Record collector / DJ / Broadcaster / Producer / Brownswood Recordings boss / occasional remixer

The Music Mentor Podcast, hosted by professional musician and educator Demian Arriaga, has the purpose of Motivating, Inspiring, Challenging, and Empowering young musicians, and people from all walks of life, through opinions, anecdotes and interviews.

Drummer and Percussionist Demian Arriaga was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He has had the privilege of working with: Iggy Azalea, Gary Cherone, Victoria Justice, Richie Kotzen, The Jonas Brothers, Cobra Starship, Demi Lovato, Streetlight Manifesto, Yordano and more. He currently plays drums with Nick Jonas.

Demian proudly endorses: Zildjian, Vater, Ultimate Ears, Latin Percussion, Remo, Gibraltar, Cympad, Nirvana Handpans, Eucatape and Kala brand U-Basses

Ofri Nehemya was born on January 10th, 1994 in Givatayim, Israel, to a musical family; his father is a drummer and his mother is a singer. Since a very young age, when music was all around, Ofri exposed to different kinds of music including Rock, Pop, Fusion and more. Around the age of 3, he picked up the drumsticks for the first time, playing simple grooves only a few months later. 
From the age of 8 Ofri was taught by his father for the next 4 years, playing mostly fusion music. In the age of 12, Ofri started taking piano lessons Classical and jazz, that gave him the basics of harmony and composition.
3 years later, at the age of 15, Ofri started his studies at Thelma-Yellin High school's Jazz department. From that point he was mostly playing jazz music. 
In high school Ofri started studying arrangment, musicianship and jazz history. At the same time, he was playing in the department's jazz combos and in the high school's big-band.
The pick came in the age of 16 when Ofri started playing with some of the leading jazz musicains in Israel as Erez Barnoy, Daniel Zamir, Ofer Ganor, Omri Mor, Amit Friedman, Amos Hoffman and many others.
In the age of 17 Ofri met the worldwide known Israeli saxophone player Eli Degibri for the first time, and after a while started to play in his quartet, also sharing the stage with worldwide known jazz musicians as Aaron Goldberg and Reuben Rogers.
 
One year before high school graduation, Ofri got a full scholarship to Berklee's workshop summer program. While taking the short course, he won a Full Ride scholarship for 4 years Studies.
 
In the age of 19, Ofri started playing with the well known Israeli bass player Avishai Cohen, touring with him all over the world. 
 
In The last few years Ofri has continued to collaborate with many leading jazz musicians including Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Hadar Noiberg, Felix Rossy, Barak Mori and many more.
 
Currently, Ofri tours with the well known Israeli bass player Omer Avital.

nehemyaofri@gmail.com

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Here, find some things from the archives - old recordings from my trusty Tascam 4-track Portastudio, some one-off experiments, and quick demos. The good stuff lies in the dusty boxes.

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