In honor of Shavuot we’re presenting to you a beautiful duet performance, sung by Benny Friedman and Issac Honig, accompanied by the Freilach band and the Shira choir.
Composed: Meshulem Greenberger
Arranged by Moshe Laufer
Originally performed on the album ’Taamu’ (Benny Friedman).
Mixed and edited: Mendy Hershkowitz
Video: Neumann Media Studios
MZ MUSIC GROUP is proud to announce a brand new BOYS GROUP!
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE – BOYS Ages 6-12 – Open to residents of NY/NJ
TELL ME MORE!
The group will feature a small and diverse selection of soloists from the local NY/NJ area. Each member will have their own chance to shine and be a vital contributor to the group. Great chance for boys who love music to nurture their talents, while gaining invaluable experiences. Be part of the groups DEBUT album, already in pre-production with new songs and music videos. Perform live at events around the world throughout the calendar year. Produced and managed by the talented team behind some of today’s hottest Jewish music.
HOW DO I AUDITION?
You can audition right from your own living room. Just send us a short video. Tell us your name, your age, where you are from and a little bit about yourself. Sing a short piece of one of your favorite songs. You can sing with or without an instrument – your choice.
Videos should not be longer than 2 minutes. Please email your video to JMboysGROUP@gmail.com.
Make sure to include your contact information in email. Please allow 1-2 weeks for a response.
FAQ:
1) I’m already in a choir or group but would also like to consider auditioning for this new and exciting group, what do you suggest?
We accept all submissions! Although logistically it wouldn’t be feasible to be a member of both groups.
2) If I’m not chosen for the group will I receive a response?
We will do our best to respond to all submissions with a yes or no response.
3) Will there be a second and third round of auditions?
Yes! We will notify all selected candidates of the information related to the next round of auditions.
Additional questions? Email us JMboysGROUP@gmail.com
Yeedle presents, Boruch Sholom. A brand new album titled #BishviliNivraHaolam.
The CD will be coming out very soon.
JETS Creative Wing releases its first music video from the soon to be released EP (Short Album).
The video depicts the heartbreaking scenes of a young man sent from home, lost and looking for a way back.
“This project infuses the talents of the students and the staff, working together to create high quality entertainment, while sending an educational message to the world,” says Menachem Weinstein, music teacher at JETS school in California.
Weinstein was inspired by the talent around him, he says, and embarked on this musical project with Student David Vingart, eventually incorporating many other students from different classes into the project, contributing in all areas of the production.
“The aim of our projects is to educate the world with morals and ethics from the Torah in a meaningful and entertaining way,” said Rabbi Zalmy Raksin, Director of JETS creative wing.
JETS Creative Wing, currently in its first year, is based out of the Jewish Educational trade School in Granada Hills, California.
JETS Yeshivah is a trade school for young Jewish men giving them a well-balanced program of Judaic studies, vocational training and recreational activities. JETS celebrates individuality in a positive and supportive environment.
Rabbi Mayer Schmukler, founder and director of JETS, says, ” we live with the teachings of Proverbs 22:6 – if we educate a child according to his way; even when he grows old he will not depart from it.”
The EP (Short Album) will be released within the coming weeks.
CREDITS:
Produced By JETS creative Wing
Video by Aryeh David
Lead Actor: Yotam Menachem Lerman
Thanks to: Mendy Lebovic, Zalmy Raskin, Mendy Sitrin, Yaakov blanton, Sroli Raksin, Yossi Soifer, Family Seewald and all those who help fund this project
A brand new single from Yaniv Ben Moshiach “Shavuah Tov, has just been released. Enjoy!
LYRICS:
שבוע טוב ומזל טוב אליהו הנביא זכור לטוב
שבוע טוב ומזל טוב תדעו ברכה והצלחה מדור לדור
לבודדים לחוגגים אשרי הצדיקים
שא ברכה אהבה לכל המבקשים
אנא ה הושיענא אנא ה הושיענא
אנא ה הצליחנה הצליחה נא
שבוע טוב ומבורך לאוהבים את החיים כמו שהם
שבוע טוב חבר ואח רק שתיהיה מאושר ותבורך
לחיילים על המשמר לילדים תימימים
שא ברכה אהבה לכל המבקשים
אנא ה ….
