PHILIP LEES BIO
Born in Louisville Kentucky, Philip Lees is a franco american composer, arranger, orchestrator ,music programmer and pianist. He grew up and has studied music in Los Angeles and Paris. He has also studied at the Berklee college of Music in Boston, Mass. and has studied orchestration privately with Albert Harris, (composer and orchestration teacher at UCLA, Musical Director for NBC , composer and orchestrator for : " The streets of san Francisco", "Charlie's angels", "Cannon", etc )
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Phil grew up around music. His dad was GENE LEES , chief editor for jazz magasine Downbeat in the US. Gene was also a lyricist for
-Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Bill Evans or Milton Nascimiento This allowed Phil from his teenage years on, to spend extensive time with music luminaries such as Quincy Jones, Lalo Schiffrin, Henry Mancini and Oscar Peterson. Read Gene Lees' obituary in
Composition for commercials
Phil has composed music for numerous commercials in France and in the US. Some can be seen here
ARRANGING WORK FOR TV AND MOTION PICTURES
2017/ Music composition for the TV series " La stagiaire " starring Michelle Bernier aired on France 3
2016/ Music composition for the TV series " La stagiaire " starring Michelle Bernier aired on France
2010 composition of the score for indy cinema film "118 318" by Julien Baillargeon
2012 composition for cartoon "Blacky et Kanuto” by director Francis Nielsen with Xavier berthelot
2012 ”Merlin l’enchanteur“ (starring Gérard Jugnot, TF1, GMT productions): additional composition and Orchestration
2013 “La maison sur le toît“ (France2 /6x 52) additional composition and Orchestration
composition of songs for the following films:
2012 “De rouille et d’os“ film by Jacques Audiard starring Marion Cotillard
2012 "Stars 80 " by Frederic Forestier & Thomas Langmann starring Richard Anconina & Patrick Timsit
2013 "Elle s'en va" by Emmanuelle Bercot starring Catherine Deneuve
2014" Bodybuilder" by Roschdy Zem
2015 "Chic" by Jerome Cornuau starring Fanny Ardant et Eric Elmosnino
Music for documentaries and investigative tv programs
Des racines et des ailes, Sept à huit, Barbara Walters 20/20,
Complément d’enquête, 100% Mag
Spécial investigation: coup de balai au Vatican (diffusé sur sur Canal+)
Music composition for TV series
France: Sous le soleil, Beaumanoir, Riviera, Karine et Ari
USA: Guiding Light, As the world turn etc
Library music for UPPM Universal (koka media)
PHILIP LEES (center right) during the recording session for a LIPTON commercial (FEATURING PIERCE BROSNAN)
PHILIP LEES WORKING WITH CHAKA KHAN
SONG WRITING AND POP MUSIC PRODUCTION
Philip Lees composed arranged and produced songs for numerous artists States side during the 10 years he spent in NYC. He has worked amongst others with
P. Diddy for his record label Bad Boy,
Wutang clan the New York Rap group.
Jennifer Lopez : "Hold it, don’t Drop it" (2007 Album Brave)
Fantasia and Missy Elliott : ”Bump what your friends say”
Blackstreet: the group formed by Michael Jackson,producer Teddy Riley song "Miss Brown eyes" label Dreamworks
with Missy Elliott and Ashley Simpson
He composed and produced several songs for singing great
Chaka Khan
(See videos in the RECORD PRODUCTION page)
