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Leslie Stevens (musician)

Leslie Stevens (Born April 1977) is an American Musician and songwriter born in Chicago, Illinois. She has recorded and released albums under her own name and as Leslie Stevens and The Badgers, a.k.a. Leslie and The Badgers. Stevens is a former member of the indie punk band Zeitgeist Auto Parts. Stevens has contributed to the recordings of Jonathan Wilson, Josh Tillman Father John Misty, Smashmouth, Jonny Fritz, and performed on the recordings of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Her record "The Donkey and The Rose" was produced by Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids. She has also worked with Jonathan Wilson in the capacity of producer.

Film & Television
Stevens has contributed songs and/or vocals to the following TV Shows, Dallas, L.A. Complex, Meet The Riches, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and such Films as Burning Palms, Little Birds, Dorothy of Oz, Waiting for Dorfman. Stevens has licensed her work to Tony and Ridley Scott, worked as a vocalist with composers Ben Lovett & Matt Margeson and composed for avant-garde filmmaker Owen Land.

Plays
Beau Willimon, creator of House of Cards, requested to use "It's OK to Trip, but Don't Fall' off of Roomful of Smoke for a stage production in Chicago in 2013.

Children and Family Life
She has one child, born in 2013. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Sound Programming
Leslie worked as a Sound Programmer and Assistant to Film Composer Klaus Badelt at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control, on films such as Poseidon, The Promise, Constantine, Catwoman.