Emseatee is the moniker of Leigh Redding, the name derived from the phonetic spelling of the first electronic instrument he owned as a child, the Micro Computer Trainer (MCT).
Leigh’s passion with music started very early on, playing that saxophone from the age of six where he played in jazz swing and military brass bands alongside members twice his age. As his tastes in music evolved he focused all his attention on the guitar again in jazz territory.
After many years playing and touring with more experimental indie rock outfits he decided that sessioning alongside other songwriters, where the opportunity for creative freedom was limited, was not ideal and he would focus his entire efforts on his own music.
In the years leading to this decision Emseatee had started to experiment in the electronic music realms whereby the options and creative possibilities seemed limitless.
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