Phillip Lehman

Phillip Lehman (born Philip, alternatively spelled Philippe) is a Franco-American artist, music producer, and cave diver best known as Bando, the graffiti pioneer of France who helped popularize the medium in Europe throughout the 1980s.

In 1995, Lehman moved back to New York City where he connected with musician Gabriel Roth, a former Pure Records customer.

Located in Manhattan, Desco produced limited pressings of Lee Fields, The Sugarman 3, and the earliest Sharon Jones recordings.

[13] In 1999–2000, Lehman and Roth decided to part ways, ending Desco after laying down the foundation to the New York afrobeat, funk and soul revival scenes.

The ensemble consisted of Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, and Sean Solomon They only had one album credited to them which was Thunder Chicken which was recorded at the Desco studio.

The track "Soul Buster" from the album featured Joseph Henry, a former gospel singer with a shouting style who had at one stage been with The Coasters.

[20][21] He is a founding member of the Dominican Republic Speleology Society and the Madagascar Cave Diving Association,[22][23] and has contributed to scientific research on aquatic life as well as underwater photography.