JARED LEE GOSSELIN

Native to the city of the revolutionary Motown Records, Jared Lee Gosselin
is holding rank in the Motor City¹s musician¹s Hall of Fame.

With a resume detailing collaborations with India.Arie, Macy Gray, Floetry,
Young Jeezy, Keyshia Cole, and D-12, to name a few, this super-musician
maintains the title of credible and established producer, while
transitioning to the forefront as an emerging recording artist.

He has recently teamed with hip hop great, MC Lyte and Grammy Award winning
producer/singer/songwriter, Whitey, as hip hop trio Almost September under
SONY Records and released the group¹s first self-titled EP.

Somewhat of a born musician, J Lee took an early lesson at spinning vinyl on
his mother¹s RCA Victor 45 record player at age 5. By 15, he had become a
mastered DJ and began transitioning into audio production.

Disciplined solely by his gifted ear for sound, a teenage J Lee transformed
his Technics SL-1200 into an instrument in its own right, creatively
producing original tracks ­ a talent that would later land him a Grammy
nomination. It¹s not at all surprising that Jared sat amongst some of the
most elite and well respected in his field by the time he graduated high
school.

Already enrolled part-time at the Recording Institute of Detroit as a high
school senior, he found himself taking lessons from Motown legendary
producers , Barrett Strong and Robert Bateman (Marvin Gaye¹s ³I Heard it
Through The Grapevine², The Marvelettes ³Please Mr. Postman¹). It was under
their mentorship that he became known as the ³magic man², a name awarded to
him by Strong for his technical and operational abilities.

Shortly after graduation, Jared Lee was fully operating two recording
studios in Detroit. Engineering and producing carried the weight of J Lee¹s
schedule and his credibility soon landed him on projects with many local
artists. He quickly became a common entity in the Detroit hip hop scene and
added his gifted touch to several mixtape releases of recognized Detroit
based DJs.

Upon his arrival to LA, he creatively linked with Phillip ³Whitey² White.
Sharing a similar path in music, the two joined together to create Whiteleaf
Productions. While collectively working on projects at the famed Enterprise
Studios, the duo met songwriter/producer Damon Elliott (Kelly Rowland, Mya,
Jessica Simpson, Beyonce) and landed a production deal co-writing and
producing tracks for Shark Tale, 1st Daughter, and Fat Albert.

Now, more than two decades since he first stood in front of his mother¹s old
record player, Jared Lee maintains his grasp on audio production and
engineering, while occasionally gracing the DJ scene. His course has taken
him into the studio alongside India Arie (³Power of Now² ­theme song for
stage production For Colored Girls Who Consider Suicide), KRS-1 ( 16 17 18),
Joe (New Man) Christina Milian (Gotta Get To You), Nicole Scherzinger,
Corrine Bailey Rae, Cheri Dennis, and Floetry. He has most notably worked
closely with R&B/soul singer, Macy Gray for years.


A key part of her past releases, Jared Lee is currently in the studio with
Gray working on her upcoming project and is also scheduled to accompany her
as traveling DJ on a future tour. Ironically, it was Macy Gray who
introduced him to Almost September bandmate, MC Lyte.


Jared Lee quickly recalls the moment a mere introduction transformed into a
creative merger, ³MC Lyte came to a session Whitey and I were working. She
came back to the studio the next day and we recorded the song "Beautiful".
She said she wanted to start a group with Whitey and me. It took us about a
month to decide if we wanted to start the group.²


A fateful connection this was. While promoting the Almost September project,
Jared Lee continues to build his resume in the music industry. He is working
alongside known DJ, Derek Carter on a Œhouse¹ remix version of the Almost
September EP and also laying down production on various projects industry
wide.


Despite his intensive work load, Jared Lee never loses sight of the quality
in working his ³magic². The Detroit native said it best when summing up his
thoughts on his career, ³Although I now live in LA, I¹m extremely proud to
say I¹m from the city of Motown. Motown was a forward thinking label that
went after making classic hits. LA or Detroit, that¹s always my goal when
making music.²

BUILD A HIT!

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