One Week Later: Roundup Version
Since sefira has ended, we have seen a rise in new Jewish music and mostly music can barely keep up, so how can I? I recently got my hands on 4 new albums and won’t have time to do a review on all 4, so I thought let’s just review the best songs off each album. Ready? Let’s do it.
Our first album is Nostalgia by Moishe Mendlowitz. Moishe has a gorgeous voice and I’ve been really into him since he was on Shir. He has put out a new album of oldies for the new generation. It’s broken into five melodies plus he added a new song that u his father recently composed. Today I’ll highlight the first Medley.
MEDLEY 1- The song begins with the classic Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh by Rabbi Shmuel Brazil off the album Ohr Chodosh. It continues with Keli by R Suki Berry and Shimmy Blumenthal off Amudei Shaish. Habotchim by Avi Sherman off the same album, Amudei Shaish is next. Finally, we finish off this Medley called heartbeats with Chazak Yimale and Vimaleh from R Sender Mendlowitz off Neginah Volume 2.
The next album is a debut album from Motty Illowitz called Machshovois. This album is full of gems. Motty is a young badchen who has composed songs for some of the best singers in Jewish music. I’d like to share 3 songs with you.
LOI ISH- The first track is catchy and fun and probably has great lyrics except that I don’t know Yiddish. But if I like a song so much without even knowing the lyrics that must mean it’s really good, no?
FARSHTEIN- I figured out enough of these lyrics with the help of some friends. The story in this song is about the Ksav Sofer sitting at his father, the Chasam Sofer’s pesach seder. He asks his father to explain the seder a little and then the song takes off. A long beaut of a song, listen a few times and you’ll be soul struck (especially if you know Yiddish).
KADSHINEE- A nice song that probably would’ve been sold to another singer if he wasn’t singing it. This song comes from shabbos davening and is very easy to understand and enjoy.
Next up is the debut of Yisroel Adler, called Oiros. He is also a badchen and started working on this album 3 years ago. His album is very good as well and worth the listen. One of the songs off this album was released in the winter as a single called Chasidim Veanshei Maaseh to great fanfare (even getting a spot on Simchas Hachaim 4), so I’m not gonna review it here. I’ll review 2 songs off this album.
OILAM HABAH- This song is a story from Taanis about Eliyahu Hanavi pointing out which people in the shuk are bnei oilam haba. (See Maseches Taanis 22a for the full story). It’s a cute song and a nice nigun.
PINKYS NIGUN- Composed by (you guessed it) Pinky Weber, a beautiful nigun that is upbeat and catchy and reminds me of all the recent niggunim, like the chabadsker and neshoma. Beautiful flute and Yisroel’s voice really shines through in this song. The rest of the album is filled with really nice songs as well.
Finally, the album everyone has been waiting for: Project Relax 3 featuring Boruch Levine and Simcha Leiner. This album is stacked with slow, relaxing niggunim. Combine those beautiful niggunim with the gorgeous voices those two have and we got ourselves an album. I will review 3 songs from this album.
VE’YIYU RACHAMECHO- This fantastic song from Eli Beer (who also released a debut album recently) is truly beautiful when sang by two of the nicest voices in Jewish music.
LECHO DODI- This song, off Boruch’s Touched By a Nigun album, is beautiful and not used often enough for Friday night. It is played at the perfect tempo and I really enjoyed it.
DA LECHO BNI- The only new song on the album, this song was composed by Yoeli Klein and Shaya Gross, the same guys who composed Vafilu Bhastara (which is also on the album). It’s a faster song than the rest of the album but ends the relaxing album in a nice way.
So to conclude, I strongly advise you buy these albums but if you can only get one, then go by what you like. If you like slow oldies, get Moishe Mendlowitz’s Nostalgia. If you want new music then get either Yisroel Adler or Motty Illowitz’s debut albums. If you like slower, newer songs then buy Project Relax 3. Whatever you get, enjoy it and get ready for more new music. It’s a busy season.
The A Team Wedding Series Presents: The Music of ABBA
‘Music of ABBA’ is a collection of songs of the legendary group ABBA, Recorded Live at a recent Wedding in The Venetian NJ
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“VAYECHULU”! The first single/audio from the -soon to be released- new Boruch Sholom “Bishvili” Produced By Yeedle Werdyger.
