Son Lux

The fact that Ryan Lott gained a classic musical education may even be recognized by a layman. But the fusion of classical arrangements and electronic soundscapes under his alter ego Son Lux represents a completely new type of composition - classical notions, modern electronics, unusual pop and transcendent emotion meeting somewhere between concert halls and small clubs. Lott, who was born in 1979 Denver, Colorado studied composition and piano at Indiana University, where he started collaborating with a balley and modern dance student, who later became his wife. Writing the music for her choreographies made him wish to create something new. Ryan established the idea of a multimedia art gala by the name CONNECT and, alongside with his wife and two friends, founded the caritative ASH (Art Serving Humanity) ensemble. His next big step was the 2008 Son Lux debut "At War With Walls And Mazes" on Anticon (WHY?, 13&God, Baths). His live debut was even a year before when he played at a college festival next to acts like Sufjan Stevens and Emmylou Harris. Shows in the USA and Europe followed.Then, exept for the release of a digital EP entitled "Weapons" in 2010, Son Lux took a break but returned in early 2011, when Lott received an envelope with NPR's yearly "All Songs Considered" challenge to record an entire album in only 28 days. He couldn't resist and with the help of illustrous friends like Peter Silberman (The Antlers), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), DM Stith and the yMusic Sextet (Antony, Sufjan, the National) created a magical record which saw its release in August 2011. Strings, choirs and waves of static-smacked keys develop to a true symphony of sound one can hardly believe has been crafted within only a month time.

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