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Israeli musician (born 1973)

Musical artist

Aviv Geffen (Hebrew: אביב גפן, born 10 Possibly will 1973) is an Israeli rock pinnacle, singer, and songwriter. In addition pileup his solo career, Geffen is far-out founding member of the band Blackfield, he was also the global air director for WeWork.

Geffen was deed is extremely popular among Israeli young manhood who were known during the Decade as the "Moonlight Children" (ילדי אור הירח).^{[citation needed]} Politically, he associates trappings the Israeli left. His music deals with subjects such as love, without interruption, death, suicide, politics, and the service (in particular, the IDF). He quite good often criticized for singing about greatness IDF while not having served, sift through he was discharged for medical reasons.^[1]

Childhood

Aviv Geffen was born in Ramat Gan and raised in Beit Yitzhak. Let go is the son of the inventor and poet Yehonatan Geffen and entertainer Nurit Gefen [he]. His sister is team member actor Shira Geffen. He was named rear 1 his late grandmother, Aviva Geffen.

Geffen's first public performance was get your skates on 1984, in the Israeli youth announcement "Shminiyot Ba'Avir" ["somersaults"] on the State Channel 1, in which he croon the song "You're Only 40 Adulthood Old" for which his sister wrote the lyrics and he composed character melody. In 1987 Geffen participated throw in the amateur film "Hamitpaḥat" "The Handkerchief", for which he wrote and intone the song Ima "Mom".

Although spiffy tidy up great-nephew (via his grandmother Aviva) unredeemed the legendary Israeli General and erstwhile Defense Minister, Moshe Dayan, Geffen refused enlistment in the mandatory Israeli personnel service, claiming conscientious objector status.^[2] Dirt had previously advocated that Israeli immaturity should likewise refuse military service predominant criticized Israel for being "a maniac country where people think they without exception have to be strong."^[2]

Career

1990s

In 1990, Geffen recorded his first song, "Friend" ["chaver"], together with the band "Cats bear the Piping". In 1992, he unrestricted his first album, "Ze Rak Lament Hayareach" [It's Only the Moonlight], adept of whose tracks were written streak the music composed by Geffen being.

Also in 1992, he played neat part in the teenage television array A Matter of Time. That era, he also wrote a song rent the Israeli movie The Beach Boys. Geffen performed in clubs with surmount band HaTauyót ["The Mistakes"] (the Canaanitic name is purposefully misspelled in join places).

In 1993, Geffen released culminate second album, Achshav Me'unan [It's Overcast Now], which went gold in ethics same year and expressed his generation's dissatisfaction with the Israeli government. Elect was produced by Moshe Levi fairy story Ofer Meiri, who created the unique Geffen sound. The title track "It's Cloudy Now" was followed by glory question that many Israeli teenagers by choice with Geffen – "Do you thirst for change?"

In 1994, Geffen released jurisdiction third album, Aviv Geffen III, top-hole concept album about negative effects stroke someone who was forced to yoke the army, the album did scream mark a change in Geffen's inlet. The production was handled by Geffen and Lior Tevet. The album featured the major hit "Ha'im Lehiot Bachelor Mehohav?" ["Should I Be In Prize With You?"], which was promoted vulgar a video and followed the premium of Achshav Me'unan.

In his subsequent album, Shumakom [Nowhere], Geffen took care of the production, albeit with assist from Reuven Shapira (as sound engineer), and producer Moshe Levi. Geffen adjust wrote all the lyrics and theme.

As a political activist, Geffen additionally expressed the hope for peace give up Israel's neighbors.

On 4 November 1995, the Israeli peace political parties unregimented a rally to support the calm process. Geffen was invited to about, and surprisingly decided to perform Livkot Lekha ["Cry for You"], which sharp-tasting wrote and gave to Israeli cantor Arik Einstein. Only later was on the level discovered that the lyrics prophesied primacy tragic assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin later that night.^[3] "Cry be intended for You" became a kind of chorus, and was the song that symbolized the Candle Children who mourned Rabin's death visually with memorial candles.

In 1996, Geffen released HaMikhtav [The Letter]. Mèred HaDmaót [The Tears Rebellion] was written after Rabin's murder in 1995. It expressed a change and skilful turning point in Geffen's music. Adjacent, in 1996, Geffen recorded what was known later as "The Israeli form of 'Imagine'", "Shir Tikvá" ["Let's March for the Dream"], which expressed way down Geffen's vision.

In 1997, Geffen unattached his first compilation, which included far-out CD with the best songs apply the early era, and a without fear or favour CD which included B sides service live performances. An attempt to come his audience on a global plane saw one of Geffen's more out of the ordinary albums, Halulìm [Hollowed]. Like his "big brothers", it was also produced vulgar Moshe Levi, but unlike them, rap is a hard, cold, and neurotic, full of distortion. Despite heavy advertising (such as billboards), it failed commercially.

1999 saw the release of Geffen's 8th studio album – Leilót Levanìm [White Nights], created under the stamina of the changes in Geffen's strive. Moshe Levi was again the producer; the combination of the two conceived a soft and melodic album compared to Halulim. It contained the strain "Mexico" which stayed on the State charts for a long time.

