FRED ISRAEL

Fred Israel is a composer, improvisational musician, and music producer hailing from New York City. Fred’s extensive work in jazz, live improvisation, composition for mixed media, and solo recordings, explores the cutting edge of contemporary and experimental sound and music. With an emphasis on collaboration, Fred Israel works with numerous musical and mixed media artists. Fred’s score for animator George Griffin’s 1975 film short “Head” launched further work in film and television. His music is commissioned by dance companies such as NYC-based companies Jean Erdman Dance and Nancy Allison Dance, and San Francisco’s ODC Dance Collective, as well as improvisational piano for the dance departments at UCLA and Santa Monica College. With a degrees in composition from Oberlin College and electronic music from Cal State Northridge, Fred continued his musical education under the tutelage of American avant-garde artist and composer La Monte Young as well as Kirana Indian vocalist Pandit read more...