Curtis J. Brewer is the band’s guitarist, arranger and producer. He provides the emotional and artistic glue that holds the group together and guides them through the recording process. He was born in St. Louis and combines his Master’s in jazz education with the work he’s done playing in the country, rock, and blues clubs of his hometown His website is www.curtisjsocial.com
Michael Talley plays acoustic and electric bass. Originally from San Angelo, TX, he spent most of the last decade in Dallas, and then Nashville, touring with various bands. He moved to New York to work as a concert piano tech for Steinway Pianos and tunes the pianos at Carnegie Hall when he’s not playing with the Mona Dahls.
Robin Mitchell plays keyboards and likes to be called “Mitch Mitchell.” He’s a music therapist, with an amazing knack of picking up melodies and improvising to bring out their best qualities. His solo website is www.robinmitchmitchell.com
Ariel Weissberger is a drummer and percussionist from Monterrey, Mexico. He has an Jewish background and adds a multi-cultural perspective with the Latin, Jewish, Middle Eastern and Jazz influenced rhythms he lays down for the band. He also teaches drumming and percussion, facilitates community drumming groups and provides music therapy services through his company berkomusictherapy.com
Daniella Fischetti plays violin. She trained classically at the Manhattan School of Music before discovering her love of improvisation and non-classical music. She’s played in orchestras, pit orchestras, jazz ensembles, rock bands, country groups and bluegrass bands. She loves collaborating with singer-songwriters, writing fiddle tunes and performing with the gypsy jazz quartet Pyrenesia. She leads a monthly bluegrass jam in Lambertville, NJ.
HOPE IS A TRAITOR :
released August 20, 2020
Orly Bendavid: Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
Michael Talley: Upright Bass
Ariel Weissberger: Drums
Curtis J Brewer: Electric Guitar
Robin Mitch Mitchell: Keys
Daniella Fischetti: Violin
Huw Price: additional electric guitar
Produced by: Orly Bendavid, Curtis J Brewer and Huw Price
Engineered by: Bryce Goggin @ Trout Studios Brooklyn
Mixed by: Huw Price @ Huw’s Place Wales, UK
Mastered by: Huw Price @ Huw’s Place Wales, UK
Design: Walter Carlton @ Carlton Creative
Photography: Gianna Leo Falcon