Acoustic / Folk, Experimental
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Ana Lete
In January, 2015, Christi Green, Ana Lete’s classical guitar
instructor, mentor, and friend of 2.5 years passed away from
complications following an ankle surgery after a skiing accident. With
this unexpected wave of grief, Lete began doing something she hadn’t
done in over two years—she began writing songs again. At first, the
songs that she wrote were a way for her to heal and deal with her
grief, but as the year continued, she found the act of songwriting was
useful in reflecting and capturing other aspects of her life as well.
From January to May 2015, the 21 year old worked on a set of songs in
her spare time after her classes and jazz ensembles at the College of
Idaho. In June 2015, she recorded demos of these songs and sent them
to her roommate—bassist, Ashton Jenicek—who suggested that they start
playing them in their basement and begin gigging locally.
Ana Lete began her musical journey in her hometown of Nampa, ID. She
began taking guitar lessons from Wayne White in 8th grade, and through
White’s influence, fell in love with guitar and the music of the
Beatles. Lete took lessons from White until she enrolled at The
College of Idaho as a Music Theory & Composition major and began
studying classical guitar with Christi Green. Throughout high school
and college, Lete developed a love of both contemporary indie music
and jazz. It was through being involved in her Vocal Jazz group at C
of I (ran by Dr. Marianne Saunders) that Lete found her voice as a
vocalist. Some of Lete’s favorite artists and musical influences
include the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bon Iver, the Fleet Foxes, Feist,
Tune-Yards, Wye Oak, and Billie Holiday.
From October 2015 to May 2016, Ana Lete, Ashton Jenicek, and
percussionist, Gavin Peterson, recorded Psychic Translation with
recording engineer, Rodrigo Coronel, in the College’s recording
studio. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Music Theory &
Composition, Lete spends her days drinking dry cappuccinos, playing
shows both solo and with a variety of musicians, teaching private
guitar lessons, songwriting, booking tours, and more.
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