Ophir Kutiel, professionally known as Kutiman, is an Israeli musician, composer, producer and animator.
15 Facts About Kutiman
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Kutiman is best known for creating the online music video project, ThruYOU, a self-titled album, and the viral ongoing series "Thru the City" including his "Mix Tel Aviv" piece, which went viral on YouTube.
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Kutiman commenced piano lessons at the age of six and learned to play drums and guitar at 14.
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In 2006, Kutiman signed to German music label, Melting Pot Music, based in Cologne.
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Kutiman was awarded a 2015 Webby Honoree for his work on 'Thru You Too'.
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In July 2015, Kutiman released Space Cassava, a two-track vinyl featuring deep jazz and funk.
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In 2009, Kutiman released "Thru You," an online music video project, featuring a mixture of samples of YouTube videos, and the video project received more than 10 million views in around two weeks.
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Two years after the release of Thru You, Kutiman created a new Thru You-like video, titled My Favorite Color, subsequently attracting the attention of numerous publications, including Wired, Fader, and Mashable, the latter awarding the piece its "Video of the Day" accolade.
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Kutiman spent two months working on the Thru You project, and, as Kutiman described:.
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On 12 September 2014 Kutiman released "Give It Up", a first video from the sequel project entitled "Thru You Too".
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In 2011, Kutiman released his video, "This Is Real Democracy".
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Kutiman released Off Grid on February 11,2016, as an online album consisting of 96 unrelated YouTube clips.
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On September 20,2016, Kutiman premiered his Off Grid exhibit at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
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Kutiman recorded a four-minute YouTube video of musicians that represent the diverse voices of Tel Aviv including Acre-born Palestinian musician Ziwar Bahlul.
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Kutiman's first video was an animated music video created for his song, "Chaser", from his debut album.