'Catch of the Day' - Donovan Lee

We have a special feature today for Unsigned/Indy Artist Thursday today. Recently we welcomed singer, guitarist and songwriter Donovan Lee to the KLAW101 studios and spent some time getting to know him.

Donovan Lee was born and raised in Port Arthur, TX and started playing music at the age of 12. When he turned 19 he left the his music behind to pursue a career. Then, at the age of 27, he joined the United States Marine Corp, where he rediscovered his love for music. While stationed in San Diego, CA, Donovan started singing again on a karaoke dare.

But, it wasn’t until his deployment to Iraq that he realized the true impact and healing of music. Donovan bought an acoustic guitar and started playing and writing songs during his downtime on base. After about a week, Donovan noticed he had created an audience of 20 plus, and it soon became a daily event and the audience continued to grow. While in Iraq, Donovan suffered a hand injury and had to have bone fusion surgery upon returning home.

After returning stateside, while awaiting his medical discharge, Donovan attended Digidesigns School at Soundtrack Studios, becaming a Certified Digidesigns Pro Tools Operator. He then opened Dungeon Recording and Sound Studio in Westcliffe, CO. While recording other artists, Donovan decided to continue his own passion for music and started playing drums for a local country band, eventually creating his own band, Taylors Bayou. The band slowly transformed from Taylors Bayou to Donovan as a solo artist with a debut album release named “Taylors Bayou”. Donovan Lee has now performed over 1200 shows in 30 plus States as a solo artist.

Lee is currently touring, supporting his current EP Know You'll Never Change, while working on his 2^nd studio album; today's spotlight falls on the lead single from the EP. Donovan Lee and "10 Minutes From Little Rock" is today's Unsigned/Indy Artist Catch of the Day; new music you haven't heard, but you'll want to hear it again.

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