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hi my name is Oded Pryor and I want to
hi my name is Oded Pryor and I want to tell you a little bit about my story and
tell you a little bit about my story and
tell you a little bit about my story and how I landed in this slightly bizarre
how I landed in this slightly bizarre
how I landed in this slightly bizarre career as you could probably guess I
career as you could probably guess I
career as you could probably guess I clap my hands for a living but my story
clap my hands for a living but my story
clap my hands for a living but my story begins in my childhood when I was a kid
begins in my childhood when I was a kid
begins in my childhood when I was a kid when I was a very very hyperactive kid
when I was a very very hyperactive kid
when I was a very very hyperactive kid in Israel for my 13th birthday for
in Israel for my 13th birthday for
in Israel for my 13th birthday for reasons that I still don’t fully
reasons that I still don’t fully
reasons that I still don’t fully understand my parents decided that it
understand my parents decided that it
understand my parents decided that it will be a great idea to buy me a drum
will be a great idea to buy me a drum
will be a great idea to buy me a drum kit that was a life-changing moment for
kit that was a life-changing moment for
kit that was a life-changing moment for me and for all of my family and for all
me and for all of my family and for all
me and for all of my family and for all of our neighbors as well for the next 10
of our neighbors as well for the next 10
of our neighbors as well for the next 10 years I played on that drum kit and it
years I played on that drum kit and it
years I played on that drum kit and it was great on one hand but on the other
was great on one hand but on the other
was great on one hand but on the other hand something was missing something
hand something was missing something
hand something was missing something just wasn’t there I wasn’t sure what I
just wasn’t there I wasn’t sure what I
just wasn’t there I wasn’t sure what I thought maybe I should buy a new drum
thought maybe I should buy a new drum
thought maybe I should buy a new drum kit maybe I should change the skin or
kit maybe I should change the skin or
kit maybe I should change the skin or the stakes or maybe even change my
the stakes or maybe even change my
the stakes or maybe even change my teacher but none of that helped I
teacher but none of that helped I
teacher but none of that helped I realized that I was playing a lot on the
realized that I was playing a lot on the
realized that I was playing a lot on the side of the drums on the rim on the
side of the drums on the rim on the
side of the drums on the rim on the stands and all these parts that you’re
stands and all these parts that you’re
stands and all these parts that you’re not supposed to play on and I also felt
not supposed to play on and I also felt
not supposed to play on and I also felt this urge inside me to to jump up in the
this urge inside me to to jump up in the
this urge inside me to to jump up in the air and scream and dance while I’m
air and scream and dance while I’m
air and scream and dance while I’m drumming I realized that this whole
drumming I realized that this whole
drumming I realized that this whole sitting down thing that’s not for me so
sitting down thing that’s not for me so
sitting down thing that’s not for me so I started incorporating kitchen utensils
I started incorporating kitchen utensils
I started incorporating kitchen utensils like pots and pans and buckets and tins
like pots and pans and buckets and tins
like pots and pans and buckets and tins and just random objects I move all the
and just random objects I move all the
and just random objects I move all the drums to the side of the room and I
drums to the side of the room and I
drums to the side of the room and I spread all these instruments on the
spread all these instruments on the
spread all these instruments on the floor and just drama everywhere
floor and just drama everywhere
floor and just drama everywhere my dad walks in the room and he says
my dad walks in the room and he says
my dad walks in the room and he says what are you doing I said these are my
what are you doing I said these are my
what are you doing I said these are my new drums now so he suggested why not
new drums now so he suggested why not
new drums now so he suggested why not make it in a sort of way that I can drum
make it in a sort of way that I can drum
make it in a sort of way that I can drum above and jump and move around and so we
above and jump and move around and so we
above and jump and move around and so we did since then I’ve never looked back it
did since then I’ve never looked back it
did since then I’ve never looked back it was a little bit later when I met a
was a little bit later when I met a
was a little bit later when I met a person who had a major impact on my life
person who had a major impact on my life
person who had a major impact on my life and on my career
and on my career
and on my career his name is nirvan and he’s their
his name is nirvan and he’s their
his name is nirvan and he’s their creative director of a rhythm group in
creative director of a rhythm group in
