Leslie Lancaster Allison is a queer interdisciplinary composer working with music, text, and movement. They are based in Los Angeles and their compositions have appeared in concert halls, plays, dance performances, and art films in New York, Chicago, Cologne, and Los Angeles. Leslie has performed as a vocalist for Cassils, lucky dragons, Matmos, and Miguel Gutierrez, and has extensive experience leading ensembles: Dvorak and the Dvotchkas (Philadelphia 2004-2008), Cross (Brooklyn, 2011-2016), Tight Braid Choir (New York, 2013-2018), Muscle Memory (Connecticut, 2018-2019), and the WGA Strike Choir (Los Angeles, 2023). Their current ensemble (as Leslie Lancaster) performed in the LA FemSynthLab Anniversary Showcase at Coaxial Arts.

Through their private music studio, Resonant Body, and venues like Pieter Performance Space and Scribble, Leslie teaches somatic singing and composition with a focus on trans voices. Leslie has published their writings about music and dance for The Chicago Reader and The Brooklyn Rail, and their book of poetry, Martha, was published by Ugly Duckling Presse. They are a graduate of the Wesleyan University Masters Program in Music Composition (‘19), as well as the New Amsterdam Records Composer's Lab.