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Maor Appelbaum -Mastering Engineer

Maor Appelbaum -musician,producer,sound engineer,mastering engineer

About Me

I am a producer/sound engineer/mastering engineer and musician. I do recording, mixing and mastering. I used to serve as a studio manager and broadcasting engineer at the university of Tel-Aviv. Relying on my considerable knowledge of the electronic and acoustic sound spectrum I use and abuse sound and music in ways that cross all boundaries. As a live sound engineer, lighting engineer and technical director I have worked with many international artists, including:Alphaville (Germany), Marc Almond (England), Ozric Tentacles (England), Regina Spector (U.S.A), The Mission (England) , The Legendary Pink Dots (England - Netherlands), Sophya (Israel - Netherlands), Edguy (Germany), Apoptigma-Berzerk (Norway), Death In June (England), Betzefer (Israel), Useless ID (Israel), Aborted (Belgium), Samael (Switzerland), Ancient Rites (Belgium), Darkane (Sweden), Rotting Christ (Greece), Hocico (Mexico), Melechesh (Netherlands/Israel), Pungent Stench (Austria), Nightmare (France), Oren Ambarchi (Australia), Stephen O'malley (U.S.A), Attila Csihar (Hungery), Twilight Singers (U.S.A)as well as other well known and less known artists. I was a freelance writer in such well-known zines such Metal Hammer Israel and Dofek. I used to be the editor of the web based alternative music webzine www.alternative-zine.com,I was also a D.J. for many well-established clubs and special radio programs.My work as a sound and lighting engineer also contributed to my development as an experimental and adventurous musical composer. I'm involved in such multi-textured and genre-hopping projects as the atmospheric Sleepless, the highly aggressive and varied Vultures, the dark wave EBM band I.W.R,the dark black noise project Thy Mesmerized, as well as being the sole creator of such avant-garde solo projects as, Vectorscope, Lunisolar and Screening. My musical ventures expand to such more metallic bands such as the doom infested band of Moonskin for whom I play bass and compose most of the music and lyrics.I have done various musical collaborations with : Maurizio Bianchi, Kenji Siratori , Clint Listing ,The Hollowing (Matt Gibney -R.I.P),Tom Davidov .I have done various musical projects and bands under the name: SCREENING , VECTORSCOPE , IWR ,MEZID ,PLATED STEEL ,CAVITY SEARCH , LUNISOLAR ,POOCHLATZ ,GRAVE IN THE SKY , THY MESMERIZED,VULTURES, MOONSKIN ,EXPLICIT, BACKSIDE , X-CUTER, SLEEPLESS, BETTA BLOCKER.I worked as a Recording ,Mixing and Mastering Engineer for the famous producer Sylvia Massy Shivy at Radiostar Studios in Weed California. During that time i had worked with various bands including: ECONOLINE CRUSH , COG , SUPE, LISA HALEY (Grammy nominated -Zideco artist for 2008) , AWAKING STATE, APSIDE ,ALIVE INSIDE ,ANTIPRODUCT, MOJADA ,LUXNBUSTO , JACK DEYER ,JORDYN EARLE, MUGHSOT , JOEY VERA , WAYNNE HUSSEY , TREPONEM PAL ,BLUNT ,CYNIC ,BETZEFER , JAMES KING ,MATRICIDE ,REQUIEM FOR DAWN, INNER SCREAM, SOLENOID ,SEROTONAL ,GNOSTIC ,ANNIE MAC ,MIKE WELLS.Currently I have my own mastering studio in LA where i have mastered works of various Producers like ROY Z , RYAN GREENE , SYLVIA MASSY ,TUE MADSEN , CHRIS TSANGARIDES , RICH VELTROP , MAGIC ROCKER , DAVID WEBBER and more. I have mastered songs of various bands and artists including: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN , HALFORD , FIGHT , THERION , DRIVER , F5 , SIGH , REMOVE SILENCE , KLIK , AVA CHERRY , HEAVY CURRENT, IQ20 , RAZER , THE ANGELS , SMARTYR , 5 YEARS AND COUNTING , FLEAMARKET CREEP ,TROY , VALLAS FLYING MACHINE , KING LIZZARD , INSTINCT , JARELL , ARTEP , RIVIERA REGIME , PHANTOM PAIN , NOMARA ,ELEPHANT STEP , PUNGER , CARUSELA , HEMOPTYSIS , TOP SHELF , DAN SAMONIS , 6 OUNCE GLOVE , JOHN DAVIS , SOAPBOX PARADOX , HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROB and moreI have also taught sound engineering in schools and served as an advisor and consultant for Tel Aviv University and other well-known establishments. Mostly motivated by a sheer need to create, my musical horizons are constantly expanding into a multifaceted beam of musical styles and influences.

My Interests

all the things that are not relivant to are everyday lifeto much to mention to little space to write all of them.it chould be any general information.,irelivant information, music ,sound enginnering, any thing about pasta, good comedy movies

I'd like to meet:

People like me or other people that have an interest in music, sound engineering, productions, as well as fans of Mel Brooks (he is the greatest).and people that are nice and intersting.

Music:

classic rock,hard rock,metal (heavy,speed,thrash,doom,death,power)pop,80"sgothic,industri al,EBM,experimental,improv,dark ambient, noise, drone, avant-gaurde,classic,pop 80"ssynthpop ,alternative-rockneo-folkelectro

Movies:

starwars (all of them)mel brooks films (all of them)monty pythonnational lampoons animal housethe rockjames bond

Television:

the A -TEAM Doctor WHO Beavis and Butt-Head car 54 mister Ed SCTV airwolf

Books:

the alchemist

Heroes:

everyone is a hero