It’s not often an album is released featuring eleven
songs, all composed by someone who isn’t even old enough to vote, but
Esa Einai, due to be released shortly by Aderet Music, isn’t your
typical album.
Featuring the vocals and compositions of fifteen year old Los Angeles
yeshiva student Yoel Weiss, Esa Einai has been two and a half years in
the making. It features a variety of musical styles, some more upbeat,
some more heartfelt, but all written in Yoel’s unique trademark style.
Yoel displays an uncanny maturity as his songs run the gamut, ranging
from the upbeat Mi Haish, originally written in part as a lullabye for
Yoel’s baby sister, to the tranquil Asher Bara, composed in honor of an
aunt’s wedding to No Goodbye, originally written as a tribute to Yoel’s
grandparents who were making Aliyah at age ninety and then rededicated
to the Holocaust generation.
The album, produced by Naftali Schnitzler, with arrangements by both
Schnitzler and Ruli Ezrahi, began originally as a keepsake when Yoel
recorded his first composition, V’Haya, a catchy tune that has become a
family favorite. As Yoel continued composing, he continued recording his
songs and in time, Yoel and his parents decided to put the songs
together into an album.
In another unique twist, Sruly Meyer’s outstanding artwork was done
with Chroma Depth technology, adding an extra exciting dimension to the
graphics when viewed with the Chroma Depth 3D glasses that are included
with the album.
“We tied the name of the album, Esa Einai, in with the unique
artwork,” explained Yoel’s mother, Chani Weiss, who wrote the lyrics for
the three English songs on the album. “When you put on the glasses, it
takes 3D to a whole new level and the graphics are an activity on their
own.”
Rounding out the album is choir work by Moishei Krausz and Shloime
Kaufman with orchestration by some of Jewish music’s best including
Yaron Gershovsky, Gal Gershovsky, Avi Avidani, Nachman Dryer, Larry Gee,
Moishie Fried, Yossi Farkas and Shloime Cohen.
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