BARUCH FRIEDLAND |
| Baruch Friedland is an acclaimed multi-talented Israeli lyricist, composer, singer, narrator, producer, manager & music publisher. | |
| About Baruch Friedland | |
| Weekly radio show "Changing Colours" | |
| Among other things, Baruch is the Winner of ACUM's (The Association of Songwriters, Composers, Arrangers and Music Publishers in Israel) Golden Feather Award 1999-2000. In March 2000, he was elected to be a Member on ACUM's board of directors. Since 1999, Baruch was selected to be a Music Expert for the Israeli Ministry of Absorption. He was a Member of FIDOF (1994-1999), selected as the official representative of Music Bridges in Israel (since 1997). In 2012 he was one of the 7 founding fathers of Muza, The society of independent musicians in Israel and since 2014 he is the official Israeli delegate of Orfeum – European International Music Festivals Organization. Since 1986 he released over 150 songs (most of them singles), performed by various famous Israeli singers, including 7 albums, a rock opera, three plays, radio & television commercials, scores for TV & radio shows, sketches and more. He is known to be one of the top Radio and TV commercials singers in Israel. In 1993 Friedland released the first of his Doppler Effect albums as a singer-songwriter, which topped the Israeli charts for 3 consecutive weeks with his hit single "Stumbling on Heaven". In 2009 he released a new Doppler Effect single named "Nesachek BeAhava", and lately he released the singles "Uri", "Bemot Avi", Lehavot, Migehenom LeGan Eden (with Menny Begger), Mi Yaaleh Behar Adonai, Moshechet, Baseret Shel Chayai and Nadneda from his upcoming 5th Hebrew album. Many more of his songs, performed by him and by various Israeli singers such as Doron Mazar, Ilanit, Duo Datz, Dafna Dekel, The Reading G, Adam, Edna Lev, Golda, Shlomi Shabat & Sharon Karlen, Pop Up girl band, Hedva Amrani (Hedava & David), Etc., topped the charts and many others went top-ten and/or became Israeli "classics". For example, his song "Soon" (Mekitz El HaChalom), originally released in 1988 by Gali Atari (the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest winner with "Hallelujah"), became an Israeli classic, sold over triple platinum and is still being performed by many artists including Zehava Ben and lately performed and recorded by Israel's No.1 singer RITA & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and also by Ninet Tayeb - the first winner (and biggest star ever) of the Israeli version of “American Idol” TV show (going triple platinum again), Harel Skaat, Shiri Mymon (both on Eurovision) and others. After producing his English promo album Baruch Friedland - 21 Demos in 1994, his songs have been released in Europe as a singer (Barry Friedland) as well as a songwriter. Among them is Friedland's "Afro-dance" song "Apatti", released in 1996 by The Gibson Brothers (Cuba, Que Serra Mi Vida, Etc.) on their album Move On Up. Other songs performed by him and by his group Partyah!, where released in compilations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Etc. His song "Doctor DJ" participated in the Israeli Pre-Eurovision Song Contest in December 2000 and his song Live My Life competed in the 2013 edition. Another song, "Louise" performed by Baruch and D.T.Hoile (Duo Doppler) represented Israel in the 42nd edition of the Vina del Mar prestigious Song Festival in Chile on February 2001. Duo Doppler also represented Israel at the 3rd edition of Universetalent Song Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 2001 with their song "Too Many Nights". Baruch also performed successfully at the Israeli Song Festival on April 2001 with his hit “Bishvilcha” (For you). Baruch represented Israel both as an artist (wining prizes), Guest Artist and as a manager, in many more festivals and musical events: Macedonia (twice), Lithuania (audience favorite), Bulgaria (guest star), Kazakhstan (Best arrangement, Guest artist - and manager), Romania (The Golden Stag Festival. Once as an artist - and 3 times as manager), Spain (UNESCO artist & manager), France (UNESCO artist & manager) and Ireland (Special award), Turkey (Cesme, manager). His songs where also performed in Turkey (Pammukalle Song Festival), Slovakia (Lyra Song Festival) and Belarus (Golden Shlyager Song Festival. Also as manager), and even in International Children competitions and festivals in Romania, Italy (Adina Chis, First Prize 2010!) - and Turkey as well as a member of the International Jury at Kaunas Talent (Lithuania) in 2011, Shining Star (Turkey) in 2012, Jury member and Guest Artist at Crystal Star in 2013 (Romania), guest artist at Discovery 2014 (Bulgaria), Etc. In October 2000, he represented Israel (appointed by the Foreign Affairs Office) together with world known songwriters in Music Bridges – an international songwriting project that took place in Goslar (near Hanover), Germany, in conjunction with the Expo 2000, writing with Eleanor McEvoy ("Only a Woman's Heart") from Ireland, a songwriter from Lebanon and Allan Rich ("I'm Gonna Run To You / Bodyguard – Whitney Houston) from the USA – just to mention a few. In August 2003 he represented Israel at the D’Pop Co-Writing Week organized by TG Management & Publishing in Denmark, writing new songs with European songwriters and producers, such as Soren Madsen (Michael Learns to Rock). As a producer and manager he booked performances in Europe and Asia for known Israeli artists such as Yosefa, Haya