Charmaine Lee

“Extraordinary”

“The New Yorker” on Charmaine Lee

Charmaine Lee (b. 1991) is an Australian vocalist based in New York. Using the voice, feedback, and live processing, Lee’s practice is primarily concerned with risk-taking, playfulness, and improvisation. She has been recognized as “extraordinary” by New Yorker and has been featured in New York TimesWashington Post, and Wire Magazine. As a composer, Lee has been commissioned by leading institutions including the International Contemporary Ensemble, Wet Ink Ensemble, and HBO Max. Lee is an Emergent Ventures winner (2024) and was an Artist-in-Residence at ISSUE Project Room (2019) and a Van Lier Fellow at Roulette (2021). Her long-standing collaborators include Conrad Tao (Forbes 30U30) and Ikue Mori (MacArthur Fellow). Lee frequently guest lectures at undergraduate and graduate-level composition programs around the country. In 2023, she founded a record label & distribution platform, Kou Records, dedicated to pioneering artists in music & sound.

In conjunction with her music, Lee has worked on the operations, strategy, and development of some of the largest talent programs in the world, including Rise (Schmidt Futures) and the Asian Cultural Council. She currently serves on the Board of ISSUE Project Room and is on the National Annual Giving Committee at Princeton University.

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