Gabe Lee at Beat Kitchen 2025-09-09T20:00:00
Gabe Lee is known for songwriting that subtly details the intricacies of situations, with slow-moving tempos that often find him inhabiting voices of characters wrestling with internal and external struggles.
Raised Rowdy, noting that Lee’s songs “could be torn from the pages of a formal literary work”; and Saving Country Music, saying “you may struggle to find another collection of 10 songs so well-composed with wit, insight, and soul,” among others.
Gabe’s songwriting showcases his unique perspective, an outlook influenced by a musical childhood – one in which he was surrounded by music, though he gathered his knowledge of both classic rock and contemporary sounds from friends in his neighborhood.
One of just a few songwriters of Asian descent in Nashville’s Americana scene, Lee’s parents immigrated from Taiwan in the early ‘80s to pursue master’s degrees at the University of Arizona. They followed a job to Nashville, where he was raised. His family’s musical tastes hinged on a peculiar amalgam of church and gospel, classical music, and NPR radio.