Hello, my name is Ofer Peled and I'm a woodwinds recording and performing artist. for the last 20 years I recording for songs, films soundtracks, theatre shows and television. I can offer you a premium remote session service on the following instruments: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, clarinet, silver flute, Indian bansuri, Bulgarian kavall, Turkish kavall, Turkish nay, Arabic nay, Kawalla, penny whistle, African flutes and Brazilian piffano, and I'm well skilled on a variety of genres such as classical, jazz, R&B, funk, Brazilian, latin, Balkan, Arabic, Turkish and Indian music.
so if you need any woodwind tracks for your project please contact me and send me your audio files. I can either read down music notes if you have some, or play it by ear, and If you don't have an exact part on your mind it's o.k., i'll be glad to add my creativity to your project, or even write a whole woodwinds arrangement.
We'll work together to ensure you receive precisely what you need for your project.
Ofer started playing the saxophone at the age of 13 and four years later in high school started his professional musical career performing regularly with a jazz ensemble and a saxophone quartet. In 2000 he graduated Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music - an affiliate of Berkley School of Music in Boston. In 2002 Mr. Peled traveled to India to study Bansuri flute and Indian music with master Pandit Sohan Lal. Upon his return, Ofer founded the group "Makondo" and released their self-titled debut album in 2005 on Magda Records. At that time Ofer already based himself as a sought-after woodwinds player for Jazz, Latin, pop and world music, performing in various concert halls, TV and theater shows, as well as local and international Jazz festivals across Europe and central Asia. In 2006 Ofer moved to New York to further his international career, where he founded a parallel solo project and performed in venues such as Blue Note and Merkin Concert Hall and collaborated with great musicians such as African Blue Notes and Grammy-award winning trumpet player Frank London ("The Klezmatics" founder and band leader). in 2008 Ofer came back to his homeland and founded his new solo project - ARARAT, combined influences from India, middle east, Africa and the Balkans. ARARAT self titled album featured Ravid Kahlani (Yemmen blues). since then Ofer proceed performing and recording with best selling artists such as Balkan Beat Box, Asaf Avidan, Keren Ann, Yehudit Ravits, Yoni Rechter, Shlomo artzi, Rita, and many others.
discography
2024 Tropical Disco with Starwolf 2024 RMJ (Ragas Makams Jazz) with Kobi Arad and Charlie Sabach 2023 Shaninu with Yardena Arazi and Amir Benayoun 2022 Industry Baby Live performance and recording with Noga Erez 2020 Hiborim with Yoni Rechter and the Israeli Jazz Orchestra 2020 Et Shaarei Ratson with Yehoram Gaon 2020 Devek with Shlomo Arzi 2019 Yoni Giraffe with Yoni Rechter 2018 Lo Levad with Hanan Ben Ari 2015 Gold Shadow with Asaf Avidan 2015 Now its the two of us with Shlomo Gronich and Danny Robas 2015 Izun with Hanan Ben Ari 2013 After all with Shlomo Gronich 2013 The road continues with HeGroovatron 2012 Sand Storms with Yudith Ravits 2012 composing, arranging and recording the music and soundtrack for the movie Mercy’s Rain 2011 composing and recording the music for award-winning movie 5 Broken Cameras 2011 recording the debut album "Ofer Peled - ARARAT" 2011 101 with Keren Ann 2010 Thelma, Louis et Chantal with Keren Ann 2009 Adumei Hasfatot with Berry Sakharov 2009 One after the other with HaDorbanim band 2008 Live at Caesarea with Yehudit Ravits 2007 HaGroovatron debut album by HeGroovatron band 2006 Levi with HaDorbanim band 2005 Makondo debut album, original music by Ofer Peled 2003 Changes Zigzag with Latin Jazz