Eyal Chameides - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I started writing poems in Melbourne, Australia, when i was 14. Poems you dare to write only at the age of 14, about love and life and death... I tackled subjects then that I dare not now... wonder if I've grown wiser or just scared.
I guess I've been writing ever since.
So my story took me from Melbourne to Israel, through jazz lessons to the Israeli Army, a summer in Texas, a disease in my stomach and an apartment on Swanston street.
What you have on this page, is my solo project which I have been harboring silently up until last year. Sometimes you write a song, and it doesn't belong to a band, or a gig, its different, its part of your story. Over time I found myself collecting more and more of these songs. It took me time to work up the courage to tackle these melodies on my own, I have worked, written, recorded and preformed with various bands throughout my musical history, but I knew that this project I would have to do all by myself.
This is my tale to tell.
What started as a humble home recording project snowballed to something greater when a local Jazz label contacted me. A couple of months later I got my skeleton crew together and we should be hitting the stage soon.
Thank You.
Eyal.
.. Eyal & the Skeleton Crew Live at the Wesley Anne.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/06/2006
Band Members: The Skeleton Crew is less like a band and more like an ever expanding collection of musicians who are nice enough to help me along the way on various projects these people include:Edward on Clarinet.Chris on Double Base.Daniel on Drums.Belinda on Vocals.Atalia on Vocals.Tim on Piano.Shai on Piano.Ido on Guitar.Sophie on Violin.Indiana on Violin.Miki on Clarinet.Thank you.
Influences: Anything I can get my hands on really... Grew up on Pearl Jam and SoundGarden, Alice in Chains, Jeff Buckley. Fiona Apple, Tom Waits, Rufus Wainright, Tom waits again (he's that good). Tori Amos, Tool, Mars Volta... hmm... Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin... this can go on for ever... Sting, Kurt Elling, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Maceo Parker, Bela Fleck ( and the flecktones )... System of a down, The Tea Party, Bjork... I'm gonna stop now... but there's so much more.
Sounds Like: When I was younger and living with my parents I used to practice my singing in my room. Every so often my Phone would ring, and I would answer it, to hear the voice of my dear father, calling me from the living room asking me if i was alright. To which I would respond every time that I'm fine, and why is he asking? Thats when he'd usually reply "Because it sounds like someone is beating you". After the first 40 times, it just wasn't that funny.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Fairy Tale.

v.s.1 At nights I've been writing my own fairy tail. That's starts off in Melbourne and ends up in Yale.I keep telling myself, that true love prevails. As the world pulls us further away. &n...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Little Clementine

Little Clementine, never learned to speak her mind. She just grew to talk like they all do. Of politics and social views. Manners and bad attitudes. Her father called her "little Clem", T...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:23:00 GMT

Masks

Through the cracks in your mask I see more of you then you could ever fathom. I see who you wish you could be, I see the character you chose to love, The qualities you wish you had. I see ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:08:00 GMT

How They Do Things Here.

Twice a week I ride past a construction yard, I can see how they do things here: From the outside in. So four weeks into construction it looks perfect, A complete, perfectly constructed ho...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:26:00 GMT