Leanne Binder’s voice was built twice. The first time in the halls of a conservatory, the second in the wreckage left behind. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, she entered a college-level opera program at just twelve, before stepping away from classical training to forge her own sound through soul, blues, and rock.

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Her journey has taken her from smoky Midwestern bars to festival stages across the U.S. and Europe, including The Cavern Club in Liverpool, the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where she’s shared stages with Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Castro, Shemekia Copeland, and The Texas Headhunters.

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After years of detours, reinvention, and rebuilding, Binder has come into her strongest form yet. Her latest EP, I Got Something to Say, produced by Grammy winner Lee J. Turner, marks both a return to roots and a declaration of self — where Rust Belt blues meets rock and soul.