Ron Gavriely

Change.  ‘In With Her’ is one of two definite love songs in this EP, though Joe Talbot rightfully said that “all songs are ‘love songs’”.  In this one, the speaker is tangled in loves’ web and his mental state seems to deteriorate till the inevitable breakdown in the C part.  This one is yet another oldie of mine. Like all the others, I've played it in every show I've ever done. Maybe that's why producing this felt a little bit weird at times for me.  Starting off we looked at Red Hot, Zeppelin & Leily as references and pretty early on it was evident that this wasn't about to sound like the live version I was used to. For instance, the bass-line opener is a total reinvention from earlier versions.  The drums are played by the always smiling Stav Lipitz in Ron’s old apartment by the sea.  The different lead guitars were done by the guitar maestro Nativ Tal.  The mix & master were done by Roncho the Great.  The work done here is a good example of how a song can transform when taking it to the studio. The final version is a great middle point for the EP in my mind. While making this taught me a lot about how to approach production, it also excites me immensely for future productions to come.  The art for this was given by Orit Mazor, my dearest, who expands my artistic horizons every day.  EP is still in my bio :) Thank you

So I’m going to break down every song on the new EP (LINK IN BIO). Hebrew on my FB :) “How Hard It Is” So lyrically the premise is pretty straight-forward in my eyes. It contemplates the hardships one might find when trying to do something “well”, or so to say.. “To be good”. I feel that in life we find that doing things is hard and doing them properly is even harder. Also, being kind can be difficult at times and I think this applies to both. Making this with @atronchos , we wanted to do something pretty naked and frail. No drums or prod. avenues used before on the EP. We started with a mix of 2 different classical guitars, the upright bass and vocals. Then we tried to figure out how to fill in the void and felt that a string arrangement would come beautifully into this (which it most certainly did 🙂). Then came @gon.zone who composed the string section, written as a 3 piece for Viola, Violin and Cielo. Gon graciously joined us on every session, tightening our vision on midi, and also provided valuable production input. After all that we brought in the wonderful @hadas.caspi (on Cielo) and @gili_rs (on Viola and Violin) to Ron’s studio and recorded all their parts. These two professionals just made it feel like a breeze. On that note, I honestly feel that these two sessions with Gili, Hadas, Gon & Ron were some of the most fun, sensitive and inspiring sessions I ever took part in (myself doing very little in them), and the beauty of these instruments is a fucking cheat code, I swear! In the room I could feel the song being elevated to something bigger and brighter than I ever could imagine, which fills me with immense gratitude. Weirdly it was the last song we wrapped up on the EP and yet the project starts with it because it just felt right and It still does. The first "Credit Art" is by my eternal love Aya who helps me with everything and anything I do. Her and I have been together for 10 years now, and I can honestly say that I see this song in her and her in it every day as she gets up to do what she sets her sights on. She always shows passion, compassion and determination. Thank you Aye, I love you.

This is my first ever EP, First One To Fail With. LINK IN BIO! גאה לשחרר את האי פי הראשון שלי First One To Fail With. !לינק בביו It took me a good while to be able to let this go and I’m really proud to show it to the world. This is an eclectic pile of songs which I’ve performed with since my very first time on stage. Every track was made with beautiful friends and genuine partners. On every song you’ll find amazing artists and performers who transformed my little guitar songs into thought-out stories that describe who and what I was in my 20’s (I’m 30 now, so..). First and foremost are the mighty producers - @atronchos Ron Gavriely (Tracks 1,3,5) who also mastered the entire thing and helped me every inch of the way. @guetta.47 Uri Guetta (track 2) the great who taught me so much in such a short span of time. Lastly @landauyoav (track 4) my dear old friend, the first true musical partner I’ve ever had. @advallevy made this beautiful cover with a shitty phone picture I provided. Friends, family, artists and contributors (in no particular order) - @yehuditsarig , @ayaburstein , @dalulshablul , @stavlip , @yoav.dolevhash , @matan_assayag_drums , @galoved , @hadas.caspi , @nativ_tal , @edjamesjordandrums , @gon.zone , @yuvalsteinbock , @gili_rs , @noamlevinberg , @_jakehbrown_ , @jigi_music <3<3<3 I hope anyone who listens to this enjoys whatever they may find here. לקח לי זמן רב להצליח לשחרר את את הפרויקט הזה ואני סופר גאה במה שמונח כאן מולכם. זו היא אסופת שירים אקלקטית למדי. שירים שהופעתי איתם מהיום הראשון שלי על במה אשר מייצגים עבורי את צעדי הראשונים בעולם הזה של יצירה חיה. כל השירים הופקו עם חברים אמיתיים ושותפים כנים לדרך. על כל טראק יש אמנים מצוינים ויחודיים שהפכו את שירי הגיטרה הקטנים שלי לסיפורים ממשיים על מחשבות משנות ה-20 לחיי. תודה למפיקים הדגולים רונצ’ו יואבי ואורי שעזרו לי ללמוד ללכת קצת. תודה לאדוה חברתי על הארט לעטיפה. למעלה מצויינים בלי שיוך (כרגע) האמנים המדהימים ושותפים נוספים שגרמו לדבר הזה לקרות. תודה אחרונה וחשובה מכל לכל מי שמאזין אוהב.

Grateful for the chance to work with these people and for meeting such a strong, inspiring man :)

A give for the givers

Acoustic give in a Jaffa Recmixmastered by me

Givings of a give it is.

Giver of a giver with givers#is a give

Giver of the give is a give

Give it four ways

A re-giving from a past give @iogi_music @latet_ @firstlight___official

Giver of a giver are giving