It isn’t daily that a division of Universal Music signs a record deal with a Hasidic Jew.
As acknowledged by The Yeshiva World, singer Shulem Lemmer simply signed with Decca Gold, a division of the Verve Label Group at Universal, for a new album produced by Jon Cohen, with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The album, which can be launched within the fall, will embrace Lemmer’s renditions of two traditional Jewish singles, “Jerusalem of Gold” and “Bring Him Home,” from Broadway present “Les Miserables.”
Lemmer, a Belz Hasid, is understood for his uncommon voice and flawless pitch, that enables him a vast versatility in singing. He grew up in Borough Park, Brooklyn, within the coronary heart of New York’s ultra-Orthodox group, the place he was uncovered to cantorial music and up to date Jewish music from an early age, and started creating his voice in boys’ choirs as a lead soloist.
He sings in Hebrew, English and Yiddish, and gained a massive following on-line, which is what drew him to the eye of Graham Parker, a president at Decca Gold.
Lemmer got here to the eye of these outdoors his Hasidic enclave with such favorites as his energetic rendition of the favored Passover music, Chad Gad Ya.
Parker reached out to Lemmer by e mail, and Lemmer informed The Yeshiva World that he by way of it was was a prank at first.
After the 2 met, Parker launched Shulem’s sound to different executives at Universal and supplied him a deal.