Leeonious M..BC..S?

You’ll see several names across this site with the suffix of M, BC or S, but what’s the history of this and the name “Leeonious?”

It goes back to Common’s “Like Water for Chocolate” album and the track Thelonius, features Slum Village. Being one of my favorite tracks (on the album and in general) I combined that title with my given name, Lee, to create Leeonious. The feel is clean and has helped impress character into my sound. That impression is weighted by M, BC or S.

LeeoniousM, where M is for Monk, like the jazz musician, though there more influence by Monch (as in Pharoahe), in the M. There’s soul and soulful complications in tracks with LeeoniousM.

LeeoniousBC is the Beat Chemist, delivering more complicated rhythms and heavy bass tracks.

LeeoniousS, where the S is for Supreme. The written or spoken form (or painted, drawn, etc.) may be followed with an S.

The Intro: SOAK Imprint

SOAK Imprint is a medium to present the various works of LeeoniousM - BC.

This spans from the soulful, chill, and ambient sounds to deep and heavy bass and breaks. From the air waves to the canvas, there's the simple and abstract pieces of many textures to tie in sound and sight.