Lee Jason Simeone

This article is about the musician. For the footballer, see Diego Simeone.
Lee Jason Simeone
Background information
Birth name Lee Jason Simeone
Born (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980
Rochford, Essex, England
Genres Electronic, pop, Dark Wave,
Occupation(s) Singer, producer
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, drums, guitar, harmonica
Years active 2002–present
Labels Vernal Equinox Records, Sony Music Entertainment Le Coq Musique
Associated acts Ron Strykert
Search Party
Karel Fialka
Milton Reame-James
Dave Cochran
Kevin Mooney
Renegade Soundwave
Website Official Facebook Official Site

Simeone[1] (born 20 March 1980 in Rochford,[2] Essex, England) is an English musician, who joined the independent record label Le Coq Musique in 2008. Other artists of the label include Kevin Mooney of Adam And The Ants, Gary Asquith of Renegade Soundwave. Simeone left the label in 2012 to set up his own Vernal Equinox Records in London.

Solo career

Simeone released his debut album The Dream Weaver on the Le Coq Musique label in 2010.[3] The album won rave reviews from Rough Trade Records and Future Music of Future Publishing. The album also featured Kevin Mooney of Adam and The Ants on bass for one track titled "Epica" [4]

Productions and collaborations

Lee Simeone's career as a freelance producer/performer had begun when collaborating with various popular artists in 2010 & most notably: the electro-pop pioneer Karel Fialka,[5] Kevin Mooney, Gary Asquith of Renegade Soundwave, Alan Rear (Tony Mansfield, Miguel Bosé). These artists are also featured on Simeone's 2011 release An Introduction To Simeone. A further collaboration with Karel Fialka was to follow where Simeone guesting on drums & backing vocals for his live shows between 2010-2011.[6] Simeone's 2016 offering Best Seat In The Dream EP contains six new tracks and features guest artists namely; Ex- original Cockney Rebel bandmate Milton-Reame James.[7]

In the summer of 2014 Simeone contributed towards production & mastering duties on the Australian rock band Men at Work [8] Still Life 12 vinyl EP released in 2014 via Sony/ATV. He also recorded & performed a song for it titled Star Lane. It came with a remastered vinyl LP of their 1983 Cargo (album).[9] Its A-side also featured the original band album recording of Blue for You remastered from the original masters at Abbey Road Studios[10] with mastering engineer Simon Gibson. The EP also features an interview hosted by Simeone with the original band member Ron Strykert. In early 2015 Simeone became an executive producer for the documentary film You Better Take Cover.[11] A film about Men at Work, their hit single Down Under (song), and the Kookaburra (song) controversy. The short film premieres at the 2016 Manchester Film Festival.[12]

Simeone has also appeared in an episode of Ashes to Ashes (TV series) alongside the eighties pop icon Steve Strange.

Charity work

Simeone is a member of Neurofibromatosis Inc. (a nonprofit organisation working towards Neurofibromatosis patient support) and supports the charity by making donations from his releases. He is also involved with supporting The Depression Alliance & Turning Point (charity).[13]

Discography

Albums (release year)

References

  1. ↑ "Simeone, Lee Jason Raymond". ASCAP / ACE Title Search. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  2. ↑ SoundClick artist: SIMEONE - Ambient electronic, think Gary Numan with a mix of John Foxx & Jean Michel Jarre. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  3. ↑ "Le Coq Musique". Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Mooney". Kevin Mooney. Discogs.com. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Karel Fialka". Karel Fialka. Discogs.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  6. ↑ "Karel Fialka - "The Eyes Have It" Live 2011"". youtube.com. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  7. ↑ "Simeone - Best Seat In The Dream". Best Seat In The Dream by Simeone. Discogs.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  8. ↑ "Men at Work". Still Life EP by Men at Work. Discogs.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Cargo LP". Still Life EP by Men at Work. Discogs.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  10. ↑ "Men at Work". Still Life EP by Men at Work. Discogs.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  11. ↑ "You Better Take Cover (2015) - IMDb". imdb.com. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  12. ↑ "Documentary Shorts". . 17 Feb 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-17. External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. ↑ "Men at Work :whocanit.be — CARGO". bigcartel.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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