Selan

Selan
Also known as	Selonius, Selonius Funk
Origin	Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres	R&B, Pop, House, Electronica, Soul, Rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Articon Records, Vega Records
Associated acts	The Free Radikalz, Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, DJ Spinna, Alejandro Sanz, Adele, Ashanti, Raheem DeVaughn, Dennis Ferrer
Notable instruments
piano, keyboards, keytar, vocoder, melodica, acoustic drums, electronic drums, percussion, drum machine, trumpet, electric bass

For the fictional character from the Al-Qadim campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons, see Selan (Dungeons & Dragons). For the village in Albania, see Selan, Albania.

Selan (born Selan Lerner in Queens, New York, United States) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, musical director and producer who is known for combining electronic, pop, and soul music. He possesses perfect pitch and musical total recall, also known as eidetic memory. He is of Trinidadian and Jewish heritage.

Selan has collaborated extensively with "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales of the house music production team Masters at Work. Notably he plays the extended keyboard improvisation on the Masters at Work remix of Nina Simone's "See-Line Woman" which appears on the highly successful 2002 Verve Remixed collection. He also plays the extended keyboard solos on the DJ Spinna remix of Betty Carter's "Naima's Love Song" which appears on the 2003 follow-up Verve Remixed 2 collection. Selan co-wrote the music for most of DJ Spinna's Intergalactic Soul album, which was released in 2006 on Shanachie Records. He also co-produced, co-wrote and was a featured artist on "Back 2 U", a standout track on that same album.

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