Meytal Cohen (Hebrew: מיטל כהן; born August 9, 1983[2]) is an Israeli-American drummer and one of the founding members of the American heavy metal band Meytal. She was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers.[3] Her online video project, which began in 2010, saw Cohen performing drum covers of popular rock and heavy metal songs, and amassing a huge fan base[4] that has resulted in more than 100 million total views.[5] In August 2015, Meytal's first studio album Alchemy was released. Co-produced by Cohen and Sahaj Ticotin, the album peaked at No. 1 on the BillboardTop Heatseekers chart, No. 5 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Independent Albums chart.[6]
Cohen was Israeli-born in Ramat Gan, the seventh child of a large family. Her parents were born in Iraq.[7] She studied tap dance,[8] and graduated with a theater major from Blich High School in Ramat Hen; at the age of 18 she started playing drums and for two years served in the Israel Defense Forces, At the age of 20 she moved to Los Angeles.[9] She studied at Los Angeles Music Academy, majoring in percussion.[9][10]
Careeredit
After graduation from Los Angeles Music Academy, she played with her band "Metaphor",[11] which also included Tina Guo on cello, Anna Stafford on violin, and Ali Wood on piano, playing concert tours in Australia, the United States, Mexico, South America and Europe in 2007.[12][13][14] The all-female Led Zeppelin cover band "Moby Chick" joined their tour in Puerto Rico.
Starting in 2010, Cohen has had an online video project, performing "drum covers" of popular rock songs. This has brought her a fan base and recognition: her 2009 cover of System of a Down's "Toxicity" had approximately 10.9 million views as of 2016;[9][15] her YouTube drum series had over 60 million views as of 2014.[2] Her number of Facebook followers in 2013 was said to be greater than that of any other Israeli woman with 369,000 "likes", outpacing supermodel Bar Refaeli; ahead of President Shimon Peres but behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[7][16] She was also featured in an American TV show and two Australian shows.
On 9 July 2013, Cohen started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign called "Breaking YouTube" whose purpose was to raise funds to create original music and move beyond covering songs on YouTube. On 10 August 2013, the Kickstarter campaign raised US$144,341 with 3,173 "backers".[17]
In her performances and videos, she uses a DW Performance Series drum kit and Meinl cymbals, and is currently an endorsed artist of both Drum Workshop and Meinl.[10][18]
Alchemyedit
Her band's debut album Alchemy was very well received by the critics,[19] with some even calling Alchemy "all of the best elements in a mainstream hard rock band, done better"[20] and reached the #1 position in the Heatseekers chart, as well as #5 in the Hard Rock and #7 in the Independent Artists chart on Billboard in 2015.[21]
Cohen also plays in a heavy metal band, who support her live shows. The band is commonly referred to as "Meytal",[26] released its first album Alchemy on July 24, 2015, and its members include :
Current members
Meytal Cohen – drums (2013–present)
Travis Montgomery – lead guitar (2014–present, also plays in Threat Signal, Jeff Loomis Band and Nociceptor)
Blake "Anel" Pedrero – bass, backing vocals (2014–present, also plays in Pink Fly)
Sahaj – lead vocals (2017–present), rhythm guitar (2018–present), lead/rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals (2013-2014, also plays in Ra)
^ ab Eichner, Itamar (July 11, 2013), "מתופפת הלייקים, בר רפאלי, הרבה לפנייך: הישראלית הכי פופולארית בפייסבוק היא מוזיקאית בת 29 מרמת־גן" [Drums Hliyakim (Way ahead of you, Bar Refaeli: the most popular Israeli Facebook is a musician, 29, from Ramat Gan)], Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew)
^ Avi Cohen (May 19, 2011), "האבי מיטל" [Heavy Meytal], Ynet (in Hebrew)
^ abc "Meytal Cohen: Versatile drummer and Youtube sensation blazes her own path", Limelight, February 13, 2015