creative director of a rhythm group in Israel called demente everyone showed me
Israel called demente everyone showed me
Israel called demente everyone showed me that you can move away the drum kit
that you can move away the drum kit
that you can move away the drum kit completely and still be a drummer he
completely and still be a drummer he
completely and still be a drummer he showed me how to produce sounds and
showed me how to produce sounds and
showed me how to produce sounds and music for my body and how to dance and
music for my body and how to dance and
music for my body and how to dance and drum at the same time he was also a
drum at the same time he was also a
drum at the same time he was also a master of creative recycling and he
master of creative recycling and he
master of creative recycling and he showed me that any piece anything no
showed me that any piece anything no
showed me that any piece anything no matter what is it you can make a great
matter what is it you can make a great
matter what is it you can make a great sound out of it doesn’t matter how
sound out of it doesn’t matter how
sound out of it doesn’t matter how useless it looks like I joined the
useless it looks like I joined the
useless it looks like I joined the Vaughn group and we toured Israel and
Vaughn group and we toured Israel and
Vaughn group and we toured Israel and Europe for the next six years performing
Europe for the next six years performing
Europe for the next six years performing everywhere we could I started teaching
everywhere we could I started teaching
everywhere we could I started teaching body percussion and creative recycling
body percussion and creative recycling
body percussion and creative recycling in schools for kids and I was doing
in schools for kids and I was doing
in schools for kids and I was doing quite well but just then my girlfriend
quite well but just then my girlfriend
quite well but just then my girlfriend at the time my wife today
at the time my wife today
at the time my wife today suggested that we moved to Australia now
suggested that we moved to Australia now
suggested that we moved to Australia now that was a really hard decision for me
that was a really hard decision for me
that was a really hard decision for me because I worked so hard to get to where
because I worked so hard to get to where
because I worked so hard to get to where it was it means I have to start all over
it was it means I have to start all over
it was it means I have to start all over again but she did mention that there was
again but she did mention that there was
again but she did mention that there was a growing movement of awareness for
a growing movement of awareness for
a growing movement of awareness for recycling and sustainability here in
recycling and sustainability here in
recycling and sustainability here in Australian that the people here would
Australian that the people here would
Australian that the people here would love what I do
love what I do
love what I do so I said you know what let’s give it a
so I said you know what let’s give it a
so I said you know what let’s give it a try we packed our bags and our dog and
try we packed our bags and our dog and
try we packed our bags and our dog and we hopped on a plane and landed in this
we hopped on a plane and landed in this
we hopped on a plane and landed in this beautiful country when I arrived here on
beautiful country when I arrived here on
beautiful country when I arrived here on my first week I discovered two great
my first week I discovered two great
my first week I discovered two great things one there were no other junk
things one there were no other junk
things one there were no other junk percussion groups here that was a great
percussion groups here that was a great
percussion groups here that was a great sign too there is this unbelievable
sign too there is this unbelievable
sign too there is this unbelievable amazing thing called council clean up
amazing thing called council clean up
amazing thing called council clean up now for those of you are not familiar
now for those of you are not familiar
now for those of you are not familiar with it with this term let me clarify
with it with this term let me clarify
with it with this term let me clarify council clean up in Australia means that
council clean up in Australia means that
council clean up in Australia means that every once in a while you can take out
every once in a while you can take out
every once in a while you can take out everything you don’t want in your house
everything you don’t want in your house
everything you don’t want in your house put it on the street in front of your
put it on the street in front of your
put it on the street in front of your house and the council will come pick it
house and the council will come pick it
house and the council will come pick it up after a few days so you can imagine
up after a few days so you can imagine
up after a few days so you can imagine how I felt when I was
how I felt when I was
how I felt when I was walking in the street and realizing I’m
walking in the street and realizing I’m
walking in the street and realizing I’m surrounded by piles of junk I was
surrounded by piles of junk I was
