Venue: School II
Date: Wednesday, November 17
Time: 7:00pm
John Lyell and Leslee McKee are Life As We Know It. This acoustic duo have years of experience between them. McKee’s musical background includes, among other genres, R&B and soul. Lyell is deeply involved in Ambient – Space music when working out of his studio. The two met through Lyell’s band mate over three years ago. At the time, Lyell was ready for a departure from full band performances in favor of a more laid back, acoustic venture. He heard McKee’s vocals and pursued.
McKee, however, was ready for a break. She received phone calls from Lyell intermittently over the ensuing 10 months, but wasn’t ready to commit. Finally, she contacted Lyell to inform him of an upcoming coffeehouse performance. He showed up to watch and within a short time these seasoned musicians joined forces. Each contributes to vocals, guitar, and percussion (Lyell being especially fond of exotic percussive instruments). McKee adds harmonica to the mix while Lyell’s didgeridoo became the star of one song on their Cd.
The two discovered early on that they were well-suited for co-writing original music. Generally, Lyell uses a guitar riff as a jumping off point and McKee will add lyrics. For their first original, Lyell had three-quarters of a song ready, and as he played it for McKee, she began adding lyrics on the spot. They feed off each other’s ideas in both music and lyrics, adjusting one to coincide with the other.
Lyell and McKee are enjoying their acoustic performances. For the past three years, these previous full-band members are enjoying the different circuit available when performing acoustically. They find it a relaxing, revitalizing, and refreshing experience. All in all, Lyell and McKee are pleased with Life As We Know It. Pun intended.
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