Leslie Hunt
owner + artistic director + student bandleader
Leslie was raised in St. Charles and returned after fourteen years in Chicago being a full-time musician. She recognized the need for a community space centered around fostering connection amongst artistic individuals. Since the dawn of Hunt House in January of ‘23, she is proud to have witnessed countless positive transformations as hundreds of people are impacted for the better by simply being involved.
Leslie is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and leads/manages all eight of the student bands at Hunt House. She has also written, recorded and released over ten albums of original music, spent 18 years touring the world with her rock band District 97 and made it to the top ten females in season six of American Idol.