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Lee Dewyze
CRESCENDO ESPRESSO BAR + MUSIC CAFE
Madison, WI
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Lee Dewyze
"I  am  a  songwriter. I  am  a  poet. I  am  a  lyricist.  I  am  a  singer.  I  am  an  American  Idol  Winner,"  confesses  the handsome,  charismatic  and  introspective  Lee  DeWyze.  "Some  people  have  a  hard  time  understanding  how those things  can go hand  in  hand."  Collectively all of these gifts  have coalesced to garner DeWyze a place as one of the most exciting singer/songwriter s to emerge in the past decade. A Millennial troubadour, DeWyze s depth  as  a  songwriter  along  with  his  earnest  ability  to  drive  home  a  song  with  a  delicate  balance  of  deep emotion and subtlety, call to mind some of his earliest influences  like Simon and Garfunkel, Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens)  and  Johnny  Cash.  DeWyze s  songs  have  spent  several  consecutive  weeks  in  the  top  forty  on  the Billboard Hot AC Chart, been featured on the insanely popular gritty drama The Walking Dead, NBC s musical drama Nashville, showcased in commercials and topped charts abroad in Ireland and Italy. In the six years since DeWyze  has evolved  from  being crowned  an  American Idol winner, he  has continued to refine  his  artistry. In numerology  six  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  harmonious  and  stable  single  digits,  representing balance, sincerity, love, and truth. Whether you believe or not, one thing for sure is that DeWyze seems to have arrived at such a place in his journey thus far. "I think for once I am making music that is just me. All the way through,smiles  Lee.  February  12,  2016,  Shanachie  Entertainment  will  release Oil  &  Water,  Lee  DeWyze s  fifth  solo effort  and  highly  anticipated  label  debut.  His  resonant,  soulful  and  at  times  raspy  tenor  combined  with  his prodigious  guitar  playing  serve  to  underscore themes  of  the  heart  as  ten  songs  unravel  into  compelling  poetic prose and striking arrangements.Randall  Grass,  Shanachie  Entertainment  General  Manager  states, Lee  DeWyze  is  a  classic  singer-songwriter with intensely personal lyrics that he delivers with a resonant, viscerally appealing voice. He communicates in a very direct, earthy way that is all too rare these days."Oil &Water  is an alluring evocative  mix of songs that reflect the ease and comfort of where DeWyze  is  in  his music  and  life.  Each  song  is  a  revealing  glimpse  into  Lee s  world  and  quest  for  truth  and  meaning.  He  is  a powerful  storyteller. I didn't  know  I could write  music exactly  but I knew at a  young age I appreciated  it. I read my first lyrics on the back of a Cat Stevens record and I recall thinking  wow, he's telling a story.  I want to do  that   and  I  picked  up  a  guitar  when  I  was  about  13.  The  songs  on Oil  &  Water  at  times  are  deceptively simple and they possess  a sincerity and authenticity that you cannot manufacture. All of the albums tracks are written, produced and recorded by Lee along with his friend and engineer Nico Grossfeld.  "These songs really sum  up  a  very  particular  part  of  my  life  over  the  past  year  or  so."  Describing  his  compositional  process  as 'somewhat  chaotic,'  DeWyze  recorded  the  songs  in  his  own  Los  Angeles  based  studio  writing  playing  and recording  the  music  on  his  terms. I  am  grateful  for  the  process  which  is  this  record,"  declares  the  young musician.  Oil & Water is not a reinvention of Lee DeWyze but rather further discovery. "I think whether you have  heard  my  music or not, people will  find common ground on this record. Lyrically these songs speak to a wider audience and I am really excited for people to hear it."  
My goal was to simply make an album that speaks to who I am.  About a year ago, which would have been six months into the making of this album, my vision kind of started to fall into place, explains Lee. I have found my process to be one of writing, recording, sitting on it, then re-recording. Much of that comes from playing the songs live on the road and really letting the songs take on a life of their own.Sometimes  I  want  the  listener  to  say,  I  wonder  what  he  means?  confides  Lee. That's  the  one  thing  that  I think that really makes music powerful. It does not matter what you believe or what your religion or politics are. Everyone can sit and enjoy and be moved by a song. As a songwriter, I view it as a responsibility to move my listener.Born  in  Mount  Prospect,  IL,  one  of  four  children,  Lee  DeWyze  discovered  music  and  quickly  developed  a passion at a young age. He cites Cat Stevens Tea For The Tillerman and Paul Simons Graceland as two of the albums that changed his life.  As a teen Lee played guitar, piano and the drums and it was not long before he started to write his own songs. I discovered that I could turn my thoughts and ideas into a clever song or line.  I fell  in  love,  recalls  Lee. I  would  sit  around  and  write  funny  or  witty  songs  to  make  my  friends  or  family laugh. DeWyze was crowned the winner of  American Idols Season 9 in 2010, DeWyze had a stint working as both  a  paint  salesman  and  trading  floor  clerk  at  the  Chicago  Mercantile  Exchange. Before  he  was  20,  he recorded two albums  for an  independent  label  in  Chicago: So I'm Told and Slumberland. He made his  major label  debut  in  2010  with Live  It  Up.  His  critically  lauded Frames  followed  in  2013  and  his  song Fightreached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot AC charts  for 10 weeks straight. The  video, which  Lee produced and created,  won  first  place  at  the  Los  Angeles  Indie  Film Festival.    2014  was  a  banner  year  for  Lee  as  he  made major  headway  as  a  songwriter.  His  song Blackbird  Song  was  placed  in  the  show The  Walking  Dead.  The song racked up  more then 3  million YouTube  views, 2 million Spotify streams and was selected as one of the Top 10 most influential placements in 2014 by the Music Writers Guild of America.  The same year Lee landed a #1 song in Ireland with his song Lullaby which was covered by Ronan Keating. He also scored a #3 hit in Italy when his Magnetic Heart was recorded by Marco Mengioni.  Lee  DeWyze  will  embark  on  an  ambitious  national  tour  in  2016  in  support Oil  &  Water.   I  love  my  fans.  I truly  do.    They  are  the  fuel  to  my  engine.  I  want  the  audience  to  feel  what  I'm  saying.  To  know  it s  real  and honest. With the release of Oil & Water Lee DeWyze takes a no holds barred approach and bares it all and the results are well  worth the  journey. "I  write what I  like to hear and  how I  feel. I am  not defining what kind ofcomposer or artist I am. My audience can do that. Because the  minute  you start to concern  yourself with what you're  supposed  to be doing, you start to second-guess who you are. And that is one thing I am very sure of."

Location

CRESCENDO ESPRESSO BAR + MUSIC CAFE (View)
1859 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711
United States
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Categories

Music > Singer/Songwriter

Minimum Age: 18
Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: Crescendo Espresso Bar Music Cafe
On BPT Since: May 23, 2013
 
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