For more info go to:
facebook.com/BoruchSholom
Composed by: Boruch Sholom Blesofsky
Arrangements by: Boruch Sholom, Yeedle & Eli Lishinsky
Music: Eli Lishinsky & Nir Graff
Guitars, bass & synthsizers: Eli Lishinsky
Saxophones: Arkady Kofman
Drums: Eran Asias
English Translation:
The heavens and the earth and all their hosts
were completed.
And Hashem finished by the Seventh Day His
work which He had done.
And Hashem Blessed the Seventh Day and made
it holy, for on it He rested from all His work which
Hashem created to function.
He was a shield to our fathers with Hs word; He
resurrects the dead by His utterance; He is the
holy (King) Hashem like whom there is none. He
gives rest to His people on His Holy Shabbat. ויכולו השמיים והארץ, וכל צבאם. ויכל ,אלוהים ביום השביעי מלאכתו אשר עשה ,ויברך אלוהים את יום השביעי, ויקדש אותו כי בו שבת מכל מלאכתו אשר ברא .אלוהים לעשות מגן אבות בדברו מחיה מתים במאמרו האל הקדוש שאין כמוהו המניח לעמו .המניח לעמו ביום שבת קודשו
Benny Friedman has just released the poster announcing the world tour this Summer. Benny is coming off the wild success of the album “Kol Haneshama Sheli”, which produced hits like “Bum Bum”, “Toda”, “Fulfill Your Tefilah”, and of course the title track “Kol Haneshama Sheli”. The tour will take Benny from Hong Kong to Cleveland, from Monaco to Düsseldorf and many places in between.
For more information on tickets or bringing Benny to your town e-mail info@bennysmusic.com.
The full concert locations and dates:
June 23 – Tel Aviv, Israel
June 25 – Manchester, UK
June 27 – Monaco
June 28 – London, UK
June 30 – Hong Kong
July 2 – Jerusalem, Israel
July 28 – Cleveland, OH
July 29 – Palm Beach, FL
August 1 – Monticello, NY
August 12 – Sydney, Australia
August 16 – Düsseldorf
All new 8th Day album preview! In stores and on-line June 10th, 2015.
11 brand new tracks for you to enjoy!!
Shimi Li is the New Single from the Upcoming Album, a Levik T. Production. This brand new song, composed by Yitzy Waldner and arranged by Shai Barak and mixed By Eli Lishinsky. CD will be distributed by Aderet Music and be available online at MostlyMusic.com.
Check out the all new single, the first, from Ohad’s brand new album titled “Segulah”, the song is titled Sameach. The song was composed and arranged by Moshe Laufer, mixed by Eli Lishinsky and produced by David Fadida.
The wait is over! The King of Jewish Pop is back and like never before. Just two years after his hit album, Dus Pintele Yid, Lipa is gearing up to release his 14th studio album. Lipa’s motto is “new heart, a real art” and this time around he collaborated with Matt Dubb aka Mutti Weiss of EvanAl fame, in order to break new grounds in the Jewish Music industry. Now Introducing the future of JM: electronic dance music!! The all new 12 track album due to hit stores on July 27th, features brand new compositions by Lipa himself. It is fresh, hip, futuristic while maintaining that classic Lipa feel. Each track on the album is unique and different from the next. It covers genres from house to dubstep, to trance. Matt Dubb added “this is the first time these genres are being covered on a Jewish album.”
Lipa confided that this is the first time in his career, he feels he is truly expressing himself, without any external influences. “This new novelty in Jewish Music is truly a piece of art” states Lipa. He believed in the past that there should be one sound of Jewish Music. Lipa felt his career was influenced by what will sell and be accepted. Now he knows to be a true artist you must express yourself (from the heart). Now majoring in musicology at Columbia University, Lipa has been exposed to a whole new world; one with diversity. He has come to realize there are all types of Jews out there, and what might distance one person may bring another closer. An EDM album is definitely a first for the Jewish music industry, but Lipa assures us “certainly not a last” as he anticipates many artists to follow the lead.
