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Artist
Blane Lyon
6+ albums
funksoulsexypopheart
about
Blane Lyon’s voice, words, performance and presence echo his deep history and commitment to soulful uplifting music. With over 600 live concerts to his credit, his performance is crafted and inspiring. With over 150 original songs, in multiple genres, Blane Lyon’s music is evolved and beautiful. Singer/songwriter,multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer Blane Lyon performs original works of Funk, Soul, Reggae, House, Electronica, Dub, Rock, Acoustic and many other forms of groove. Born a San Francisco native, to a radical political family, Lyon was influenced young by a vast mix of different music , from the latin sounds of the mission to the soulfully psychedelic funk of the 70’s and the birthing hip hop. Lyon was given a harmonica by his mother when he graduated jr. high. She died not long after and he started writing poetry at 13 as an antidote to the overwhelming sadness accompanying this personal tragedy. Upon setting his words to music he stumbled into a lifelong passion and has continued to confront political and spiritual challenges with a trademark lyrical urgency. He attended high school at School of the Performing arts in San Francisco. After which he completed a degree in music and dance composition at University of Ca. at Santa Cruz. Lyon then traveled and performed extensively (solo and with groups) in Europe, Thailand, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest with guitar and notepad close at hand.Eventually returning to California he formed the popular funk collect
