Ezra Michael Koenig yog tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag Asmeskas, tus hu nkauj, tus kws sau nkauj, xov tooj cua, thiab tus kws sau ntawv, paub zoo tias yog tus tsim, hu nkauj, guitarist, thiab pianist ntawm American rock band Vampire Weekend.
Nws pib sau nkauj thaum muaj hnub nyoog 10 xyoo. Ua ke nrog nws tus phooj ywg Wes Miles, uas nws tau tsim pab pawg sim "The Sophisticuffs". Nws yog los ntawm lub sijhawm ntawd nws pib ua haujlwm rau ntau qhov haujlwm ua suab paj nruag. Hauv nws txoj kev ua suab paj nruag thaum ntxov, nws kuj pom nws tsim pab pawg rap "L'Homme Run" nrog Andrew Kalaijian thiab Chris Thomson. Nws tau ua haujlwm nrog American indie pob zeb bands Dirty Projectors thiab The Walkmen.
Nws qhov kev ua tiav tiag tiag tuaj tom qab tsim "Vampire Weekend" nrog Rostam Batmangliy, Chris Thomson thiab Chris Baio. Koenig yog tus tsim thiab tus tswv ntawm Apple Music ob lub lis piam xov tooj cua qhia Sijhawm Teebmeem nrog Ezra Koenig. Nws kuj yog tus tsim ntawm US-Japanese animated TV series Neo Yokio.
Thaum yau thiab hluas Ezra Koenig
Ezra Michael Koenig yug lub Plaub Hlis 8, 1984 hauv New York, Tebchaws Asmeskas, rau tsev neeg Yudais Robin Koenig thiab Bobby Bass. Nws txiv yog tus tsim khaub ncaws rau cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab TV, thiab nws niam yog tus kws kho mob hlwb. Nws tsev neeg tsiv mus rau Teb Chaws Asmeskas los ntawm Tebchaws Europe.
Nws loj hlob hauv xeev New Jersey thiab tau mus kawm Glen Ridge High School. Nws muaj ib tug muam hu ua Emma, uas yog tus sau phau ntawv: Heck! Kuv muaj nees nkaum xyoo, thiab kuj tau sau ABC-TV comedy Manhattan Love Story.
Koenig pib sau nkauj thaum nws muaj kaum xyoo; "Bad Birthday Party" yog nws thawj zaj nkauj. Nws kawm Askiv Literature ntawm Columbia University.
Thaum nws kawm ntawv theem siab thiab tsev kawm qib siab, nws tau koom nrog cov phooj ywg thaum yau Wes Miles (tam sim no tus thawj coj ntawm American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot) thiab ua haujlwm rau ntau lub suab paj nruag. Ob leeg kuj tsim ib pab pawg sim, Sophisticuffs.
Tom qab kawm tiav hauv tsev kawm ntawv, Koenig pib qhia lus Askiv ntawm Tsev Kawm Ntawv Qib Siab No. 258 hauv Brooklyn, New York los ntawm nonprofit Teach For America (TFA). Raws li nws cov tub ntxhais kawm nco qab, Koenig yuav coj nws lub guitar rau hauv chav kawm, txawm hais tias nws tsis tau qhia dab tsi txog nws txoj haujlwm suab paj nruag.
Nws cuam tshuam zoo nrog cov tub ntxhais kawm, tab sis raug suav hais tias yog ib tus kws qhia me me "ntev-rov qab". Nws txoj hauj lwm qhia ntawv xaus tom qab lub caij nplooj zeeg xyoo 2007 thaum nws tau kos npe rau daim ntawv cog lus nrog British ywj pheej XL Recordings.
Ezra Koenig tus kheej lub neej
Koenig yog ib leeg, tab sis tau muaj kev hlub nrog American actress, tus thawj coj thiab tsim tawm Rashida Jones tau ntau xyoo tam sim no. Tus actress paub zoo tshaj plaws rau kev ua yeeb yam raws li Ann Perkins ntawm NBC comedy series Parks thiab Recreation.
