lisa Fletcher who performs vocals on a number of associated projects. Several titles produced under the [halo] name were made available online during the mid-late noughties, with an EP of covers (entitled 'Plagiarism') reportedly in the works[8] though postponed due to Lee's commitments to other projects/artists. The pair featured on Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter's second studio album under the band name Tuner, which was entitled 'Pole'.[9] This CD was subsequently ranked amongst the "50 all-time Prog Classics" by US Modern Drummer magazine.[10] Lisa and Lee have apparently recorded contributions to a future as yet incomplete Tuner release, and more recently Lee mastered and sequenced the live Tuner CD 'ZWAR' which is already commercially available.[11]
[edit] Present / Future
Recent audio works include contributions to recordings by David Lynch protege Chrysta Bell (mastering of the soon-to-be-released 'Strange Darling' album),[12] and This Fragile Moment, an improv ensemble fronted by Toyah Willcox, (production assistance and mastering).[13]
In January 2010 Lee announced that he was working on an avant-garde documentary film,[14] subsequently revealed to be titled 'Older Than God'.[15] The film promises to explore the creative worlds of (longtime collaborator) Markus Reuter, in a manner reflective of the tonal quality of his work. The visual language adopted by Lee for this project was revealed in the official trailer, which was released mid-February.[16] A special 15 minute featurette cut was made available online for a 48-hour promotional period in June 2010,[17] with the final film expected in 2012.
In early 2011 Lee completed extensive production work on an album for (ex-Fairport Convention) singer Judy Dyble entitled 'Newborn Creatures'. In addition to his role as producer / arranger Lee co-wrote the majority of the material, performed on all tracks, and mixed the album. Aside from selected tracks that have been issued within official compilations the work largely remains unreleased.
Most recently Lee has been producing, co-arranging and mixing an album entitled 'Propeller' for singer/songwriter GRICE. Contributing artists include renowned pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole, touch guitarist Markus Reuter, saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft, and freeform trumpeter Luca Calabrese, as well as Lee himself who provides additional bass guitar and programming.[18] This album is scheduled for release during winter 2011.
[edit] Partial discography
[edit] Albums / EPs
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Centrozoon | The Cult Of: Bibbiboo | Burning Shed | Lee Fletcher credited with "strategic support" |
| 2003 | Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) | The Scent Of Crash And Burn | Burning Shed | Co-produced, mixed, & partially arranged by Lee Fletcher |
| 2003 | Various, (inc. Centrozoon) | Night | Ozella Music | ‘The Hopeless Kind’ produced & mixed by Lee Fletcher |
| 2003 | Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) | Ten Versions Of America (Digital EP) | (None) | ‘Secret Prayers Mix’ produced, arranged, & mixed by Lee Fletcher / ‘TRG Radio Edit’ co-produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher and Philipp Muench |
| 2004 | Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) | Never Trust The Way You Are | Resonancer | 'Like A 1000 Stars', 'Not You', 'Song Unsung', 'Mother's Call' and 'The Scent Of Crash And Burn' produced, arranged and mixed by Lee Fletcher |
| 2004 | Tim Bowness | My Hotel Year | One Little Indian Records | 'The Me I Knew' - Lee Fletcher credited with "reverse technology" |
| 2007 | Tuner (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) | Pole | Unsung Records | ‘So High’ and ‘Down Below’ co-written by Markus Reuter, Lisa Fletcher & Lee Fletcher. Vocal arrangements and mixing on these titles by Lee Fletcher, with vocals performed by Lisa Fletcher |
| 2007 | Richie Nieto | Giant Robots And Sunsets | Satellites Sound Post Inc | 'The Hill Of Holes' co-written by Richie Nieto & Lee Fletcher. This piece was produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher, with vocals performed by Lisa Fletcher. Lee also contributes additional keyboards & programming |
| 2007 | Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) | Never Trust The Things They Do (Vinyl) | Tonefloat Records | 'Talkover' produced, arranged and mixed by Lee Fletcher / Incidental voices (on other titles) by Ian Boddy, Lee Fletcher, Philipp Quaet-Faslem, Noelle Mastelotto and Centrozoon |
| 2008 | Tovah | Escapologist | Lola | Vocals arranged and engineered by Lee Fletcher. Lee also contributes additional lyrics and backing vocals[19] |
| 2009 | This Fragile Moment (feat. Toyah Willcox) | This Fragile Moment | Unsung Records | Production assistance, and mastering by Lee Fletcher |
| 2009 | Tuner (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) | ZWAR (Live) | Unsung Records | Mastering & sequencing by Lee Fletcher |