Samir, Yirmi Kaplan, Amal Murkus, Liora, Osnat Zeno, Alon Jaan, the Duo Tami & Nir and Smadar Akray. Friedland also booked shows for international artists like The Gibson Brothers (France/Belgium) and Nabil Salameh (Radio Darwish, Italy). In 1994 Baruch founded ZIKIDISC & Baruch Friedland Publishing - his music label & publishing company, producing albums for him (The Doppler Effect - Changing Colors / 1995, Searching for Baruch Friedland / 1998), as well as for other artists, among them: David Mizrachi (1995) - an unusual Rock artist, Tom’s True Story (1996) - a unique Progressive-ambient group, David Ori (1997) - a contemporary Classic composer, ECO (B.Friedland & D.T.Hoile – 1998), A Pop-Rock duo, winners of the Grand Prix of the AACI English song competition & an "Honorable Mention" by MusicMedia – RadioWaves, Canada, Ilan Guetta (1999). Ilan Guetta Plays J.S. Bach Electric with JRB Records / USA, and Amitai (2000), a powerful Rock singer... Etc. Baruch is also working on Yiddish Welt - a special Yiddish World Music project, together with the Hip Hop producer Eddy Somiren. The first single and clip was a 70 year old song by the poet Mordechai Gebirtig (died in the Ghetto in 1942) named Childhood Years (Kinder Yuren). Baruch has a weekly radio show "Changing Colours" in Israel every Saturday between 20.00-22.00 Among other things, Baruch has specialized in the music commercial industry and became one the 3 busiest professional singers in Israel and a popular narrator and voice actor on radio and TV. Here are some links to a small part of his work: TV in ENGLISH: Golf Kids (Origianl Music) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dQIBV7f6wQ Mazda 5 - Drive My Car / The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=UjlmmL0ywgA New York Marathon 2010 (USA) (original music): http://www.blip.tv/file/4187746?utm_source=player_embedded Orange - Life In A Northern Town / The Dream Academy: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=8HBAqQrmzs8 Shikun U'Binuy - It's A Kind Of Magic / Queen: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=da9V8GmJn0E Fox Woodstock Style - Everybody's Talkin' / Harry Nilsson: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=CeSffzKO2E8 Gad Dairy - Time / The Alan Parsons Project: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=_0UnRUewlO0 Visa Multi Credit Card - Mr. Blue Sky / ELO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWBQteyVV5o#watch-main-area Mega Dor Alon - I Get Around / The Beach Boys: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=aiUxke2Y2d4 Poalim Bank - Peilim (original music): https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=PohtDPvh910 Muller - How Do You Do / Roxette: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=dJdHyX2E_iU Orange - You've Done It All / Steve Harley: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=N8ILNYg0jxc April - Urge Overkill / You'll Be A Woman soon: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=e0iP9gdfiXI Sprite - I'm too sexy / Right said Fred: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=gMMqtDCOks8 Yellow Pages - Five Hundred Miles / The Proclaimers: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=bxQS5vSJeF8 Hyundai - Seven Little Girls / The Avons: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=Yx6AsIOmy2g Wisotscky Tea - She's The One / Robbie Williams: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=IHq_aS1Ahws Actimel - You've Got A Friend in Me / Toy Story / Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=39xMhFrx3kc Yes Max - Stone Age Football - In The Jungle (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) / Solomon Linda: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=0u2bKSmprKE Gad Dairy - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=plSvWzgLXho Superpharm Cosmetics - Happy Sale (original music): https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=n8S0ptIJMU4 Yes - Exodus: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=s_WfB1mvee0 Nescafe - Good Morning Starshine / Hair: https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=aE8eIu1Qg-Y Prigat (original music) https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=7J1WaGIPtrw Prisma Investments – Let It Grow / Eric Clapton https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=4ZCjqAWOWRw TV in HEBREW: Pinuk Shampoo - A Little Bird In The Heart / Igal Bashan http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=1268419 Discount Bank - Gashash Chiver / Givat Chalfon Eyna Onah https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=ew5b0tJ4UFw Cellcom Mobile Phones - Dina Barzilay / Lehakat Hanachal http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=3073670 Direct Insurance (original music) http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=1186011 Stimatzki - A Book For Free (original music) https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=hzMGKDeLbVQ Losec – Baby + Boss (original music) https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=tfWG8exEZyU Ta'ami Nutz (original music) https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=4G1JbkE7Bts&playnext_from=TL&videos=s-YM7hH8wqI Cellcom Mobile Phones - First Love - Hachi tova / Hapil Hakachol https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=IBXUdYLmi6A&feature=related AIG Quickie (original music) https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=lvqPBR1u2JQ |
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