^ ab Doerschuk, Andy (July 2011), , Drum!, Enter Music Publishing, Inc., archived from the original on 2015-03-16
^ Michal D. (November 8, 2008), "Meytal Cohen Rocks the Drums", Eye 2 Israel, ORT Israel
^ Ferguson, Simon (2007-07-02), "Classical Crossover", Daily Telegraph, retrieved 2015-03-26
^ Edelmann, Philipp (director), Metaphor concert promotional video on YouTube, Promotional Films, dated April 29, 2007
^ "Metaphor" (PDF), CEMA Newsletter, Portland Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, July 2007, ABN 67 600 11 48 64
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Meytal Cohen Hebrew מיטל כהן born August 9 1983 2 is an Israeli American drummer and one of the founding members of the American heavy metal band Meytal She was born in Ramat Gan Israel and is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers 3 Her online video project which began in 2010 saw Cohen performing drum covers of popular rock and heavy metal songs and amassing a huge fan base 4 that has resulted in more than 100 million total views 5 In August 2015 Meytal s first studio album Alchemy was released Co produced by Cohen and Sahaj Ticotin the album peaked at No 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart No 5 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart and No 7 on the Independent Albums chart 6 Meytal CohenBorn 1983 08 09 August 9 1983 age 40 Ramat Gan IsraelGenresHard rock heavy metal alternative metal post grunge alternative rock nu metalOccupation s Musician producer songwriterInstrument s Drums keyboards percussionYears active2007 presentLabelsLight Drop MusicWebsitemeytalcohen wbr comYouTube informationChannelmeytalllYears active2009 presentGenreMusicSubscribers1 58 million 1 Total views318 million 1 Creator Awards100 000 subscribers20141 000 000 subscribers2016Last updated April 19 2019 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Alchemy 4 Equipment 4 1 Current kit 5 Band members 5 1 Timeline 6 Discography 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksEarly life and education editCohen was Israeli born in Ramat Gan the seventh child of a large family Her parents were born in Iraq 7 She studied tap dance 8 and graduated with a theater major from Blich High School in Ramat Hen at the age of 18 she started playing drums and for two years served in the Israel Defense Forces At the age of 20 she moved to Los Angeles 9 She studied at Los Angeles Music Academy majoring in percussion 9 10 Career editAfter graduation from Los Angeles Music Academy she played with her band Metaphor 11 which also included Tina Guo on cello Anna Stafford on violin and Ali Wood on piano playing concert tours in Australia the United States Mexico South America and Europe in 2007 12 13 14 The all female Led Zeppelin cover band Moby Chick joined their tour in Puerto Rico Starting in 2010 Cohen has had an online video project performing drum covers of popular rock songs This has brought her a fan base and recognition her 2009 cover of System of a Down s Toxicity had approximately 10 9 million views as of 2016 9 15 her YouTube drum series had over 60 million views as of 2014 2 Her number of Facebook followers in 2013 was said to be greater than that of any other Israeli woman with 369 000 likes outpacing supermodel Bar Refaeli ahead of President Shimon Peres but behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 7 16 She was also featured in an American TV show and two Australian shows On 9 July 2013 Cohen started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign called Breaking YouTube whose purpose was to raise funds to create original music and move beyond covering songs on YouTube On 10 August 2013 the Kickstarter campaign raised US 144 341 with 3 173 backers 17 In her performances and videos she uses a DW Performance Series drum kit and Meinl cymbals and is currently an endorsed artist of both Drum Workshop and Meinl 10 18 Alchemy editHer band s debut album Alchemy was very well received by the critics 19 with some even calling Alchemy all