[Music] you
hi everybody my name is Adam and this is
hi everybody my name is Adam and this is Victor we’ve been best friends for the
Victor we’ve been best friends for the
Victor we’ve been best friends for the last 20 years and I would like to share
last 20 years and I would like to share
last 20 years and I would like to share with you a bit about our relationship
with you a bit about our relationship
with you a bit about our relationship from as young as I can remember I found
from as young as I can remember I found
from as young as I can remember I found my bass playing will imagine my
my bass playing will imagine my
my bass playing will imagine my personality mostly in the background
personality mostly in the background
personality mostly in the background not really standing out and just gone
not really standing out and just gone
not really standing out and just gone with the flow
with the flow
with the flow I guess that’s what drew me to play the
I guess that’s what drew me to play the
I guess that’s what drew me to play the best in the first place
best in the first place
best in the first place playing the supportive role in music
playing the supportive role in music
playing the supportive role in music that brings all instruments together but
that brings all instruments together but
that brings all instruments together but deep inside I felt that the had more to
deep inside I felt that the had more to
deep inside I felt that the had more to reveal and I wanted to see if my bass
reveal and I wanted to see if my bass
reveal and I wanted to see if my bass could handle center stage and there was
could handle center stage and there was
could handle center stage and there was only one way to find out and that was to
only one way to find out and that was to
only one way to find out and that was to start playing solo
over the years my plane developed and I
over the years my plane developed and I started testing my limits and the
started testing my limits and the
started testing my limits and the further explore together with Victor the
further explore together with Victor the
further explore together with Victor the more interesting things have become I
more interesting things have become I
more interesting things have become I made my base into a drum kit you know
made my base into a drum kit you know
made my base into a drum kit you know when I was a young teenager my dream was
when I was a young teenager my dream was
when I was a young teenager my dream was to become a rock star well it was the
to become a rock star well it was the
to become a rock star well it was the 90s
90s
90s I even grew my hair long and I had these
I even grew my hair long and I had these
I even grew my hair long and I had these silly t-shirts with the scary images and
silly t-shirts with the scary images and
silly t-shirts with the scary images and ripped jeans it looked awful and very
ripped jeans it looked awful and very
ripped jeans it looked awful and very little evidence of this still exists
little evidence of this still exists
little evidence of this still exists unfortunately anyway I managed to
unfortunately anyway I managed to
unfortunately anyway I managed to reconnect even to this awkward fantasy
reconnect even to this awkward fantasy
reconnect even to this awkward fantasy with my new electric guitar
with my new electric guitar
with my new electric guitar [Music]
[Music]
[Music] thank you
growing up
growing up started to look even deeper with
started to look even deeper with
started to look even deeper with grandparents from Iraq Yemen and Turkey
grandparents from Iraq Yemen and Turkey
grandparents from Iraq Yemen and Turkey I decided I wanted to explore a bit more
I decided I wanted to explore a bit more
I decided I wanted to explore a bit more about my roots my whole childhood is
about my roots my whole childhood is
about my roots my whole childhood is influenced by the Middle Eastern flavors
influenced by the Middle Eastern flavors
influenced by the Middle Eastern flavors the language the culture the sounds the
the language the culture the sounds the
the language the culture the sounds the smells and most importantly the food so
smells and most importantly the food so
smells and most importantly the food so I discovered that I can create the most
I discovered that I can create the most
I discovered that I can create the most famous Arab instrument in my base
famous Arab instrument in my base
famous Arab instrument in my base the Arabs refer to it as the king of all
the Arabs refer to it as the king of all
the Arabs refer to it as the king of all instruments mullet or bites more
instruments mullet or bites more
instruments mullet or bites more familiar name would
ah
ah [Music]
[Music]
[Music] ah
ah
ah [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh
Oh
Oh [Music]
[Music]
[Music] when I traveled in India I caught the
when I traveled in India I caught the
when I traveled in India I caught the magical sound of the Indian music in my
magical sound of the Indian music in my
magical sound of the Indian music in my base as it became my sitar or my table
base as it became my sitar or my table
base as it became my sitar or my table [Music]
indeed thank you and I even learned to
indeed thank you and I even learned to dance with my bass while playing
dance with my bass while playing
dance with my bass while playing flamenco muchas gracias so some say I’ve
flamenco muchas gracias so some say I’ve
flamenco muchas gracias so some say I’ve taken the bass from the background to
taken the bass from the background to
taken the bass from the background to the forefront others fear I may have
the forefront others fear I may have
the forefront others fear I may have lost the essence of the bass however
lost the essence of the bass however
lost the essence of the bass however when I perform today the most powerful
when I perform today the most powerful
when I perform today the most powerful experience for me is meeting my fears of
experience for me is meeting my fears of
experience for me is meeting my fears of standing out of exposing myself and
standing out of exposing myself and
standing out of exposing myself and thereby allowing my own personal and
thereby allowing my own personal and
thereby allowing my own personal and musical story to take center stage just
musical story to take center stage just
musical story to take center stage just like the bass so the last piece that I
like the bass so the last piece that I
like the bass so the last piece that I would like to play for you today is
would like to play for you today is
would like to play for you today is taken from one of the oldest Jewish
taken from one of the oldest Jewish
taken from one of the oldest Jewish songs written by my forefathers and the
songs written by my forefathers and the
songs written by my forefathers and the clip you are about watch was filmed in
clip you are about watch was filmed in
clip you are about watch was filmed in in one of the most spiritual places in
in one of the most spiritual places in
in one of the most spiritual places in to all to all religions in the old city
to all to all religions in the old city
to all to all religions in the old city of Jerusalem and this is how how it
of Jerusalem and this is how how it
of Jerusalem and this is how how it sounded for the last thousand years
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
”
Be First to Comment