| 2009 | Blld (05Ric & Markus Reuter) | Materia Prima (CD EP) | Squatter Madras | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[20] |
| 2010 | Moonbound | Peak Of Eternal Light | Unsung Records | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[21] |
| 2010 | 05Ric (featuring Gavin Harrison, Markus Reuter, Suzanne Barbieri & Lisa Fletcher) | BubbleBurstFlow | Burning Shed | A charity single in aid of bassist Mick Karn who was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer in June 2010 / Mastering by Lee Fletcher. Lee also engineered & edited Lisa Fletcher's original vocal session[22][23] |
| 2011 | Yoshi Hampl | ATX (Digital Single) | Unsung Records | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[24] |
| 2011 | Premonition Factory | The Sense Of Time | Premonition Factory | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[25] |
| 2011 | Moonbound | Our Day Will Come (Digital Single) | Unsung Records | Mastering (inc. exclusive b-side: 'Just One Step Away') by Lee Fletcher[26] / Video production also by Lee, (see Video / Film section) |
| 2011 | Stick Men (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) | Absalom | Unsung Records | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[27] |
| 2011 | Zero Ohms & Markus Reuter | The Sun Is Just The Sun But The Stars They Call The Heavens (Digital Album) | DiN Records | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[28] |
| 2011 | Stick Men (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) | Live In Buenos Aires (Digital Album) | Unsung Records | Mastering & post-production by Lee Fletcher |
| 2011 | Lake Cisco | Permanent Transient | Mastering by Lee Fletcher | |
| 2011 | Judy Dyble | Starcrazy - An Introduction To | Future Publishing | 'Heart Of Stone' & 'Crystal Voices' produced, arranged, mixed & co-written by Lee Fletcher |
| 2011 | Apple Juice | Rediscover The Beatles | Apple Juice | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[29] |
| 2011 | Markus Reuter featuring Sha | 0000 | Unsung Records | Mastering by Lee Fletcher[30] |
| 2011 | Markus Reuter | Kopfmensch | Unsung Productions | 'Mariola' (on the CD version only) produced, arranged, & mixed by lee Fletcher / 'Swansong' co-written by Markus Reuter, Lisa Fletcher & Lee Fletcher. Mixed by Lee Fletcher / All tracks mastered by Lee Fletcher[31] |
| 2011 | Springere | Recall | Springere | 'Sister' & 'Cowboy' co-written by Lee Fletcher (words / spoken voice) & Will Cruttenden (music)[32] |
| 2011 | Judy Dyble | Newborn Creatures *Complete, but unreleased | N/A | Previously scheduled for release in 2011, though now withdrawn / Produced, arranged, mixed & co-written by Lee Fletcher |
| 2011 | GRICE | Patiently (radio edit) (Digital Single) | Hungersleep Records | Produced, mixed & co-arranged by Lee Fletcher. Lee also contributes soundscapes, string arrangements, digital editing & treatments.[33] |
| 2012 | GRICE | Propeller | Hungersleep Records | Produced, mixed & co-arranged by Lee Fletcher. Lee also contributes bass guitar, electronic percussion, soundscapes, backing vocal arrangements, string & french horn arrangements, digital editing & treatments. '214 Squadron' & 'Propeller (Coda)' co-written by GRICE & Lee Fletcher.[34][35] |
| 2012 | Chrysta Bell | Strange Darling *Complete, but as yet unreleased | (TBC) | Originally scheduled for release during 2010, though currently still unreleased / Mastering by Lee Fletcher |
[edit] Video / Film
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | [halo] | Above My Eyes (Promo Video) | Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher / 'Above My Eyes' co-written (with Mathew Spittle), produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher[36] |
| 2009 | Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter | Joker (Promo Video) | Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher / 'Joker' single edit created by Markus Reuter & Lee Fletcher[37] |
| 2010 | Skin Diary | Too Late (Promo Video) *Unreleased | Originally scheduled for release Spring 2010 / Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher[38] This promo is currently unreleased |
| 2010 | Various, (inc. Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, Chrysta Bell) | OLDER THAN GOD (Documentary Film) *Announced, but not yet released | Scheduled for release during 2012 / Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher[39] |
| 2011 | Moonbound | Our Day Will Come (Promo Video) | Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher[40] |
