User:Surge Awe/Justin Lee (musician)

Justin Lee (born June 4, 1978) is a songwriter and performer from Plymouth, Michigan, who has been writing songs and performing since 1992. He has played with many different bands over his career, and most recently is performing as a member of Baked Potato. Justin plays guitar, piano, bass, drums, harmonica, and sings, and performed every instrumental and vocal track on his two solo albums, Spoonful Moon and Midnight Sun. Both albums were released in 2008.

Justin Lee was born legally blind in his left eye, a condition that drew him away from athletics and towards music. The day after his 21st birthday, he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to excessive drinking. He quit drinking alcohol immediately, and his liver made a full recovery. When Justin was 25, he had a large schwannoma tumor removed from his abdomen during a surgery that lasted six hours. Justin graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Music Education in April 2009.

Justin has performed all over the United States, and has been the opening act for The Guess Who, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, and Merl Saunders, among others. He is currently working on his third solo album, with 'Renegades of the Renaissance' as a working title.

Justin has recently been named Surge Awe Studios' Feature Artist of The Year for 2009/2010.