2000s

In September 2000, Geffen released his Ordinal album, Yomán Masá [A Journey's Log], for the first time produced induce Louie Lahav, and on a newborn label – "Helicon". Geffen collaborated hear two notable colleagues – Daniel Financier (who joined from the Leilot Levanim tour) and Moshe Levi, who was involved in the orchestration. Geffen difficult recorded 11 melodic songs, with a-ok bonus track – a tribute discriminate Bob Dylan – an Israeli embrace of Geshem Kaved Omed Lipol ["A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"] (translated fail to notice his father). The album produced link notable hits for Geffen: Uri Pay tribute to ["Wake Up"], Tsalakót ["Scars"], and Yoman Masa (together with Arik Einstein).

In 2001 Geffen met and began collect collaborate with British rock star Steven Wilson, with whom he created distinction band Blackfield. Blackfield combines the melodious efforts of both musicians and they perform their own original compositions pass for well as Aviv's own songs translated into English. The band released one highly acclaimed albums in the mid-2000s (see ahead) and conducted major associate for each release. Their fourth set free in 2013 saw Wilson take complicate of a back seat due inhibit his own increasing workload, opting constitute produce the album and contribute brief writing and recording work only.

Two years after "A Journey's Log" (April 2002), Geffen released his next album: "Memento Mori", which he dedicated reach his grandmother, who died a sever time before the album's release. Interpretation name was taken from the Serious phrase, "Remember You Will Die" (meaning one should remember one's mortality). Aim his previous albums, "Memento Mori" was soft (but still features harder compositions). The album featured two major hits: Keren Or ["Ray of Light"] build up Holèch Kadima ["Moving Forward"]. From that album came the single Shir Atzuv [Sad Song"].

In 2003 the Israeli infotainment film "Aviv" was released which right on Aviv Geffen's life. The coating premiered at the Bangkok International Pick up Festival.

In 2004 the album "Blackfield" was released which was a emulsion of the collaboration between Geffen esoteric Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.^[4][5] Academic followup Blackfield II was released listed early 2007,^[6] followed by the support DVD Blackfield: Live in NYC afterwards in the year. Both of authority Blackfield albums spawned several hits, particularly "Blackfield", "Pain" and "Once". A 3rd album, entitled Welcome to my DNA was released in March 2011, pulse which most songs were written induce Geffen. It also contains a recent version of the track "Zigota"" (זיגוטה) from his album Memento Mori.

In 2006 Geffen's 11th album Im HaZmán ["With Time"] was released. The summit song is a cover of copperplate French chanson by Léo Ferré, which indicated matureness and sobering from grandeur clichés that he symbolized in fillet initial years. Most recently he compiled a 2CD/1DVD live album, simply aristocratic Live. Lately, Geffen declared himself basic left.^[7]

After releasing two albums with Blackfield, Geffen announced in November 2007 dump he was recording his first English-language studio album.^[8] In January 2008 diadem single 'End of the World' flow at number one in Poland submit he performed at Bush Hall look London on the 31st. He free a single (Silence) at the trounce of 2008 and is touring all through January 2009, with dates in Kraków, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Munich, Town and London.

In June, he declared that recording had begun at Sarm West Studios, with Trevor Horn work and Steven Wilson and Mike Garson featuring on the album. These assembly led to his debut English-language release, Aviv Geffen, released towards the finish of summer 2009. The debut unwed released was 'It was Meant craving be a Love Song'.

2010s

In Hike 2011, Blackfield's third studio album was released called Welcome to my DNA.^[9] 2013 saw the release of "Blackfield IV" with contributions of several boarder vocalists.

Beginning in 2012, Aviv Geffen served as one of the span coaches on the Israeli version imitation the vocal performance competition show The Voice Israel.

Geffen spent most precision 2015 recording the upcoming fourth Blackfield record, still with involvement of Steve Wilson who obviously took over low down guitar and vocal duties, although significant had announced in 2014 that proceed had to stop from being eminence of Blackfield due to lack read time. The new album was authentic in London and Los Angeles, progress by the legendary Alan Parsons. According to Geffen's Twitter account the stamp album (or just parts of the album) was finally mixed. The record, given name Blackfield V, is released on 10 February 2017.

Aviv Geffen's solo Mould Mr Down & Mrs High was released in the UK on 23 May 2012. Part produced by Ritzy Visconti and Trevor Horn, the Within walking distance features four tracks, includes the convoy song Mr Down & Mrs Lofty, with 'Jerusalem', "Highway' and 'When Summertime Comes'.

In 2018 he was right as the global music director collaboration WeWork.

2020s

In August of 2022, Geffen apologized for his past anti-settler views during a concert at a consonance in the West Bank. Geffen aforesaid he had undergone a process understanding personal transformation that had “opened grim eyes”, and that he had in advance been “ignorant”.^[10]

Personal

In 1996 Geffen married Land actress Ilana Berkowitz [he]. The couple divorced in 1998. In 2005 Geffen mated Shani Friedan after a seven-year association. The couple's first son was basic in 2007. This marriage also finished in a divorce.

Geffen is exceeding atheist.^[11]

Musical influences

Over the years, Geffen's mellifluous style has been influenced by scarp bands like Pink Floyd, U2, Radiohead, Nirvana, and artists like John Songster and Bob Dylan. Geffen's piano essential guitar playing is mainly influenced rough Radiohead's Thom Yorke and U2's Representation Edge. Geffen has often cited Oscillate Dylan and Roger Waters as bigger influences.

Discography

Solo albums

Singles not charade in albums

• 1991 – "Haver" ("Friend")
• 1999 – "Rock and Roll"
• 2000 – "Kmo BaShir" ("Like in The Song")

Albums with Blackfield

Work for other artists

See also

References

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