Born in 1984 in Jerusalem. At age 8 started his piano studies at the Rubin Conservatory in Haifa. At age 14 started his drum studies.
In 2008 graduated from the Academy of Music and Dance Jerusalem in the field of composition.
In 2005 established a workshop based music school with Haifa guitarist Ronen Kasperski; This school was active until 2008.
Has played in numerous groups and bands in different styles from Heavy Rock, Metal, Punk, Funk, Fusion, Jungle/Drum n' Bass, Jazz, Free-Jazz Avant-garde to Improvised Music.
Past projects:
Tanaka quartet; 24 Limbs sextet.
Current projects:
"EFT" trio; trio with Albert Begger & Ido Bukelman; Dance/Music improv group with dancers Adi Shildan & Avigail Sfez, and guitarist Elad Bardes.
From 2006 to 2010 the Haifa-based group Tanaka was responsible for arranging workshops and concerts at the "Pyramida – Center for Contemporary Art" in Haifa, Israel. Ofer was also one of the organizers of The Tel Aviv Meetings which are encounters of Improvised Music musicians that are held once a month at Hagada Hasmalit in Tel Aviv.
Has performed with: Ernesto Rodrigues (Portugal), Damon Smith (USA), Birgit Ulher (Germany), John Butcher (UK), Eddie Prevost (UK), Evan Parker (UK), Gregory Büttner (Germany), Sophie Agnel (France), Ignaz Schick (Germany), Chris Heenan (USA/Germany), Alexander Frangenheim (Germany), Tom Tlalim (Holland/Israel), Wolfgang Fuchs (Germany), Heiner Metzger (Germany), Michael Maierhof (Germany), Teodora Stepančić (Serbia), Miguelángel Clerc (Chile), Ingi Garðar (Iceland), Agusti Fernandez (Spain), Ariel Shibolet, Yoram Lachish, Yoni Silver, Shmil Frenkel, Harold Rubin, Jean-Claude Jones, Assif Tsahar, Stephen Horenstein, Adi Snir, Michel Mayer, Roni Brenner, Daniel Davidovsky, Ran Slavin, Daniel Sarid, Joseph Sprinzak, Eran Sachs, Haggai Fershtman, Nori Yaakovi, Ido Bukelman, Albert Begger.
Has recorded with: Ernesto Rodrigues (Portugal), Damon Smith (USA), Birgit Ulher (Germany), Sophie Agnel (France), Gregory Büttner (Germany), Chris Heenan (USA/Germany), Alexander Frangenheim (Germany), Ariel Shibolet, Adi Snir, Roni Brenner, Michel Mayer, Ido Bukelman, Daniel Davidovsky.
Festivals:
Blurred Edges Festival 2010 – Hamburg, Germany
Contempo Festival 2009 – Tel Aviv, Israel
White Night Festival 2008 – Tel Aviv, Israel
Contact:
Email: oferbymel@gmail.com
