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International Music Festival
September 9, 2007
at Sultan's Pool

 
 
 



The Organizers

Carmi Wurtman: Co-Founder and Producer, Carmi has an extensive resume of productions, including The One Shekel Festival (which he also co-founded) which brings 20,000 people from poor communities every year to see lineups that include the most well known Israeli musicians for only one shekel, A Gift To Israel – a ten-show tour that brought 3 American musicians to Israel teamed with Israeli artists, Unwire Jerusalem – the event that kicked off wireless internet in downtown Jerusalem, WorldPride Jerusalem 2006 and the recently released Sony DVD, Matisyahu “Live In Israel”.

Jacob Ner-David: Co-Founder and Co-Producer, Jacob is Founder and Managing Partner of Jerusalem Capital, a venture fund focused on the Technology-Enabled Services (TES) sector in Israel. Jacob has been a successful serial entrepreneur for more than a decade, creating billions of dollars in shareholder value. He has built, managed, and successfully exited four companies, two of which were considered
market leaders in the TES sector. Jacob has been named by Unstrung as one of the top 25 wireless executives in the world, and a "Voice on the Net Pioneer" by pulver.com. Jacob is a co-founder and Chairman of Digital Jerusalem, a non-profit focused on creating projects to advance the city of Jerusalem.


Bryan Steiner: Co-Producer, Bryan is president and partner of 2b Vibes. Besides work on the long list of productions (Matisyahu Live in Israel, The One Shekel Festival, etc.), Bryan has owned and operated a record label and worked extensively with artists in both the U.S. and Israel in areas as varied as personal management - including setting up and managing international tours - and musical production. 

Jonathan Schwartz: Co-Producer and Musical Director, Jonathan has been working in the music industry in New York City for over ten years. As a partner in the Zenbu Media Group, he manages the marketing department of four separate music magazines including Relix, the second longest running music publication in the U.S. Jonathan also runs the Relix record division, an internationally distributed label including several Grammy Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Jonathan is also a Producer of the “Jammy Awards,” the premier grassroots music award show in the U.S. held annually at Madison Square Garden’s Theater, and was a Co-Producer of the inaugural 2006 Green Apple Music & Arts Festival, the largest Earth Day event in the United States comprised of over 70 concerts in 30 venues around New York City.

Jeff Pulver: Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Jeff is the founder of pulver.com, an incubator for Internet based Innovations started in 1994. Jeff is one of the true pioneers of the VoIP industry, a leader in the emerging TV on the Net industry and a
great friend of the Israeli Hi-Tech community. He is known globally as a renowned thought leader, blogger and entrepreneur. Additionally, Mr. Pulver is the founder of: Pulvermedia, Network2, Free World Dialup, the VON Coalition and Vivox and is the co-founder of Vonage.

Yehuda Katz: Co-Founder and Artistic Advisor, Yehuda has been on the local Israeli music scene for 13 years as the lead singer of Reva L'sheva. He is the founder and musical director of Israel's first traveling festival, Am Yisrael Chai, musical director 10 years running of the annual tribute concert to Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, director and founder of Artists And Musicians for Israel, a non-profit organization, and musical producer of more than 15 albums.


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