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Name
  
Pierre Khazen

Role
  
Musical Artist

Albums
  
Divine, Drama, Heaven


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Pierre Khazen English: (Pronounced Pierre Kazen) ; French: (Pronounced Pierre Kazèn) is an Israeli performer/composer/producer of Lebanese Christian descent, born in Haifa, Israel. His early musical experience started at the age of seven, when he started playing the piano at a conservatoire. At the age of 10 he started composing his own music while at the age of 11, he started to record it.

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Education

After finishing High School, he started studying law at Haifa University and was rewarded a law degree (LLB in Law) after finishing his academic duties. After a year of legal training at a law firm, and working in civil law for three years, he moved to London in year 2000 to study music at Kingston University.

Career

After spending five years in the UK studying music and recording his own music in London studios, he returned home and started to pursue different kinds of jobs such teaching piano, legal/banking/medical translation, CD releasing, English teaching.

In 2007, he released an album called Trauma which was recorded at Residents Studios in London and released by CDBaby. In year 2009, he released a second album called Heaven which was recorded in Israel and released by Tunecore. His song "Heaven" reached number 30 in "ourstage" charts and was asked to be used for a Spanish TV program (Marginal Media Productions) while "Magic", another song in the album received enthusiastic critics; at the same year, he released a single which was a collaboration work with Michael Coulombe who wrote the lyrics while Pierre Khazen wrote the music and performed the song. In 2011, he recorded a third album called "Drama" which was released by CDBaby; the recording and mix of the album was carried out by Pierre Khazen himself but the mastering was done in the States. The genre which his music dominated was varied; most of the music was instrumental while a number was vocal. The genres included electronic, classical, fusion, pop. His music was played in different radio stations and articles were written about his music; he performed in some gigs such as the Douglas Bar gig in Herzliya but his main work still seems to be studio work. In 2011, he joined ACUM (Israel's organisation for copyright protection) and became a member.

In July 2011, Trauma reached No.1 in charts of electronic music on RadioIndy Station and stayed there for weeks. Other tracks' highest chart positions are as follows: The Storm #2; Romance #2; Magic #1; DSM-Sex With You #2; Heaven #9; Guitar and Piano Tune #2; Waves of the Heart #2; Dance of the Sea #1; This is Love #2; Drama #1; Home #3; Silence of the Death #1; Teen Flirt #1.

Discography

Trauma, released in 2007 by CDBaby, tracks: Trauma, The Storm, Romance

Heaven, released in 2009 by Tunecore, tracks: Magic, DSM-Sex With You, Heaven, Guitar and Piano Tune; released again by CDBaby in 2011

Missing You, released in 2009 by Tunecore, single: Missing You

Drama, released in 2011 by CDBaby, tracks: Waves of the Heart, Dance of the Sea, This is Love, Drama, Home, Silence of the Death, Teen Flirt

Pierre Khazen's Music

Pierre Khazen's music includes different kinds of genres such Instrumental, Fusion (Usually of classical and electronic), POP, Vocal, Classical, Electronic, Club, Dance. From the Trauma Album, The Storm and Trauma are electronic/mood/instrumental pieces. Romance is a classical piece adopting the romantic period style comprising piano and a string quartet. From the Heaven Album, Magic and Heaven include different musical elements such electronic, classical and vocal while the overall genre is pop. DSM-Sex With You is a dance/club song including sexual and intellectual lyrics. Guitar and Piano Tune is an instrumental piece of classical/romantic style comprising a guitar and piano performances. From the Drama Album, Waves of the Heart and Dance of the Sea are Chamber Music of a romantic style but the second part of Dance of the Sea is flamenco music. This is Love is a love song of classical/romantic style consisting of piano, strings and vocal performances. Drama is minimal music with an electronic touch including narration. Home is electronic including classical instruments so it sounds fusion. Silence of the Death is serial music while Teen Flirt is a two lines piece.

Creation Age and Period

Melodies and lyrics of Heaven, Magic, and Sex With You (The original recording in which Pierre Khazen is singing in his youth) were written and composed at the age of 11, 12, 13.

Melodies of Guitar and Piano Tune, Dance of the Sea and Home, were written at the age of 14, 15.

Melodies of Trauma, The Storm, Romance, Waves of the Heart and This is Love (Including the Lyrics) were written in the period between 1992-1996.

Silence of the Death was written in 2000, Drama in 2002, Teen Flirt in 2003.

References

Pierre Khazen Wikipedia