Cov khub niam txiv tau nyob hauv kev sib raug zoo txij li xyoo 2017. Koenig thiab Jones tau txais tos lawv thawj tus menyuam, tus tub Yaxayas Jones Coing thaum Lub Yim Hli 22, 2018. Txog tam sim no, nkawm niam txiv tab tom ua lub neej zoo siab nrog lawv tus menyuam. Txawm hais tias lawv twb zoo li tsev neeg tiag tiag, tsis yog Koenig lossis Rashida tau hais txog kev npaj rau kev sib yuav.
Kev Ua Haujlwm: Tsim cov pab pawg "Vampire Weekend"
Xyoo 2004, Koenig, nrog rau Chris Thomson thiab Andrew Kalaijian, ua yeeb yam nrog pab pawg rap L'Homme Run, uas tau nthuav tawm cov yeeb yaj kiab nrov "Pizza Party", nrog rau "Bitches", "Giving Up Da Gun" thiab "Interracial. ". Koenig tseem ua si saxophone thiab guitar, thiab muab cov suab paj nruag keeb kwm yav dhau rau American indie pob zeb band 'Dirty Projectors' los ntawm 2004 txog 2005, thiab dua hauv 2016. Nws kuj tseem yog tus kws qhia hauv Asmeskas indie pob zeb band The Walkmen.
Nws tawg loj tuaj thaum nws tsim lub pob zeb pob zeb Vampire Weekend hauv 2006 nrog Rostam Batmangliy, Chris Thomson thiab Chris Baio. Lub npe band tau raug xaiv los ntawm lub npe ntawm qhov project luv luv uas Koenig ua haujlwm nrog nws cov phooj ywg thaum lub caij so kawm ntawv qib siab.
Vampire Weekend pib tshaj tawm cov yeeb yam hauv Columbia University. Lawv thawj qhov yeeb yam yog nyob rau ntawm "Group sib ntaus sib tua" kev tshwm sim nyob rau ntawm Lerner Hall, Columbia University lub chaw tub ntxhais kawm hauv xyoo 2006. Cov pab pawg tau pib sau cov kev tshuaj xyuas los ntawm cov chaw xws li Pitchfork thiab Stereogum tom qab lawv cov demos nthuav tawm hauv online. Cov pab pawg sai sai tau muag tawm qhov yeeb yam thiab nthuav tawm ntawm lub ntsej muag ntawm American music magazine Spin.
Ezra Koenig thawj album: XL Recordings
Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 29, 2008, Vampire Weekend tso lawv tus kheej lub npe hu ua album los ntawm XL Recordings. Daim duab tawg tau nce siab ntawm #17 ntawm US Billboard 200 thiab tau lees paub Platinum los ntawm United Kingdom (BPI) thiab Kub los ntawm US (RIAA), Canada (Music Canada) thiab Australia (ARIA).
Lub sij hawm magazine ranked nws li 5th zoo tshaj plaws album ntawm 2008. Rolling Stone kuj tau ranked lub album #24 ntawm lawv cov npe ntawm 100 Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Tshaj Tawm Tshaj Tawm Txhua Lub Sijhawm.
Cov yeeb yam tseem ceeb thiab kev lag luam ua tau zoo tsis tsuas yog txhawb nqa Koenig txoj haujlwm suab paj nruag, tab sis ua rau nws muaj kev lees paub thoob ntiaj teb thiab raug.
Koenig tau txais koob meej ntau nrog Vampire Weekend, uas tau xaus nrog ob qhov kev ntaus ntxiv nrog XL Cov Ntaub Ntawv. Thawj zaug, "Contra", debuted nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm US Billboard 200 thiab peaked ntawm No. 1 ntawm ntau kab kos.
