Brooklyn, United States
Lea (Leanna Yip) is a Brooklyn-based DJ, house music producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Trained in classical and soul gospel music, her sound spans the genres of NY underground, soulful, deep, and afro house.
Recent releases include "Songbird" (co-produced with Muzikman Edition ft. South African vocalist Tweety) and "Joburg" (a collaboration with Oscar P), both released on Open Bar Music. The Atjazz love soul remix of Songbird, released in December 2020,, was #1 on the Traxsource Top 100 Chart and awarded the 2020 Remix of the Year by the Bembe DJ Music Awards.
Her other productions appear on notable imprints such as Open Bar Music, Soundmen on Wax, Deep Culture Music, TSTC, and Exemplary Music Makerz.
As a DJ, Lea frequents the decks in NYC and Brooklyn at legendary parties and venues such as Le Bain at the Standard Hotel, Soul in the Horn, TBA, LP n Harmony, Funktion House. She is a member of Afrokinetic, an NYC-based DJ collective.
