- Selan
"For the fictional goddess from the Al-Qadim campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons, see
Selan (Dungeons & Dragons) ."Selan (born Selan Lerner in
Queens ,New York ,United States ) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer who is known for combining electronic, pop, andsoul music . He is of Jewish andTrinidad ian heritage.Selan has collaborated extensively with
Little Louie Vega andKenny 'Dope' Gonzales of the house music production teamMasters at Work . Most notably he plays the extended keyboard improvisation on theMasters at Work remix ofNina Simone 's "See-Line Woman " which appears on the highly successful 2002Verve Remixed collection. He also co-produced, co-wrote and sings lead vocal on several songs onDJ Spinna 'sIntergalactic Soul album, which was released in 2006 onShanachie Records.His 2004 single "Unconditional Love," produced by DJ Spinna, was released on the Wonderwax record label. Selan's solo single "Gravity" was released in 2005 on Louie Vega's Vega Records. He is the co-composer of the song "Focus" which appears on
Concrete Rose , the multi-platinum 2004 album by Americanrhythm and blues singer Ashanti. He also appears as a co-writer on the songs "Marathon" and "Desire" which appear on the 2007Grammy -nominated sophomore albumLove Behind the Melody byRaheem DeVaughn .Selan is a member of the electronic soul music group
Free Radikalz (along with DJ Spinna, Delouie Avant, and James Hurt.) He has also been a member of Little Louie Vega's Elements of Life Band.According to information on his websites, Selan launched his own record label, Selonius Records, in early 2008 and he plans on releasing a full-length album in Fall 2008 featuring contributions from
Ali Shaheed Muhammad ofA Tribe Called Quest fame,Warp Records artistJimmy Edgar ,DJ Spinna and Marvin Gaye collaboratorLeon Ware .The first single from his album, "In 2 the Light," features
M1 of hip-hop groupDead Prez and is offered as a download from his website in the form of "free digital gift bag".External links
* [http://www.selanonline.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/selan Official MySpace Site]
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