Qhov thib ob, "Ntiaj Teb Vampires ntawm Lub Nroog", tso tawm rau lub Tsib Hlis 14, 2013, tau los ua pawg thib ob Numero-Uno album hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas kom debut ntawm tus naj npawb ib ntawm US Billboard 200. Nws yeej Grammy rau "Best Alternative Music Album. " nyob rau hauv 2014 xyoo.
Saib mus rau qhov ua tiav ntawm Vampire Weekend, Koenig tam sim no ua haujlwm nrog cov tswv cuab ntawm lawv plaub lub studio album, slated rau 2018 tso tawm.
Lub sijhawm no, nws tau tsim xov tooj cua ob lub lis piam, Lub Sijhawm Teebmeem nrog Ezra Koenig, uas nws tuav tsis tu ncua. Cov yeeb yam tau pib tshaj tawm thaum Lub Xya Hli 12, 2015 ntawm Apple Music's 1/80 lub xov tooj cua xov tooj cua "Beats 2018" thiab tau tshaj tawm tshaj XNUMX ntu thaum lub Kaum Ib Hlis XNUMX, thiab tam sim no nyob rau hauv nws lub caij plaub.
Nws feem ntau tuav qhov yeeb yam no nrog rau Jake Longstreth. Tau ntau xyoo, ntau tus qhua xws li Jonah Hill, Jamie Foxx thiab Rashida Jones kuj tau tshwm sim hauv qhov yeeb yam. Ntau lub ntsiab lus xws li xyoo 1970s pob zeb suab paj nruag, koom haum catering kev nom kev tswv thiab keeb kwm muaj nyob rau hauv cov yeeb yam.
Koenig kuj tau tsim, sau ntawv thiab tus thawj coj tsim lub US-Japanese co-animated series Neo Yokio. Cov koob, tsim los ntawm Japanese anime studios Deen thiab Production IG, premiered ntawm Netflix thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 22, 2017. Japanese anime series style, Koenig hu nws "anime inspired" es tsis yog ib txwm anime.
Cov yeeb yam tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas sib xyaw. Thaum Lub Kaum Hli 9, 2018, nws tau tshaj tawm tias Christmas tshwj xeeb hu ua "Neo Yokio Pink Christmas" yuav raug tso tawm rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 7, 2018.
Nws kuj tau koom tes nrog ntau tus kws ua yeeb yam xyoo dhau los. Cov kev siv zog no suav nrog kev hu nkauj rau zaj nkauj "Carby" los ntawm Discovery's debut album, "LP", xyoo 2009; muab cov suab nkauj hauv zaj yeeb yaj kiab rau "Barbra Streisand" thiab nthuav tawm ntawm Major Laser's song "Jessica" hauv 2013.
Nws kuj tau hais lub cim "Ryland" hauv Asmeskas cov neeg laus cov yeeb yaj kiab ua yeeb yam Major Lazer thiab ua yeeb yam hauv American HBO TV series Cov Ntxhais. Thiab tau koom ua ib tus kws sau ntawv thiab cov tsim tawm ntawm zaj nkauj "Thov" los ntawm Beyoncé, uas tau txais kev xaiv tsa Grammy hauv qeb "Best Pop Solo Performance" hauv 2017.
Thaum ntxov 2016, Batmangliy tshaj tawm tias nws tau tawm ntawm Vampire Weekend tab sis tseem yuav ua si nrog lawv yav tom ntej. Tib lub xyoo ntawd, cov qhab pib ua haujlwm rau lawv cov ntawv thib plaub nrog cov neeg koom tes xws li Rechtshaid, Justin Meldal-Jonsen, Daniel Chaim thiab Dave Longstreth ntawm Dirty Projectors.
Thaum ntxov 2019, Vampire Weekend tau tso tawm ob peb zaj nkauj, suav nrog Lub Ob Hlis "Hall of Harmony" thiab "2021", ua ntej ntawm kev tso tawm ntawm Leej Txiv ntawm tus nkauj nyab, ob lub nkauj tso tawm hauv lub Tsib Hlis dhau los ntawm Columbia Records '"Lub Caij Nplooj Ntoos Hlav".
