SPOTLIGHT: Nathan Lee

Some artists are willing to risk everything for their music. Nathan Lee has and his new album coming out the first of September is fittingly called Risk Everything.

Lee's Father ran a recording studio in New Jersey. Being around music brought out the performance bug at an early age. As a teen he worked the local club scene. In his early twenties he moved to Nashville and began writing with a friend that had a record deal. EMI signed him to a publishing deal. Still writing for others wasn't satisfying for the performer in Lee.

While he was busy writing music for others Lee built a painting business into a six figure company. Balancing the two choices, a stable future in the painting business and the less stable world of music, Lee had only one choice to make. He chose music. The road wasn't easy. At one point he ended up living out of his car.

He assembled a band and took to the road with a new determination. Along the way he built a music and touring company. Again decisions had to be made and once more Lee was ready to risk everything to pursue his dream of performing. This was in 2007. He took up weekly residence at The Rutledge and started to build his following. Lee says of that time "Our audience was pastors and strippers. I sing to broken people because I am one. I want to write songs that bridge the gap between our differences and bring some essence of healing to what I do."

As his audience grew he signed a deal with One Revolution Entertainment, a mulitmedia entertainment company. Paul Moak, who has worked with Mat Kearny, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, came on as a producer.

Lee brings a arena anthemn sound to songs of choice and redemption. He is an artist in search of answers and reporting back from a world that has bent but never broken him.