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Lee Levin
(September 2004 Issue)
Laying It Down Miami Style Miami's
Lee Levin has played drums on the last several Ricky Martin
recordings,
as well as on some recent live dates. He's also on the Latin star's
upcoming English-language record.
?Ricky needs energy from a drummer,?
Levin says. ?He needs someone who drives the band.?
While
working with
Martin has been good for Levin, it's mostly session work
that keeps him busy. His recent work includes Julio Iglesias
(whose
last album accidentally omitted Levin's name in the credits), Enrique
Iglesias, Michael Bolton, and American
Idol stars Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken.
Levin is currently expanding his home studio. ?I used to do
about
twenty-five or thirty percent of my work from my home studio,? he says.
?But now it's about seventy-five percent. It
all boils down to the
sound they want. If they want a big room sound, the producer will pay
for a studio to do it. But my setup
is great. An artist or producer
will often courier over a disc, I'll load it in, we'll talk on the
phone, and then I'll
record my parts and send it back. In fact, that's
how I ended up doing both Kelly Clarkson's and Clay Aiken's
records.?
Robyn Flans
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