| 2011 | GRICE | Propeller (Album Teaser) | Edited by Lee Fletcher[41] |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Centrozoon-The-Scent-Of-Crash-And-Burn/release/218110 Centrozoon 'The Scent Of Crash & Burn' Discogs page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/CENTROZOON-Never-Trust-The-Way-You-Are/release/426556 Centrozoon 'Never Trust The Way You Are' Discogs page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.crazy-diamond.nl/tonefloat/html/tfc106.htm Tonefloat Records 'Never Trust The Things They Do' page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Centrozoon-Ten-Versions-Of-America/release/223358 Centrozoon 'Ten Versions Of America' Discogs page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ archived Lee Fletcher blog entry, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/discography/album.php?aid=61182340446 official Lee Fletcher Facebook discography: 'Night' page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.centrozoon.de/the-cult-of-bibbibo.27.0.html official Centrozoon website: 'The Cult Of: Bibbiboo' page, retrieved February 16th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/notes/lee-fletcher-halo-music-production/halo-covers-venture/32757819184 Lee Fletcher | [halo] official Facebook page note, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=61461809&blogId=285207414 Lee Fletcher's official MySpace blog, retrieved February 18th, 2010
- ^ http://www.iapetus-store.com/shop/article_UR001CD/Tuner---Pole.html?shop_param=cid%3D1%26aid%3DUR001CD%26 Iapetus store 'Pole' page, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://www.iapetus-store.com/shop/article_UR011CD/TUNER---ZWAR-(exclusive-to-this-store).html?shop_param=cid=17&aid=UR011CD& Iapetus store 'ZWAR' page, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=61461809&blogId=512635426 Lee Fletcher's official MySpace blog, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=61461809&blogId=514469387 Lee Fletcher's official MySpace blog, retrieved February 15th, 2010
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=61461809&blogId=525703010 Lee Fletcher's official MySpace blog, retrieved February 13th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/olderthangodfilm 'Older Than God' Facebook page, retrieved February 13th, 2010
- ^ http://vimeo.com/9527559 'Older Than God' trailer, via Lee Fletcher's official Vimeo page, retrieved February 18th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=40077174220 'Older Than God' Facebook blog, retrieved September 21st, 2010
- ^ http://www.gricemusic.co.uk/propeller.html official GRICE site, Propeller page, retrieved October 6th, 2011
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/officialtovah Official Tovah Myspace page, retrieved February 13th, 2010
- ^ http://www.burningshed.com/store/artrock/product/119/1804/ Burning Shed store 'Materia Prima' page, retrieved February 13th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Moonbound/126606717086 official Moonbound Facebook artist page, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://www.burningshed.com/store/artrock/product/119/2245/ Burning Shed store 'BubbleBurstFlow' page, retrieved September 21st, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/discography/album.php?aid=146914741996813 official Facebook artist page, retrieved September 21st, 2010
- ^ http://soundcloud.com/yoshihampl/atx Yoshi Hampl ATX SoundCloud page, retrieved January 27th, 2010
- ^ http://music.premonitionfactory.com/album/the-sense-of-time Premonition Factory 'The Sense Of Time' official Bandcamp page, retrieved February 6th, 2011
- ^ http://www.vimeo.com/20412447 Iapetus Vimeo site / Moonbound page, retrieved March 17th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/fletchertronics.pro Lee Fletcher's official Facebook artist page, retrieved February 18th, 2011
- ^ http://www.leefletcher.net/discog.html official Lee Fletcher discography page, retrieved February 18th, 2011
- ^ http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_1635895 official artist ReverbNation page, retrieved October 6th, 2011
- ^ http://iapetus-store.com/album/0000 official label Bandcamp / order page, retrieved October 6th, 2011
- ^ http://iapetus-store.com/album/kopfmensch official label Bandcamp / order page, retrieved October 6th, 2011
- ^ http://spingere.bandcamp.com/album/recall official Springere: Recall Bandcamp page, retrieved Tuesday February 21st, 2012
- ^ http://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com/track/patiently-free-single-radio-edit official Hungersleep Records Bandcamp page for GRICE: Patiently, retrieved Tuesday February 21st, 2012
- ^ http://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/propeller-album official Hungersleep Records Bandcamp page for GRICE: Propeller, retrieved Tuesday February 21st, 2012
- ^ http://www.burningshed.com/store/artrock/product/119/3642/ official Burning Shed store page for GRICE: Propeller, retrieved Tuesday February 21st, 2012
- ^ http://vimeo.com/4753467 official Lee Fletcher 'Above My Eyes' Vimeo page, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://vimeo.com/6750421 official Markus Reuter 'Joker' Vimeo page, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/notes/lee-fletcher-halo-music-production/lf-new-year-round-up/262253909184 official Lee Fletcher Facebook page blog/note, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://vimeo.com/9527559 official Lee Fletcher 'OLDER THAN GOD' Vimeo page, retrieved February 19th, 2010
- ^ http://www.vimeo.com/20412447 official Iapetus Vimeo site / Moonbound page, retrieved March 17th, 2011
- ^ http://vimeo.com/29698893 official GRICE Vimeo site / Propeller (Album Teaser) page, retrieved October 6th, 2011
