Peter Rott
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| Peter Rott | ||
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 Cover of Rott's album - Peter Rott
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| Background information | ||
| Born | 1974 | |
| Origin | Bat Yam, Israel | |
| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar |
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| Years active | 1992-Present | |
| Label(s) | Hed Artzi | |
| Associated acts |
Monica Sex | |
| Website | Official Website (Hebrew) | |
Peter Rott (born 1974) is an Israeli singer and record producer, and a member of the Israeli rock band, Monica Sex.
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[edit] Biography
Rott was born in Bat Yam to a musician couple. His father, that was a member in an army band, tought Peter to play the guitar from childhood. In high-school, Rott studied at basketball, but since he wasn't very tall he changed to music lessons. Rott was a member of a few teenage bands, in which he met Shachar Even-Tzur.
In the middle of the 90s, Rott joined Monica Sex, which already included Even-Tzur, Yahaly Sobol and Yossi Khamami. The band had a lot of performances in Tel Aviv, made a croud, and signed a contract with Hed Artzi. In 1995 the band released the album Ptzaim Veneshikot (Wounds and Kisses), which sold a few 10,000s. In 1996 the band moved to New York City, and after a year and half they disbanded the band.
Rott came back to Israel and worked as a guitarist in bands of artist, like Eviatar Banai, Maor Cohen and Yahaly Sobol. He was also member of the bands HaZvuvim (The Flies) and Malkat HaPlakat (Queen of the Placard) and started to work as a producer.
In 2001, Monica Sex reunited and recorded the album Yehasim Ptuhim (Open Relationships). In 2003 the band worked with Shalom Hanoch, and later that year released its third album, Haiot Mahmad (Pets).
Rott started to work on a solo album in 2003 along with Dan Toren. He also worked with Arik Einstein, Izhar Ashdot and Maor Cohen.
In 2005 Rott released a single from his album Hi Ohevet (She Loves). In the end of that year, he released the self-titled album, which won the AKUM prize.
In 2006 he released the album Regaim (Moments) with Arik Einstein.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Monica Sex
- Ptzaim VeNeshikot (Wounds and Kisses) - 1995
- Yehasim Ptuhim (Open Relarionships) - 2001
- Haiot Mahmad (Pets) - 2003
[edit] Other
- Solo Album: Peter Rott - 2005
- With Arik Einstein: Regaim (Moments) - 2006
