Charmaine Lee explores unique vocal expressions using intricate sounds, gasps, and musical elements. She approaches music as a modern jazz artist trained in free improvisation. Her decade-long pursuit of a weirder context culminates in her album 'Tulpa,' created with producer Randall Dunn. The album features innovative techniques utilizing vintage tube amplifiers to achieve different feedback colors. Lee expresses her experience and the liberating nature of improvisation in her work, fully embodying her artistic vision in this expansive project.
Charmaine Lee uses her voice as a tool for expression, creating a unique musical language that incorporates elements reminiscent of experimental electronics and noise music.
Lee’s practice stems from her training as a modern jazz vocalist, evolving through a formal approach to free improvisation that she studied at the New England Conservatory.
Lee describes her work as an exploration of creating obstacle courses in real-time, pushing her to experience 'the edge of nowhere' in her compositions.
The album 'Tulpa,' produced with Randall Dunn, features an innovative use of vintage tube amplifiers to generate diverse feedback colors and shifts.
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