John Lee Sanders

Saxes, Keys, Vocals, Producer

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I'm a veteran session Piano, Vocal, Sax Player, 40 years on the West Coast, LA, San Francisco, Vancouver with Major Label recordings, Emmy Nomination, Blues Song of the Year Nomination. Clients include Apple Computer, HBO, ASCAP, Library of Congress, Performed with Bonnie Raitt, Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson Jimmy Page, Chuck Berry

John Lee Sanders, a talented multiple award-winning US composer, singer, lyricist, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist won a 2007 Emmy nomination, German Music Critics Award, 2014 Best Blues Recording. Credits include 20th Century Fox, Toyota, Nissan, Walmart, Apple, HBO, CBS, PBS, BBC Radio, and CBC Radio. r His 2007 CD, "Doc Goes Hollywood, was Arranged and conducted by Hollywood heavyweight, William Ross, Titanic, Harry Potter, Star Wars film composer, and Musical director of the Academy Awards, mixed by Al Schmitt at Capital Records, 20 time Grammy winner.
In December 2020, John Lee finished a 9 City Tour of major concert Halls, Madrid, and other major cities, with John Lee Sanders and the Gospel Messengers
John Lee Sanders also won a Blues Award Nomination for Song of the Year, Canada Maple Blues Award, Keyboard Player of the Year, and a Best Sound Design Award. Other Superstars John has performed and recorded with include Bonnie Raitt, Tower of Power, Donald Fagan of Steely Dan, Huey Lewis, Jimmy Page, and Dave Goelz (best-known as “Gonzo” of The Muppets). Among John's accolades, Huey Lewis offered this compliment, "I did a guest DJ at a Washington DC blues station, and John's song, "Sorry Shade of Blue" is my one of my favorite blues songs of all time" .

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    John has a lot of feelings ,and he listened my feedbacks.
    Thanks again John,good vibes too.

Interview with John Lee Sanders

  1. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  2. A: Piano, DAW Computer workstation, Satellite Dish,

  3. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  4. A: Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton. Taj Mahal,

  5. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  6. A: My ear, and ability to find the right vibe and higher inspiration to take a song to the next level.

  7. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  8. A: excitement, Joy, passion, hope, fun, a groove, Rhythm

  9. Q: What's your typical work process?

  10. A: I get as much info from the client as possible, artist influence, bit rate, sample rate, tempo, number of takes, revisions, I do 3 or 4 takes per session, with.a few variations. I research the sounds and styles they are going far, as well as adding my own take

  11. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  12. A: My studio is in Spain, my DAW is Digital Peformer, Presonus AD converter, Neumann TLM 127 vocal sax mic, huge EW Kontakt Sample Library, Selmer saxes, fender & Cordoba Guitars,

  13. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  14. A: I'm inspired by so many artists, in many genres, Sting, Nina Simone, Dr John, Elton John, Billie Eilish, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Chris Stapelton, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, ,

  15. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  16. A: I do full production tracks, release ready or demo production, Vocal overdubs, Sax overdubs, keyboards, Piano, organ, synth, background vocals, String and horn arrangements, Full sax section, with Tenor, Alto and Soprano sax. I also compose to a client's original lyrics, I do anything from small ensembles, to Full Big Band and Orchestral arrangements.

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john Lee Sanders, Midnight in New Orleans

I was the vocalist, saxophone, Keyboards, arranger producer in this production

Terms Of Service

I usually allow for 1 or 2 revisions, depending on what they are. Each project has it's own terms, as far as usage, co-writes, lead vocal with name usage, worked out song by song

GenresSounds Like
  • Dr John Mac Rebennack
  • Eric Clapton
  • Robbie Robertson
  • Bonnie Raitt And The Rock Hall Jam Band
  • Ray Charles
  • Sam Moore with Billy Preston
Gear Highlights
  • Neumann vocal mic
  • Universal Audio 6176
  • Huge sample Library
  • Selmer Saxes
  • great guitar collection
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