Lee Mellor

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Lee Mellor (born August 4, 1982, Chester, England) is an Anglo-Canadian author and alternative country musician distinguished by his intricate lyrics and growly vocal stylings.

Education

Mellor attended Bowmanville High School and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2009 from Concordia University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the study of violent offenders by combining psychological and sociological approaches.

Music

As a musician, Mellor has been spotlighted and interviewed on CBC Radio, and in 2007 was voted among the top 10 singer-songwriters in Montreal. By the 2008 poll he had risen to No. 3 singer-songwriter in the city, behind Leonard Cohen and Rufus Wainwright.

Mellor's debut album Ghost Town Heart was released independently on August 18, 2007. He is known for coining the term "citygrass" to describe Montreal's emerging alternative country scene.

In 2010, while working on his second album, Mellor also produced and played on Montreal singer-songwriter Roses's self-titled debut EP. A music video for "Suzy Blue Eyes" from his second album Lose was officially released on YouTube in early 2011.