U-Ezra Michael Koenig ungumculi waseMelika, umculi, umbhali wamaculo, umsakazi werediyo, kanye nombhali wesikrini, owaziwa kakhulu njengomsunguli, umculi, oshaya isiginci, kanye nomshayi wepiyano weqembu le-rock laseMelika iVampire Weekend.
Waqala ukuhlanganisa umculo eneminyaka engu-10. Kanye nomngane wakhe u-Wes Miles, owadala naye iqembu lokuhlola elithi "The Sophisticuffs". Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi waqala ukusebenza emisebenzini eminingi yomculo. Emizamweni yakhe yokuqala yomculo, uphinde wambona enza iqembu le-rap elithi "L'Homme Run" no-Andrew Kalaijian kanye noChris Thomson. Usebenze namabhendi e-American indie rock Dirty Projectors kanye ne-The Walkmen.
Ukuphumelela kwakhe kwangempela kwenzeke ngemuva kokusungulwa kwe-"Vampire Weekend" noRostam Batmangliy, uChris Thomson noChris Baio. U-Koenig ungumdali nomphathi wohlelo lwerediyo lwe-Apple Music lwamasonto amabili i-Time Crisis no-Ezra Koenig. Uphinde abe ngumqambi wochungechunge lwethelevishini olupopayi lwase-US-Japanese uNeo Yokio.
Ubuntwana nobusha Ezra Koenig
U-Ezra Michael Koenig wazalwa ngo-Ephreli 8, 1984 eNew York, eU.SA, emndenini wamaJuda kaRobin Koenig noBobby Bass. Ubaba wakhe ungumklami wezingubo zamafilimu nezinhlelo zethelevishini, kanti umama wakhe uyi-psychotherapist. Umndeni wakhe wathuthela e-US usuka eYurophu.
Ukhulele enyakatho yeNew Jersey futhi wafunda eGlen Ridge High School. Unodadewabo omncane ogama lakhe lingu-Emma, ongumbhali wencwadi: Heck! Ngineminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili", futhi wabhala namahlaya we-ABC-TV iManhattan Love Story.
U-Koenig waqala ukuqamba umculo lapho eneminyaka engaba yishumi; "I-Bad Birthday Party" kwakuyingoma yakhe yokuqala. Uthole iziqu ze-English Literature e-Columbia University.
Phakathi neminyaka yakhe yasesikoleni esiphakeme kanye nasekolishi, wajoyina umngane wakhe wobuntwana u-Wes Miles (okwamanje uphambili weqembu le-indie rock yaseMelika uRa Ra Riot) futhi wasebenza kumaphrojekthi womculo ambalwa. Laba bobabili baphinde bakha iqembu lokuhlola, i-Sophisticuffs.
Ngemva kokuphothula enyuvesi, u-Koenig waqala ukufundisa isiNgisi e-High School No. 258 e-Brooklyn, eNew York esebenzisa inhlangano engenzi nzuzo i-Teach For America (TFA). Njengoba abafundi bakhe bekhumbula, u-Koenig wayeletha isiginci sakhe ekilasini, nakuba engazange aveze lutho ngomsebenzi wakhe womculo.
Wayesebenzelana kahle nabafundi, kodwa wayebhekwa njengothisha "ozihlalele". Umsebenzi wakhe wokufundisa waphela kamuva ekwindla 2007 lapho esayina isivumelwano nelebula elizimele laseBrithani i-XL Recordings.
Impilo yomuntu siqu ka-Ezra Koenig
U-Koenig akashadile, kodwa ubelokhu ethandana nomlingisi waseMelika, umqondisi nomkhiqizi uRashida Jones iminyaka eminingana manje. Lo mlingisi waziwa kakhulu ngokudlala njengo-Ann Perkins ochungechungeni lwamahlaya lwe-NBC iParks and Recreation.
Laba bashadikazi sebenobudlelwano kusukela ngo-2017. U-Koenig noJones bamukele ingane yabo yokuqala, indodana u-Isaiah Jones Coing ngo-August 22, 2018. Njengamanje, lo mbhangqwana uphila impilo ejabulisayo nengane yabo. Nakuba sebevele befana nomndeni wangempela, u-Koenig noma u-Rashida akazange akhulume ngezinhlelo zomshado.
Umsebenzi: Ukwakhiwa kweqembu "Vampire Weekend"
Ngo-2004, u-Koenig, kanye noChris Thomson no-Andrew Kalaijian, bacula neqembu le-rap i-L'Homme Run, elazala iculo elidumile elithi "Pizza Party", kanye ne-"Bitches", "Giving Up Da Gun" kanye ne-"Interracial". ". U-Koenig uphinde wadlala i-saxophone nesiginci, futhi wanikeza namazwi angemuva ebhendi ye-American indie rock ethi 'Dirty Projectors' kusuka ngo-2004 kuya ku-2005, waphinda futhi ngo-2016. Ubuye wahlala eqeqeshwa eqenjini le-indie rock laseMelika i-Walkmen.
Ikhefu lakhe elikhulu lafika ngesikhathi esungula iqembu le-rock iVampire Weekend ngo-2006 noRostam Batmangliy, Chris Thomson noChris Baio. Igama leqembu likhethwe esihlokweni sephrojekthi yefilimu emfushane u-Koenig asebenze ngayo nabangane bakhe ngesikhathi sekhefu lasehlobo lasekolishi.
