[2023 Technology Immersion Program]
X. LEE is a SF Bay Area native and Los Angeles based DJ/producer and experimental composer/performer. His sound spans across genres and styles such as scratch turntablism, jungle, techno, hip-hop, and noise. He has performed for over 10 years in underground raves, venues, and parties in cities in China, France, Italy, and the USA; predominantly in the Bay Area and Los Angeles areas. Including performing at Burning Man with Opulent Temple, sharing the same stage with renowned electronic music entities such as Carl Cox, Armin Van Buren, and Aphrodite. His experiences in underground electronic subcultures have had an influential impact on the development of his compositional and performance aesthetic.
X. Lee’s works have won multiple awards, such as the Hildegard Competition, and have been performed at institutions such as National Sawdust and Open Bushwick Studios in NYC. In Summer 2022, he served as a tutor for the La Biennale di Venezia Musica College, as well as developed a commissioned experimental performance piece for the La Biennale di Venezia Musica festival. He has also been featured on Eastman School of Music’s radio show highlighting trans and gender non-binary contemporary composers, NTS live Radioshow: “TAFELMUSIK”, Rai 3 Radio (Italy), and BBC radio (UK), and DJMAG ITALIA. He is currently a Jack Quartet Studio resident composer.