the J Lee Mobile Unit
the J Lee Mobile Unit live at Adobe 10/24/25 For this show we set up an old fashioned movie screen, landed my mobiles/candelabras in front and located and rigged up a heat and a light sensor to the modular synth…
J Lee Arts and Music
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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.
Make New Friends
Make New Friends is a one-page fold flyer/zine for interviews, commentary, art and poetry. On the front side is the folding booklet and the reverse side is the flyer for said upcoming show. I’ve never been that into self promotion, but…
the Rabbles/Clarion Alley 2014
Classic Rabbles lineup of Michael Chulada, Marina Lazzara, Jamie Kimmel, Dave Mairs and meself. Greyscale Scape was my attempt at rainy Scottish indie rock internal sentimentality. Not sure if the Clarion Alley people were getting it. I never play “party time”…
New Mobiles 10/25
I go through a lot of creative mediums throughout the course of a year and try and not neglect any one of my favorite interests. Life is short after all, so you may as well try everything. I wish…
Modular Moments 1
I’m an avid modular synthesist and have been at it for about 12 years. In that time I’ve built a fairly large system (or systems) and have figured out many methods. I like composing and experimenting but a lot…
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…