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Guitar player Nili Brosh at the annual NAMM show based in Anaheim, California. Photo Taken by Laurie Monk on 2014-01-25
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nili Brosh |
Also known as | Nili Salas Brosh |
Born |
Rishon LeZion, Israel |
August 13, 1988
Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, tribute |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2009—Present |
Associated acts | Nili Brosh Solo artist 2009-present, Seven the Hardway 2011, Tony MacAlpine 2011-present, The Iron Maidens guest soloist |
Website | www |
Notable instruments | |
Guitar |
Nili Brosh is an Israeli guitarist.
Nili Brosh is a professional guitarist and songwriter. Nili was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel. She was always inspired by her older brother Ethan Brosh's passion for music and the guitar. She moved to Boston, Massachusetts with her family at the age of 12, where she began studying electric guitar and eventually went on to study at Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, Nili studied and performed with the school’s premier guitar teachers, Don Lappin, Jon Finn, Joe Stump, and Scott Tarulli.
Nili graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2009 with a B.M in Professional Music, and she also became one of the youngest faculty members in the Berklee summer guitar programs, where she has been teaching since the age of 19. While studying Nili posted her first YouTube video which has received more than 180,000 views. Nili has performed with Stuart Hamm, Andy Timmons,The Iron Maidens, and Guthrie Govan, and opened for artists Terry Ilous (XYZ), Joey Molland (Badfinger), and Pat Travers.
In 2010, Nili self-released her debut instrumental album, Through The Looking Glass, which features guitarist Andy Timmons as a guest soloist, and the rhythm section of her own Nili Brosh Band.
In January 2011, Nili joined the progressive metal band Seven the Hardway, which features guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, drummer Virgil Donati and renowned vocalist Mark Boals. Nili was also asked to join Tony MacAlpine's touring solo band along with bassist Bjorn Englen and drummer Aquiles Priester. The MacAlpine band toured America and Europe, including Moscow in Russia and Nili continues to tour with the MacAlpine band whilst working on her second solo album.