Lemonbird is my pop production project with producer and cellist Robert Willes (Tampico Lasting Love, Donovan Taylor). A Lemonbird track usually starts as a beat on Robert's hard drive, which he sends across the country to me for melody and lyrics. Then we volley it back and forth trying to out-escalate each other until alchemy occurs.
Our sound has been hard to pin down. (If you can name a comp, please tell me because the algorithm has been bullying me for one.) We pull from our classical background and jazz experience, divergent pop interests, hip-hop, and soul. I sometimes call us "ELO with 808s," since most of our stuff is built around a full string orchestra and a nasty beat.
Of all the projects I've worked on, I think Lemonbird is the most magical. So check it out for a glimpse into two odd and restless musical minds.
