Lee Fletcher (audio-visual)
Lee Fletcher is an English record producer, arranger & mastering engineer, also known (though perhaps less so) for creating music-related video. His work is periodically credited as [HaLo] (always spelt in lower-case text, enclosed in square brackets) or [halo] productions; a moniker employed for selected projects. Fletchertronics is another term commonly associated with Lee, routinely appearing as his Internet domain and/or username, (e.g. fletchertronics.com, myspace.com/fletchertronics, etc).
Background
Lee has a long association with German musician and producer Markus Reuter, with whom he has collaborated on numerous projects; The first substantial case being 2003's 'The Scent Of Crash & Burn' (a joint-venture between Markus's band Centrozoon and No-Man singer Tim Bowness), which he co-produced and mixed. Lee went on to contribute sonically to a further two Centrozoon albums, a digital-only remix EP, plus an exclusive track that appeared on the Ozella label sampler 'Night', as well as providing strategic support for other releases.
Another frequent collaborator is Lee's wife Lisa Fletcher who performs vocals on a number of associated projects. Several titles produced under the [halo] name were made available online during the mid-late noughties, with an EP of covers (entitled 'Plagiarism') reportedly in the works though postponed due to Lee's commitments to other projects/artists. The pair featured on Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter's second studio album under the band name Tuner, which was entitled 'Pole'. This CD was subsequently ranked amongst the "50 all-time Prog Classics" by US Modern Drummer magazine. Lisa and Lee have apparently recorded contributions to a future as yet incomplete Tuner release, and more recently Lee mastered and sequenced the live Tuner CD 'ZWAR' which is already commercially available.
Present / Future
In late 2009 (ex-Fairport Convention) singer Judy Dyble announced that Lee would produce And Co-write a new CD with her, which would also feature Markus Reuter as co-writer and principle guitarist. The title of this project was revealed as 'Newborn Creatures' in Lee's March 2010 blogs, and is said to be due for release during the second half of 2010.
Other recent audio works include contributions to recordings by David Lynch protege Chrysta Bell (mastering of the soon-to-be-released 'Strange Darling' album), and This Fragile Moment, an improv ensemble fronted by Toyah Willcox, (production assistance and mastering).
In January 2010 Lee announced that he was working on an avant-garde documentary film, subsequently revealed to be titled 'Older Than God'. The film promises to explore the creative worlds of (longtime collaborator) Markus Reuter, in a manner reflective of the tonal quality of his work. The visual language adopted by Lee for this project was revealed in the official trailer, which was released mid-February.
Partial Discography
Albums / EPs
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 |
Centrozoon |
The Cult Of: Bibbiboo |
Burning Shed |
Lee Fletcher credited with "strategic support" |
2003 |
Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) |
The Scent Of Crash And Burn |
Burning Shed |
Co-produced, mixed, & partially arranged by Lee Fletcher |
2003 |
Various, (inc. Centrozoon) |
Night |
Ozella Music |
‘The Hopeless Kind’ produced & mixed by Lee Fletcher |
2003 |
Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) |
Ten Versions Of America (Digital EP) |
(None) |
‘Secret Prayers Mix’ produced, arranged, & mixed by Lee Fletcher / ‘TRG Radio Edit’ co-produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher and Philipp Muench |
2004 |
Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) |
Never Trust The Way You Are |
Resonancer |
'Like A 1000 Stars', 'Not You', 'Song Unsung', 'Mother's Call' and 'The Scent Of Crash And Burn' produced, arranged and mixed by Lee Fletcher |
2004 |
Tim Bowness |
My Hotel Year |
One Little Indian Records |
'The Me I Knew' - Lee Fletcher credited with "reverse technology" |
2007 |
Tuner (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) |
Pole |
Unsung Records |
‘So High’ and ‘Down Below’ co-written by Markus Reuter & Lee Fletcher. Vocal arrangements and mixing on these titles by Lee Fletcher, with vocals performed by Lisa Fletcher |
2007 |
Richie Nieto |
Giant Robots And Sunsets |
Satellites Sound Post Inc |
'The Hill Of Holes' co-written by Richie Nieto & Lee Fletcher. This piece was produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher, with vocals performed by Lisa Fletcher. Lee also contributes additional keyboards & programming |
2007 |
Centrozoon (feat. Tim Bowness) |
Never Trust The Things They Do (Vinyl) |
Tonefloat Records |
'Talkover' produced, arranged and mixed by Lee Fletcher / Incidental voices (on other titles) by Ian Boddy, Lee Fletcher, Philipp Quaet-Faslem, Noelle Mastelotto and Centrozoon |
2008 |
Tovah |
Escapologist |
Lola |
Vocals arranged and engineered by Lee Fletcher. Lee also contributes additional lyrics and backing vocals |
2009 |
This Fragile Moment (feat. Toyah Willcox) |
This Fragile Moment |
Unsung Records |
Production assistance, and mastering by Lee Fletcher |
2009 |
Tuner (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) |
ZWAR (Live) |
Unsung Records |
Mastering & sequencing by Lee Fletcher |
2009 |
Blld (05Ric & Markus Reuter) |
Materia Prima (CD EP) |
Squatter Madras |
Mastering by Lee Fletcher |
2010 |
Moonbound |
Peak Of Eternal Light *Announced, but not yet released |
Unsung Records |
Scheduled for release early 2010 / Mastering by Lee Fletcher |
2010 |
Chrysta Bell |
Strange Darling *Announced, but not yet released |
(TBC) |
Scheduled for release during 2010 / Mastering by Lee Fletcher |
2010 |
Judy Dyble |
Newborn Creatures *Announced, but not yet released |
(TBC) |
Scheduled for release during 2010 / Co-written, produced, mixed & mastered by Lee Fletcher |
Video / Film
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Role |
|---|---|---|---|
2009 |
[halo] |
Above My Eyes (Promo Video) |
Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher / 'Above My Eyes' co-written (with Mathew Spittle), produced, arranged & mixed by Lee Fletcher |
2009 |
Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter |
Joker (Promo Video) |
Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher / 'Joker' single edit created by Markus Reuter & Lee Fletcher |
2010 |
Too Late (Promo Video) *Announced, but not yet released |
Scheduled for release Spring 2010 / Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher |
|
2010 |
Various, (inc. Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, Chrysta Bell) |
OLDER THAN GOD (Documentary Film) *Announced, but not yet released |
Scheduled for release Summer 2010 / Directed, shot & edited by Lee Fletcher |