J. Lee

J. Lee

Jason A. Lee is a New England born musician, composer, producer, painter and sculptor. He writes and performs guitar and vocals for the rock band Starry Skemes, Farfisa organ and synth in the improv psych band Warm Spell, produces and performs music lights and theatrics with the 3rd Hand Collective and is an avid modular synthesist. J. also paints landscapes en plein aire ala prima and designs mobiles, fountains and candelabras. He is married to Marina Lazzara and is the dad of Maizie Jade Lazzara Lee. He is also good pals with dog Bella Rose and an acquaintance of birds Aspen and Luna. He has lived in San Francisco, CA since 1993.
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Prom Theme & Prom Theme pt 2

Prom Theme/Static Faction(1997) Prom Theme pt 2/the Rabbles(2004) Prom themes have been a favorite songwriting motif of mine. I remember getting so worked up at school dances during the slow dance and being so shy but so excited so it…

’64 Silvertone Twin Twelve

Just got this baby back from the shop and immediately wrote a new verb soaked shoegaze waterbed of a riff. I got it at Steve’s Music World in Santa Cruz back in the mid 90’s for $150 (without the original…

Noise Star Live SF, Sacremento 1995

Noise Star Live at Starcleaners 10/95 & the Guild Theater, Sacremento 12/95 Bob Bradley and I have a long musical history going back to our nascent trippy high school days then off to college in Virginia where we alienated all…

Static Faction/Bottom of the Hill 4/30/98

New Years Day/She Gives Me & Ritual Instance These old Static Faction vids were shot by Starclearners videographer Todd whose YT Channel is called Todd’s Tapes. I had not seen many of these vids before. I was too busy living…

Starry Skemes/Plot Twist

Live at the Make Out Room, SF 7/31/25 Had a great time playing the Make Out Room last week. Thanks to Martin for the gig, Michael Chulada for sitting in on a couple tunes, our friend Jeremy for pulling up…

Static Faction Analog Girl (1997) Released

Analog Girl by Static Faction Ironically coming to your phone almost 30 years after it was recorded, Analog Girl by Static Faction was released on all the streaming services May 30th. What can I say, I guess a lot of…

Aerosol Species CD (2002)

CD by Aerosol Species Now available for streaming, downloading and erm…cough cough…purchase on the brand new j.lee arts & music bandcamp archive, Aerosol Species CD was recorded in San Francisco by a collective of musicians back in 2000-2002. It is a…

San Pablo Bay Wildlife Refuge

I try to not spend too much time driving to a painting spot so I can spend more QT painting, but the magic GPS said I was only 38 minutes out so I went for it. For the first time…

Rodeo Lagoon

Rodeo Lagoon 16 x 20 Acrylic Had a great day of painting over in the Marin Headlands with my friend and fellow Plein Airista Scott Byrd. First we hit up the Hawk Hill overlook. We went around the barricaded area…