of the best elements in a mainstream hard rock band done better 20 and reached the 1 position in the Heatseekers chart as well as 5 in the Hard Rock and 7 in the Independent Artists chart on Billboard in 2015 21 Equipment editCurrent kit edit Cohen uses a drum kit made by DW Drums 22 with heads by Remo 23 and Meinl cymbals 24 She uses Vic Firth drumsticks 25 Band members editCohen also plays in a heavy metal band who support her live shows The band is commonly referred to as Meytal 26 released its first album Alchemy on July 24 2015 and its members include Current membersMeytal Cohen drums 2013 present Travis Montgomery lead guitar 2014 present also plays in Threat Signal Jeff Loomis Band and Nociceptor Blake Anel Pedrero bass backing vocals 2014 present also plays in Pink Fly Sahaj lead vocals 2017 present rhythm guitar 2018 present lead rhythm guitar bass backing vocals 2013 2014 also plays in Ra Former membersGil Baram lead guitar 2013 27 Eric Emery lead vocals 2013 2017 now sings in Skyharbor Amy Alison Clark bass 2013 Anna Sentina bass 2014 Alex Reyes rhythm guitar 2014 Doc Coyle rhythm guitar backing vocals 2014 2018 now plays in Bad Wolves formerly in God Forbid Timeline editDiscography editStudio albumAlchemy 2015 The Witness 2019 SingleThe Witness Album 2019 Dark Side Down 2014 Live albumAlchemy live 2016 References edit a b About meytalll YouTube a b Smith Angela 2014 Women Drummers A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country Scarecrow Press pp 156 157 ISBN 9780810888357 Meytal Cohen Story Monger James Christopher Meytal Cohen Artist Biography Allmusic Heavy Meytal This young female drummer is living up to her name From the Grapevine Billboard Meytal Cohen September 2015 a b Eichner Itamar July 11 2013 מתופפת הלייקים בר רפאלי הרבה לפנייך הישראלית הכי פופולארית בפייסבוק היא מוזיקאית בת 29 מרמת גן Drums Hliyakim Way ahead of you Bar Refaeli the most popular Israeli Facebook is a musician 29 from Ramat Gan Yedioth Ahronoth in Hebrew Avi Cohen May 19 2011 האבי מיטל Heavy Meytal Ynet in Hebrew a b c Meytal Cohen Versatile drummer and Youtube sensation blazes her own path Limelight February 13 2015 a b Doerschuk Andy July 2011 Meytal Cohen Israeli Metalhead Invades Los Angeles Drum Enter Music Publishing Inc archived from the original on 2015 03 16 Michal D November 8 2008 Meytal Cohen Rocks the Drums Eye 2 Israel ORT Israel Ferguson Simon 2007 07 02 Classical Crossover Daily Telegraph retrieved 2015 03 26 Edelmann Philipp director Metaphor concert promotional video on YouTube Promotional Films dated April 29 2007 Metaphor PDF CEMA Newsletter Portland Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts July 2007 ABN 67 600 11 48 64 Cover of Toxicity on YouTube Israel s Heavy Metal Sensation Meytal Cohen Asks the Internet to Help With Her Debut Album The Tower Magazine July 11 2013 Lefkoe Michael September 15 2014 Heavy Meytal This young female drummer is living up to her name www fromthegrapevine com Archived from the original on 2017 12 01 Artist profile Meytal Cohen Soultone Cymbals archived from the original on June 19 2011 AlbumReview Meytal Alchemy Rock Revolt Magazine Meytal Sputnikmusic Alchemy Billboard DW artists profiles dwdrums com Retrieved 18 March 2016 Evans Drumheads artists setup Meytal Cohen daddario com Retrieved 18 March 2016 Meinl Artist Meytal Cohen meinlcymbals com Retrieved 18 March 2016 permanent dead link Artist Meytal Cohen Vic Firth vicfirth com Retrieved 19 March 2016 MEYTAL EVERYBODY HATES YOU NOW album version via www youtube com Breaking YouTube Meytal Cohen s First Original Album Kickstarter Further reading editLiz Ramanand September 29 2011 Female Drummer Meytal Cohen Rocks Godsmack s I Stand Alone Loudwire John Davenport February 27 2012 Interview with Meytal Cohen Coolgrrrls Sean Mitchell March 16 2012 Interview Meytal Cohen The Black PageExternal links editOfficial website Meytal Cohen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meytal Cohen amp oldid 1167074713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
