Wake Up

Produced - James Crothers (Lion)
Additional production - Seb Chesney
Mixed - Lee Groves (NY)
Mastered - John Davis (Metropolis UK)

LION - ATTENTION

Not Your Fetish is out now on all streaming platforms! Listen here: https://ffm.to/notyourfetish

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Written by: James Crothers, Alexis Benedict, Amy Hooper
Produced by: James Crothers, Alexis Benedict
Mixed and Mastered by: Lee Groves

Artist Management: Alexis Benedict
Label: Tomboi Records
Directed and Filmed by: Fagan Wilcox and Jessica Galea
Dancer/Dominator: Adam Malone
Make-up by: Adam Malone
Choreographed by: James Crothers



LION is a queer black electropop/alt artist, singer, songwriter, producer and dancer from Naarm (Melbourne) Australia. His music is a patchwork of pulsing rhythms, sharpshooting rap stylings and a tinge of heavy rock; a vessel for his piercing lyrics which discuss socio-political issues like microaggressions and racial identity. He moves with power, choreographing revolutions with passion. Steeped in his Ethiopian heritage, LION won’t just tell you his story, he’ll roar.
Music and dance are the only sources of true catharsis for LION. Communicating stories, expressing repressed emotions and discovering himself through these artforms are his passion. Having learnt music production through genres like dubstep, trance and future bass; LION’s music has a unique electronic edge. Combined with his love for femme-bodied pop icons in the Western world and the K-pop scene, his vibrant personality flows through his fierce lyrics and powerful hooks.
Having spent the last two years refining his artistry with the Tomboi Records team, LION echoes somewhere between Todrick Hall and Lil Nas X. His heavy beats and distorted synths evoke a lion’s roar.
Performing multiple shows and festivals already, including most recently the main stage at World Pride, LION has firmly established his showstopping live presence. He brings together all the unique elements of his identity and his talents, creating theatrical, rhythmic, and prolific material. NOT YOUR FETISH is accompanied by an iconic film clip, LION has carved out his own lane in the Australian music industry, and is set to dominate worldwide.
About Not Your Fetish, LION says that “as minorities and marginalised people, so many of us have narratives written for us by people who see us as two-dimensional. This song is a condemnation of those toxic narratives. We have the power to write our own stories, and we don’t need to censor or simplify them for anyone. Our stories are messy, complex, nuanced, and we refuse to be reduced to a fetish.”