I-Vampire Weekend yaqala ukusakaza imibukiso e-Columbia University. Umbukiso wabo wokuqala wawusemcimbini we-"Group battle" owawuse-Lerner Hall, esikhungweni sabafundi sase-Columbia University ngo-2006. Ibhendi yaqala ukuthola ukubuyekezwa kwe-rave kusuka kumasayithi afana ne-Pitchfork ne-Stereogum ngemuva kokuvela kwamademo abo ku-inthanethi. Ngokushesha leli qembu lawuthengisa uhlelo futhi lavela kukhava yephephabhuku lomculo laseMelika iSpin.
I-albhamu yokuqala ka-Ezra Koenig: XL Recordings
NgoJanuwari 29, 2008, i-Vampire Weekend yakhipha i-albhamu yabo ebizwa ngokuthi yi-XL Recordings. Ukuhlukana kweshadi kufinyelele ku-#17 ku-US Billboard 200 futhi kwagunyazwa iPlatinum yi-United Kingdom (BPI) kanye negolide yi-US (RIAA), Canada (Music Canada) kanye ne-Australia (ARIA).
Umagazini we-Time uyibeke njenge-albhamu yesi-5 ehamba phambili ngo-2008. I-Rolling Stone iphinde yabeka i-albhamu engu-#24 ohlwini lwabo lwama-albhamu angu-100 Amakhulu Kunawo Wonke Asesikhathini Sonke.
I-albhamu ephumelele kakhulu futhi ephumelele kwezohwebo ayizange isekele umsebenzi ka-Koenig womculo kuphela, kodwa yamlethela ukuqashelwa okukhulu emhlabeni jikelele nokuchayeka.
U-Koenig uthole udumo oluningi nge-Vampire Weekend, egcine ngokushisa izikhotha ezimbili nge-XL Recordings. Eyokuqala, ethi "Contra", ikhishwe phezulu ku-US Billboard 200 futhi yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kuNombolo 1 kumashadi amaningi.
Eyesibili, ethi, "Modern Vampires of the City", ekhishwe ngoMeyi 14, 2013, ibe i-albhamu yesibili yeqembu i-Numero-Uno e-US ukuthi iqale ukuphuma ku-Billboard 200 yase-US. Iwine i-Grammy ye-"Best Alternative Music Album". "Ngo-2014.
Uma ubheka empumelelweni ye-Vampire Weekend, u-Koenig njengamanje usebenza namalungu ebhendi ku-albhamu yawo yesine yesitudiyo, ehlelelwe ukukhishwa ngo-2018.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, udale uhlelo lomsakazo lwamasonto amabili, i-Time Crisis no-Ezra Koenig, aluphatha njalo. Uhlelo lwaqala ukukhonjiswa ngoJulayi 12, 2015 esiteshini somsakazo somculo se-Apple Music sika-1/80 esithi "Beats 2018" futhi seluvele lusakaza iziqephu ezingaphezu kuka-XNUMX kusukela ngoNovemba XNUMX, futhi njengamanje lukwisizini yalo yesine.
Uvame ukuphatha lolu hlelo kanye no-Jake Longstreth. Eminyakeni edlule, ababungazi abaningana abavakashi abanjengoJonah Hill, uJamie Foxx noRashida Jones nabo bavele ohlelweni. Izihloko ezahlukahlukene ezinjengomculo we-rock wama-1970s, ipolitiki yezinkampani zokudla kanye nomlando kuhlanganiswe kulo mbukiso.
U-Koenig uphinde wadala, wabhala futhi umphathi wakhiqiza uchungechunge lwe-co-animated yase-US-Japanese i-Neo Yokio. Uchungechunge, olukhiqizwe izitudiyo ze-anime zaseJapan i-Deen ne-Production IG, lwaboniswa okokuqala ku-Netflix ngoSepthemba 22, 2017. Isitayela sochungechunge lwe-anime yaseJapan, u-Koenig ukubiza ngokuthi "i-anime ephefumulelwe" kune-anime yendabuko.
Umbukiso uthole ukubuyekezwa okuxubile. Ngo-Okthoba 9, 2018, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi isipesheli sikaKhisimusi esinesihloko esithi "Neo Yokio Pink Christmas" sizokhishwa ngoDisemba 7, 2018.
Useke wasebenzisana nabaculi abaningi eminyakeni edlule. Le mizamo ihlanganisa amazwi engoma ethi "Carby" ephuma ku-albhamu yokuqala ye-Discovery, "LP", ngo-2009; inikeza amazwi kuvidiyo yomculo ka-"Barbra Streisand" futhi ifakwe engomeni ka-Major Laser ethi "Jessica" ngo-2013.
Uphinde wazwakalisa umlingisi othi "Ryland" ochungechungeni lopopayi lwabantu abadala baseMelika uMajor Lazer futhi waba nenkanyezi ochungechungeni lwethelevishini lwaseMelika lwe-HBO Amantombazane. Futhi wabamba iqhaza njengomunye wababhali nabakhiqizi bengoma ethi "Hold Up" ka-Beyoncé, ethole ukuqokwa kwe-Grammy esigabeni esithi "I-Best Pop Solo Performance" ngo-2017.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2016, uBatmangliy wamemezela ukuthi useyishiyile iVampire Weekend kodwa uzoqhubeka nokudlala nayo ngokuzayo. Ngawo lowo nyaka, ibhendi yaqala ukusebenza ku-albhamu yayo yesine nabahlanganyeli abanjengoRechtshaid, uJustin Meldal-Jonsen, uDaniel Chaim noDave Longstreth weDirty Projectors.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2019, iVampire Weekend yakhipha izingoma ezimbalwa, okuhlanganisa nekaFebhuwari ethi "Hall of Harmony" nethi "2021", ngaphambi kokukhishwa kukaBaba kamakoti, i-albhamu ephindwe kabili ekhishwe ngoMeyi ngeColumbia Records '"Spring snow".
