At a young age, she knew music was her calling. Begging her mom for piano lessons, she started in kindergarten, and began exploring her voice as she would sing along with her piano lesson songs. Soon her father introduced to her several soul and blues greats Etta James, Ray Charles, James Brown, and BB King. From then on, she was hooked. She soaked up any soulful record she could get her hands on trying to emulate the vocal stylings, phrasing and feeling. It's no wonder she has picked up pieces of her favorite artists to incorporate her own sound. Lilan Kane (pronounced LEE - lawn) captures the soul of Aretha, the charm of Ella, and the sassiness of Etta. She is a soulful artist who is not afraid to be raw, real, and vulnerable on and off stage. Her self-entitled EP, garnered attention overseas and landed her a feature in The Hurst Selection: Volume 3 compilation produced by Brian Hurst of www.jazzandsoul.com. Her follow up full-length album, "Love, Myself" houses soulful compositions telling stories of love, loss, and self-discovery. She has shared the stage with J. Cole, Delta Rae, Lenny Williams and sung at the Fillmore Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, the Whisky A Go-Go and Yoshi's. Lilan graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. She studied with Grammy award winning vocal arranger Donna McElroy and drummer/arranger Kenwood Dennard. She also studied background singing, arranging, and music business courses. She graduated with a degree in Music Business and Management. After a few years in New York City working on the business side, she returned to her roots in the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue life as a full time musician.