Guy Erez | |
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Background information | |
Born | Israel |
Genres | Pop/Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Atlantic, Warner Bros., CBS, RCA, DreamWorks, Interscope, Jive |
Website | GuyErez.com |
Notable instruments | |
Bass |
Guy Erez (Hebrew: גיא ארז) is a Los Angeles-based songwriter/producer, composer and virtuoso bass player. Born and raised in Israel, Erez moved to Los Angeles in 1992. His songs have appeared in hit movies and TV shows including the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film Crash,Grey's Anatomy and Beverly Hills 90210. He is a songwriter and producer on the theme to the Marvel/Disney series The Avengers and has worked with artists such as Gipsy Kings,Miley Cyrus,Ziggy Marley and Alan Parsons.
One of Erez's first hit songs was BareNaked by Jennifer Love Hewitt, which he co-wrote with Meredith Brooks. The song made the Billboard Top 40 charts in 2002. This brought attention to Chrysalis Music, who signed him to a publishing deal, adding him to their roster of staff songwriters. During this time period, he also wrote and produced songs with artitst including Holly Palmer and P.J. Olsson, garnering him another Billboard Top 40 hit with the Ryan Cabrera single "Shine On" for Atlantic Records. Erez also contributed as both songwriter and producer for the title track "Shine" from the second solo album by Sarah Bettens of K's Choice fame and The Gipsy Kings' "Live at Kenwood House in London" DVD released in 2006. He also co-wrote the two most recent Alan Parsons singles with Parsons and P.J. Olsson, "Fragile," and "Do you Live at All."