surrounded by piles of junk I was shocked I asked someone some stranger in
shocked I asked someone some stranger in
shocked I asked someone some stranger in the street what’s going on and he told
the street what’s going on and he told
the street what’s going on and he told me that’s his councillor clean up and I
me that’s his councillor clean up and I
me that’s his councillor clean up and I asked can I take this he said yeah I
asked can I take this he said yeah I
asked can I take this he said yeah I thought I’d died and reach to heaven
thought I’d died and reach to heaven
thought I’d died and reach to heaven I bought a van and start driving in the
I bought a van and start driving in the
I bought a van and start driving in the streets of Sydney collecting many many
streets of Sydney collecting many many
streets of Sydney collecting many many different items and very soon I was in
different items and very soon I was in
different items and very soon I was in my happy place in my backyard surrounded
my happy place in my backyard surrounded
my happy place in my backyard surrounded by hundreds of different items I divided
by hundreds of different items I divided
by hundreds of different items I divided them two groups based on their sound I
them two groups based on their sound I
them two groups based on their sound I started cutting them and putting them
started cutting them and putting them
started cutting them and putting them together drilling and welding and cable
together drilling and welding and cable
together drilling and welding and cable tying these things creating bizarre
tying these things creating bizarre
tying these things creating bizarre instruments I took him down to the
instruments I took him down to the
instruments I took him down to the streets of Sydney and started performing
streets of Sydney and started performing
streets of Sydney and started performing in front of everybody who would listen
in front of everybody who would listen
in front of everybody who would listen while I was doing so I also enrolled
while I was doing so I also enrolled
while I was doing so I also enrolled into a music business course in TAFE so
into a music business course in TAFE so
into a music business course in TAFE so can I can have a better understanding of
can I can have a better understanding of
can I can have a better understanding of the industry and I also auditioned local
the industry and I also auditioned local
the industry and I also auditioned local drummers and dancers I had the vision of
drummers and dancers I had the vision of
drummers and dancers I had the vision of creating a group similar to the one I
creating a group similar to the one I
creating a group similar to the one I had in Israel so here I am today two
had in Israel so here I am today two
had in Israel so here I am today two years later and I’m very thrilled to
years later and I’m very thrilled to
years later and I’m very thrilled to tell you that we now have a thriving
tell you that we now have a thriving
tell you that we now have a thriving family under the name of junkyard beets
family under the name of junkyard beets
family under the name of junkyard beets we’ve been performing all over
we’ve been performing all over
we’ve been performing all over Australian events and festivals we’re
Australian events and festivals we’re
Australian events and festivals we’re teaching workshops for kids in schools
teaching workshops for kids in schools
teaching workshops for kids in schools we’re running programs with communities
we’re running programs with communities
we’re running programs with communities and to be honest for me this is a dream
and to be honest for me this is a dream
and to be honest for me this is a dream come true today we’re giving you a
come true today we’re giving you a
come true today we’re giving you a little taste of the junkyard beats world
little taste of the junkyard beats world
little taste of the junkyard beats world we took our one-hour show and we
we took our one-hour show and we
we took our one-hour show and we compressed it into six minutes of
compressed it into six minutes of
compressed it into six minutes of extremely high energy routine that will
extremely high energy routine that will
extremely high energy routine that will showcase most of our instruments I
showcase most of our instruments I
showcase most of our instruments I really hope you like it and I hope you
really hope you like it and I hope you
really hope you like it and I hope you find it inspiring I’m encouraging you
find it inspiring I’m encouraging you
find it inspiring I’m encouraging you guys to try this at home and I hope you
guys to try this at home and I hope you
guys to try this at home and I hope you will never look at your household items
will never look at your household items
will never look at your household items in the same way after seeing this show
in the same way after seeing this show
in the same way after seeing this show ladies and gentlemen thank you very much
ladies and gentlemen thank you very much
ladies and gentlemen thank you very much for your time I present to you junkyard
for your time I present to you junkyard
for your time I present to you junkyard beats
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