To whet the music palette, Lipa presents the first single, Ben Fayga, composed by newcomer Meir Rosenberg. Just a few short months ago, when Meir became a chosson, his father contacted Lipa to sing one of his original compositions by the wedding. After listening to the demo, Lipa fell in love with the composition, and not just insisted to sing it live, but demanded to record it for his upcoming album. The clip from the wedding has since gone viral. When asked why another Reb Nachman song, Lipa responded “this song fit me like a glove.” It is also dedicated to his shul which has a huge presence of Brelov Chasiddim.
Lipa Schmeltzer constantly raises the bar and brings Jewish music to the next level. His cool glasses and funky yarmulkes are just a small part of the package. This EDM collaboration album is sure to broaden the industry as we know it and set a new trend with the goal of bringing as many as possible back to their roots. Lipa has many surprises in store which will be revealed in the coming weeks as well as a historic DVD, Lipa of Broadway, currently in final production. Until then, put your dancing shoes on and get up on your feet!!
By: Jacob Friedman
Single is available on MRM, Shlager.net & MostlyMusic.com
Listen, Enjoy and Share the new single BumBum Acapella – by the Meshorerim Choir, from their latest album “Vocal Classics 5″
CD available here.
Yaakov Shwekey is gearing up for a mega concert celebration of Jerusalem KJune 1st, 2015 at the Jerusalem Arena.
Its here!! “Celebrate”! The first single/video from the -soon to be released- new 8th Day album “Inner Flame”. For more info go to: www.my8thday.com
facebook.com/8thDayMusic
Credits for “Celebrate”:
Produced and directed by Bentzi Marcus
Cinematography: Yoni Oscherowitz
Gaffer: Daniel Williams
2nd Camera Operator: Tomi Rosenthal
Edited and special effects by Moshe Bree
Dance Choreography: Cheryl Baxter
PA: Sean Miller
Graphic Design: Menachem Krinsky
Backline: Samson Sound Productions
Filmed at Green Screen Downtown
Special thanks to; Shmuli Rosenberg, Sholom Lieberman, Matt Thorne, Lieder’s Catering, Spaun Drums, Drew Shankweiler, Georgiana and everyone at Green Screen Downtown, Rashi Marcus, Bluma Marcus, Chaim Marcus, Eiri Sharvit, Nechama Marcus, Shlomo Dahan, Zalman Simons, Dave Donnelly, Zalman Marcus, Avi Feder, Avremi G, Mendy Werdyger.
Produced & Directed By: Gabriel Tumbak
Composed By: Michael Saura
Arranged & Sequenced By: Julien Thomas
Guitars: Patrice Aili
Recorded & Mixed By : Julien Thomas at TMP Studio
Mastered By: Chris Gerhinger at Sterling Sound, New-York
Lyrics from : Birkat Halevana
Video Produced & Directed By: Jeff Loch
Mordechai Shapiro sings Yossi Green’s hit song, “Hiskabtzi” live at Six Flags Theme Park this past Chol Hamoed Succos 5775.
Musical Direction – Avraham Zamist
Post Production – Sruly Meyer
Video Filmed by CJ Studios
Recorded LIVE at Six Flags Theme Park
Live recording and mix by – Zohar “Baba” Beurger
Musicians:
Drums – Gal Gershovsky
Guitar – Aryeh Kunstler
Bass – Mitch Friedman
Sax – Cliff Lyons
Trumpet – Justin Mullens
Trombone – Michael Boscorino
For booking please contact info@mordechaishapiro.com
Special thanks to Rabbi Ethan Katz – NJ NCSY (www.njncsy.com)
njoy a preview to Od Yavo Hayom – The Album.
Available for download on Tuesday May 26, 2015 at www.chonimusic.com/thealbum, iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby.
Album distribution by MRM Music. Produced by Guillermo de Medio.
After three years in the making, 96 professionals involved and hundreds of studio hours, here it is!
You have seen the singles Lecha Anu Shirah released on August 2012 and Od Yavo Hayom The Single released on August 2013 and you asked for more. It is finally here!
This album has a vast variety of the best rhythms, Crossover, Classic Pop, Latin, Country and Epic Rock. Relax with it, dance with it, pray with it and meditate with it. It is indeed an incredible journey and music celebration.
