OdoNata

Lex Schmidt, also known as OdoNata, is a Miami-based professional multi-instrumentalist and graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has over 16 years of experience as a professional Drummer and Percussionist, is self-taught on Kamale N’goni West African Harp, Ilimba Thumb Piano, and Didgeridoo, is a passionate educator, a music producer, and the creative mind behind all things OdoNata. After getting his degree in music Lex went to West Africa multiple times and ultimately lived in Ghana, West Africa for 2 years to further his musical studies and search for knowledge and culture from the source by studying and living with the various tribes, Griots, master musicians, and cultural groups. He has also studied and lived in Brazil. Pushing the boundaries of contemporary groove music through healing infusions and in combination with all of his travels and studies, Lex has created a unique brand of groove music rooted in West African, Afro-Latin, Brazilian, and World Music rhythms and melodies combined with modern beats and sounds, to create a fusion of deep sonic rhythms, atmospheric soundscapes, and nostalgic songs. “The Earth Has Music For Those Who Listen.”