Eef Barzelay
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ifar Barzelay |
| Born | May 12, 1970 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Origin | New Jersey |
| Genres | Alternative country, alternative rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, ukulele |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | spinART Records, 429 Records |
| Associated acts | Clem Snide, Scott Avett |
| Website | www.clemsni.de |
Ifar "Eef" Barzelay (born May 12, 1970) is an Israeli-American musician. He is the principal songwriter and singer of alternative country band Clem Snide, but has also toured as a solo act, both as a headliner and in support of various artists such as Ben Folds.
Early life[]
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 12, 1970,[1] Barzelay grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and attended Teaneck High School.[2]
Career[]
In 2006, Barzelay released his debut solo album entitled Bitter Honey. In 2007, he composed many original tracks for the film Rocket Science. Barzelay's second solo album, Lose Big, was released on June 17, 2008, on 429 records. In 2009, Barzelay reformed Clem Snide.
At the A.V. Fest 2011 in Chicago, Illinois, Barzelay performed the music of the popular rock band Journey.[3]
In 2014 Barzelay recorded a version of Bee Gees's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" for a fundraising CD titled "More Super Hits Of The Seventies" for radio station WFMU. He also wrote and recorded five songs for the Rudderless soundtrack such as "Sam Spirals" and "A Day on the Water".
Discography[]
- Bitter Honey (CD) – spinART – February 21, 2006
- Rocket Science (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) – Lakeshore Records – August 7, 2007
- Lose Big (CD) – 429 Records – June 17, 2008
- (Digital download) – Bandcamp release – March 14, 2011
- (Digital Download) – Bandcamp release – March 31, 2011
- (Vinyl, Digital Download) – Bandcamp release – June 29, 2011
- (Digital download) – Bandcamp release – September 20, 2011
- Janie Jones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, digital download) – Nettwerk – October 11, 2011
- (Digital Download) Bandcamp release – March 4, 2015
References[]
- ^ "Artist Interview: Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide : Optus Sound Scribe". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ Buried Love: From sipping iced tea and playing Al Green to imagining you're watching Ricky beat Lucy, Village Voice, March 1, 2005. Accessed May 12, 2008. "Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay has a dry voice and an even drier wit. Barzelay was born in Israel, raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, and did time studying jazz at Berklee before dropping out to start a noise-rock band named for the talking asshole in William Burroughs's Naked Lunch."
- ^ [1][dead link]
External links[]
- 2007 Eef Barzelay Interview at Bandega.com[dead link]
- Eef Barzelay 15-05-2008 on Program tv Tesis of Canal 2 Andalusia
- ClemSnide.com
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