Downtempo, alternative and trip hop artist Celeste Lear, is a 28 year old electronic music producer, programmer, guitarist and vocalist with a degree in sound engineering, her own recording studio and indie record label. Sexy, driving, and modern, Celeste's programming style combines wicked beats, lushious layering and meaningful lyrics for fans of jazz and alternative rock that is blended with electronic music. Sophisticated, sexy and intricate, these songs will lift the listener up and take you through an emotional journey through tales of love, loss and femininity.... If you love the music of PORTISHEAD, MORCHEEBA, MASSIVE ATTACK, POE, TELEPOPMUSIC, TORI AMOS and KATE BUSH - You should get this CD! "Celeste is an artist/producer with an edgy and intricate vision." - Music Reviewer, Music Connection Magazine “On her gripping and tantalizing debut album, Celeste complements her laid-back downtempo electronica with dynamic vocals that ring with harmonic clarity. The beats are exploratory and don’t rely on the time tested normally dull breaks that so many artists turn towards. Funkiness is hidden behind several soundscape layers that finds Celeste whispering of tales that are fantastical yet somehow not too far from reality. Beautiful and engaging from the get-go." - Editor - Smother Magazine "It would seem fitting that the granddaughter of the inventor of the 8 Track Cassete inventor Bill Lear, would have music in her genes." Editor - Reno Gazzette Journal "Celeste Lear is a Los Angeles based artist fusing her programming, guitar playing and vocal skills into some sexy, romantic, downbeat electronica music." - Music Reviewer , AboutEntertainment.com This hot up and coming 28 year old electronic music programmer, front woman and skilled guitarist is currently emerging from Los Angeles’ underground music scene along with her talented 4 piece band. Following a long line of musical ground breakers from Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, Celeste Lear breaks the confines of gender-labels in Rock and Electronic music by self producing modern, emotionally-driven songs out of her home based recording studio in Topanga. Creatively blending together the musical styles of down-tempo electronica, alternative rock and jazz and inspired by artists such as Beck, Sarah Mc Laughlin, POE, Lily Hadyn, Moby and Portishead, Celeste crafts unique, moody and modern, hard hitting music. “Personally illuminating lyrics, reflective of a female’s perspective on life in these modern times”, “Tell tales of love and fears, politics in an era of drastic change and the constant struggle to find one’s self in confusing times.” Granddaughter of the late Lear Jet and 8 Track Cassette inventor, Bill Lear, Celeste comes from a world famous creative family. Celeste is a unique musician in that she is actually deaf in one ear from a car accident that she endured at age 16. Dubbed “One Ear Lear” by her friends, Celeste went on to study music theory at Cabrillo Community College in Santa Cruz and got a degree in sound engineering and music business from San Francisco State University. Catching the ears of producer David Hauser (Supreme Beings of Leisure), Celeste recorded a batch of songs with him in Reno, Nevada in 2003 and shortly after returning to Topanga had received attention from Arista Records, had won 1st place in the dance category in an international songwriting contest and had the same song placed on a compilation CD called “Femme Fatale” (Toucan Cove Records) featuring “The 12 Leading Ladies of Electronica” which is available at Tower Records and on I-tunes now! Currently playing and touring with a talented 4 piece band Celeste’s full length album is currently released and up for sale off of her website, on iTunes, and Rhapsody. Please visit her site at www.celestelear.com for more info, a beautiful music video and MP3s also on myspace at: www.myspace.com/celestelear