itsnotyouitsme formed in Washington Heights in 2003. They describe themselves as "a small band that makes big music. we hope to make you cry in a good way."

Of itsnotyouitsme the New York Times has said, "Reasonable listeners may disagree as to whether the ambient, post-Minimalist music produced by the duo itsnotyouitsme — Caleb Burhans, violinist, and Grey McMurray, guitarist — is chamber music or rock. But that’s beside the point: these musicians live in both worlds, and their instrumental meditations are structurally fascinating and at times meltingly beautiful."

Meet a man driven wildly by music. A man classically trained, but rewired with his own two hands. A frequent collaborator, occasional curator and consummate “man behind the curtain” now emerging at the front of something yet unnamed. Somewhere between the concert hall and the club you’ll find his haunting liquid soundscapes, born of hip-hop composition, o’er-strung with chant, hinting at some divine unreachable. Meet Son Lux.

Ryan Lott studied composition and piano at Indiana University School of Music before moving to Cleveland, OH, where he lived for six years and earned a reputation as a versatile and zealous collaborator.

Equally at ease in the creative company of choreographers, classical musicians, and break dancers, he cut his teeth spear-heading multi-disciplinary "performance parties," composing music for modern dance companies, and collaborating with musicians across many genres. His works have been performed dozens of times in NYC and throughout the US and Europe.

In the cracks of time and energy between Ryan's collaborations, his creative alter-ego "Son Lux" was born out of an urge to finally set about making an album of his own. What Ryan, as Son Lux, wove together over 4 years in his attic studio, is critically acclaimed as one of the best records of 2008. It is At War With Walls and Mazes, an impressive debut which earned Son Lux the title of Best New Artist by NPR's All Songs Considered.

Ryan moved to New York City in 2007 while still finishing up the Son Lux record, and has since become a sought-after arranger and remixer, reimaging the music of Beirut, Nico Muhly, My Brightest Diamond, Anathallo, and many others. Film credits include arranging and programming for the score for The Brothers Bloom (2008). Present projects include a series of new releases under the Son Lux moniker.