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Practically born on the stage in Miami, Florida,
he studied theater and music at F.S.U. While on his way to L.A.
to become a comic actor, he decided to stay in Colorado to concentrate
on writing music. When he did come to California he opted for
Berkeley, where he has gotten a chance to study voice with the
late great Judy Davis and had free reign to expand organically,
not only as a composer but as a song leader and volunteer for
TV stations, libraries, and Earth days.
A great fan of Fats Waller, The Gershwin Brothers,
The Beatles, and Jethro Tull, Ira seeks to infuse a classic sense
of melody into his songs.
So far, he has composed material for two CDs
with Comfy Chair, the Elektra Records compilation Jump up and
Boogie, his original play The Plant's Taking Over, Elie Wiesel's
Trial of God, (performed at the Rhinoceros Theater in San Francisco),
and his first children's CD Hippo on my Head (which he recently
showcased in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival), a music
video for Velvet Mustache, filmed in NYC, The Uncle Eye Show (a
TV Pilot), The Sultan of Time, his first solo CD for the grown-ups
(not the grown-olds) which reveals more of his spiritual and whimsical
nature through the vehicle of Soulfolk*. The Sultan’s leading
track, 'Part of the Divine', was awarded Honorable Mention for
Song of the Year Contest by The Northern California Songwriter's
Association.
Ira's latest CD release, Madlik Oti is Jewish
Soulfolk to help bridge the gap between tribes and tents.
For samples of Hippo on my Head, The Sultan of Time and Madlik Oti go to Hear Things. For Comfy Chair samples, go to http://www.flamingpie.net. Ira is a memeber of the Screen Actors Guild,The Society of
Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Musician's Union
Local 424, The Bay Area Jewish song leader's *Soulfolk is music for your atoms to dance to. It
too is music for children. |
