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.

J Lee Mobile Unit Live @ Other Cinema/ATA

This was a very interesting night. Thanks to Craig Baldwin for having me. I’ve been wanting to do the “19th Century Light Show” for some time. The premiss being an all candle light show using my candelabra mobiles. The mobiles…

Warm Spell Live @ Z Space

Warm Spell was invited to play Jackhammer Park at Project Artaud for the Spring Open Studios festivities with Conspiracy of Venus. It rained so they bumped us into the cathedral-esque entryway of Z space with its’ wonderful high ceiling and…

Starry Skemes Live, May Day 2026

We played a North Beach show a couple years ago at Tupelo’s for a KXSF benefit and I was schmoozing up the bar owner/booker and told him we are available and he asked me “can you play a three hour…

Plein Aire Spring ’26

Been super lucky to be able to get out and paint this spring and especially lucky to be painting with my friends. Most expeditions have been in the Berkeley Hills with old friend, painting stalwart extraordinaire and trail guide Will…

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…

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…