Curtis Lee

Curtis Lee was born in Peoria, Illinois where he grew up listening and singing to his parents’ 8-track tapes and 45-records. Among the artists in the family record collection were Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, and The Jackson 5. Curtis’s love of music can also be attributed to his mother, since she grew up singing in choirs. Curtis would hear her powerful soprano voice echo throughout the house, and he enjoyed listening.

While Curtis had a love for music, it was only a hobby in his youth. It wasn’t until he learned from his family and voice teachers in grade school that he could actually have a successful music career. At that time, he dropped his dream of becoming a professional football player and began to listen to different genres and artists. To hone in on his craft, he decided to attend Texas State University to study classical and jazz voice.

Currently, Curtis Lee lives in the live music capital of the world – Austin, Texas. He started his professional career as a working musician on 4th, 5th, and 6th street. In this downtown district, he performed at some of the most popular clubs and venues with a 60s and 70s funk-soul cover band called The Bumps.

Over the course of his stay in Austin, Curtis has performed with The Atlantics, London Calling, The M.A.S.K, In The Pink, Dahebegebees, 80H Project, as well as his own group, Curtis Lee Band.

His debut album, Catalogue, was released in the fall of 2015 – a collaboration of the many artists with whom he performs and records. While his focus remained soulful, the myriad of musical flavors found throughout Austin gave Curtis the opportunity to “catalogue” his versatility as well as feature his friends and colleagues. He is now working on his second studio album, where he would like to take his singing career to the next level. He aims to become an original soul artist in the music business and create a nice sound for all ears to hear.

– curtislee.club