He has released recordings since 1989 under the monikers badawi, sub dub, ghost producer, psy co. Raz mesinais unique methods in producing and teaching has made him one of new. The book beriahthe final 92 compositions that complete the 25year masada legacy in a beautiful. From the moment we became good friends, we have recurrent themes of. His first two decades were spent in frequent transit between jerusalem and new york city, where he became immersed in both the worlds of traditional middle eastern music, and the dub and hiphop scenes of the eighties and early nineties in new york city. In addition to his musical output, mesinai draws and writes comic books including issues for marvel, as well as. Featuring the track train tunnel crane dub from the upcoming release, this video is composed by a selection of shots taken from raz mesinai s scifi film tunnel vision.
Raz s score to hellraiser 6 was thrown out for being too scary for the film, and later became the album the unspeakable bsi, the index 2000. Raz mesinai s string quartet for four turntables is a composition for string quartet comprised of 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello, with each instrument recorded separately in the studio and then pressed onto 12 vinyl. Raz was one of the first ableton live certified trainers. Sound researchers raz mesinai and jonathan uliel saldanha descend far below the earths surface in search of what they consider to be the prima materia of sound alchemy. The unsound music festival new york citys unsound festival featured projects from canonized composers like steve reich and brian eno, as well as rare performances from. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for tzadik dvd edition releases. Raz mesinai is a producer, musician, composer, graffiti artist, writer and educator from new york city. Featuring the track train tunnel crane dub from the upcoming release, this video is composed by a selection of shots taken from raz mesinai s scifi film tunnel vision, released on tzadik dvd. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. His first two decades were spent in frequent transit between jerusalem and new york city, where he became. In 2012 raz produced and directed the underground film, tunnel vision, which was released on tzadik dvd series, and hailed by film composer john zorn as a 21st century cult classic. The book beriah 11cd box set was a labor of love, three years in the making, and we put a huge amount. The upa is proud to present a special screening of tunnel vision directed by raz mesinai tzadik dvd series, 20 this halloween. Raz is the grandson of abstract sculptor and decorated war artist manuel bromberg.
Sound researchers raz mesinai and jonathan uliel saldanha descend far below the earths surface in search of the prima materia of sound alchemy. How did the idea of scoring raz mesinais tunnel vision come about. In 2012 raz produced and directed the underground film, tunnel vision. Since the late 80s, selling his original productions on the streets of nyc, raz mesinai has accumulated an enormous body of work, with over 300 albums produced, as. Directed by raz mesinai, featuring music by jonathan uliel saldanha. Explore releases from the tzadik dvd edition label.
Tunnel vision explores a narrative format created by mesinai called dub fiction, or a form of storytelling utilizing. Raz mesinai is a producer, musician, composer, graffiti artist, writer and educator from new. Deli gleba texts and ilustrations self publication, 20, 100copies. Along the way they meet strange guides who lead them, sometimes misleadingly, to their ultimate goal. Raz mesinai s string quartet for four turntables is a composition for string quartet comprised of 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello, with each instrument recorded separately in the.
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