Credits

RESUME

Birth:
1974, October, 7th. Israel

Residence:
2000 till now: Los Angeles, CA
1996, Boston, MA., USA
1981, Johannesburg, South Africa

Education:
1996 - 2000
Berklee College of Music, Boston. MA. USA
Major: Film Scoring & Composition
1992 - 1996 Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa
Major: Concert Piano Performance & Repertoire
Minor: Drama and Film

CURRENT

In Production:
CD and Concert collaborative with critically acclaimed Trumpeter,
Josh Friedman

FM Radio air-play:
Original songs written by Sha-Rone Kushnir.

"Michelstadt Arts Festival" in Germany:
Composer / Pianist representing the International Center for
Jewish Culture and Creativity.

Major composition for a chamber ensemble:
   Commissioned to create a major composition based on themes
   composed by the founder of the Lubavitch-Chabad movement,
   to be presented early 2006

Composer in Residence / Arranger:
International Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity.

CREDITS 2005

2005, August 4-22. Michelstadt, Germany.
International Summer Academy of Music. Recepient of Full
Scholarship and Solo/Ensemble Concert performances.

2005, May. Malibu Chabad.
Accompaniment to opera Tenor Shmuli Cohen, singing various
Cantorial standards by Yosef Rosenbloom.

2005, April. Emanual Arts Center, Beverly Hills.
Arranger of Bernstein's West Side Story and other
Broadway Show Stoppers.

2005, March. Chabad Of Palm Springs.
Guest Artist on Piano / Keyboards with Trumpeter
Josh Friedman.

2005, March. Hyatt Hotel, Newport Beach.
Performance to a select Sephardic audience.
Accompanying renown violinist Hubert Pralitz
(Performer to the Pope and other VIP Delegates).

2005, March. Public Performance of "La Tempesta".
James Armstrong Theater, Torrance.
Original composition accompanying the Lauridsen
Ballet Company. Choreography by Charles Maple,
Direction by Dianne Lauridsen.

2005, March. "The Knitting Factory".
Piano Accompaniment. Cover of Christina Aguilera's hits
by rising personality vocalist, "Tova".

2005, February. Public Piano Performance.
Peninsula, Beverly Hills 12th Annual Pre-Oscar Scholarship
Luncheon & Silent Auction held by the
"Multicultural Motion Picture Assocation".

CREDITS 2004

2004, Decemer. Public Performance.
"Chevrolet Headquarters", California. Public Christmas
performance, piano accompaniment to noted Broadway
star, Walter Willison, (co-star to Dany Kaye and beloved
of Leonard Bernstein).

2004, November. Performance to select V.I.P. audience.
Original Work,"Exile". La Jolla, California.
Flute and Piano work commissioned by the Center
for Jewish Culture and Creativity.

2004, June. Public Solo Performance of Original Songs.
Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills. ARTISTS FOR ATZUM
benefit concert for the victims of terror in Israel.

CREDITS 2003

2003, December. Solo Concert Performance.
Original Works of Sha-Rone Kushnir, Pianist / Composer.
Including most recent commissions for Chamber Ensemble &
Spontaneous Piano Improvisations.

2003, October. CD Release.
Viper Room, L.A. Back up Vocals / Keyboardist (Synth & Piano).
Singer Songwriter Lea Longo ("Dawson's Creek" - Track Credit).

2003, September. National Chabad Telethon.
1) Under Score, "The Rebbe" Documentary.
2) Solo Appearance as: Featured Artist, Piano.

2003 August. CD Release. Concert "Shades of Light".
Gindy Auditorium, Los Angeles. Piano Accompaniments &
Improvisations to songs of Samuel Glazer.
Produced by GlazerMusicWorks L.A.

2003, June. Original Film Score "AI - JAPAN".
a Short. (Includes Creative Sound Design). Directed by Joel Ray,
Los Angeles Film School.

2003, May. Guest Solo Pianist, Israel's 55th Anniversary.
15 minute Improvisation on Israel’s History. Center for Jewish
Culture & Creativity. Won tremendous critical acclaim in the
Jewish Community.

2003, April. Original Film Score "Moments".
Directed by Boris Gorovatsky. Nominated for Best Picture,
The Meth Fest, Los Angeles.

2003, January. Original Dramatic Work "Creation on Six Stages".
Instrumentation: Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Violin, Cello, Piano.
Commissioned by, The Center for Jewish Culture & Creativity.
Currently in Production, performed by the Center's Award winning,
Emmy nominated "SYNERGY" ensemble.

CREDITS 2002

2002, October. Featured Pianist on CD.
"Attitude", Syd Bosak. Appearing artists on this CD include:
"Barenaked Ladies", guitarist Jim Creeggan. Legendary Jazz
Pianist, Milcho Laviv.

2002, January. World Premier. Original Dramatic Work.
"In the Midst of the Uni - Verse"
Instrumentation:
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Soprano, Narrator.
Performance at the IVAR Theatre, Hollywood, by the
Award Winning Performance Ensemble, "Synergy" of
The Center for Jewish Culture And Creativity.

CREDITS 2001

2001, October. Piano Accompanist, Orchestrator, Music Director.
"AFTERMATH. Exploring War, Hatred & World Peace."
Kempner - Shcreiber Productions presented their
"SIX MILLION CANDLES, CONCERT IN AUSCHWITZ"
as a 1 woman show at "Masquers Cabaret", West Hollywood.
Arranger / Accompanist for Singer / Songwriter : Teresa Kempner.
Includes Electronic and Full Orchestral Arrangements.
Performances include Beverly Hills Hotel, of which
ILAN RAMON of the infamous Shuttle Crew, was a guest of Honor.

CREDITS 2000

2000, May. Nominee & Award Recipient.
Original Dramatic Score. Berklee College of Music.
Sound Design and Original Musical Material for the
Experimental German Film "Balance".

2000, January. Indie Short Film.
Original Score, short film "Mary, Saint & Whore",
Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Original Sound Track & Design, utilizing Orchestra
and Electronica.
BMFA Film Director, Matthew Ryan. Consequently recognized
for its Artistic Originality in Underground Film Festivals
in Boston & New York.

2000, February. US tour with Jan Curtis.
National US tour with renowned Opera Mezzo, Jan Curtis.
Boston, New York, Washington & Denver welcomed this recovering
    Award Winning Opera Diva of the early 80's, that suddenly suffered
    a stroke resulting in a    condition known as Aphasia.
    Her return to the Stage culminated in her receiving the Award for
    Humanity & Excellence at the 19th Annual Communications Awards
    in Washington.
    Among the Performing Artists was, Miss Roberta Flack.