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Mood Mix with Shlome Wechter 

JL;DR SUMMARY Shlome Wechter, a prominent figure in the chassidish and heimishe music scene, has carved out a niche as a skilled mixing engineer, having begun his career arranging music for Naftali Schnitzler. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish MusicJewish CommunitiesMusic ProductionCultural ImpactShira ChoirNaftali SchnitzlerChassidish MusicTraditional SongsShlome WechterMixing Engineer

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"I had a Thursday evening job in L.A. with Shira Choir, singing at a major Chabad siyum."
New York, United States
"We flew out of New York in the morning, and were supposed to fly back at 11 p.m."
Yerushalayim, Jerusalem, Israel
"I once drove at night from Yerushalayim to Meron, around three dark hours, and I had this song on repeat the entire time."
Meron, Northern District, Israel
"I once drove at night from Yerushalayim to Meron, around three dark hours, and I had this song on repeat the entire time."
London, United Kingdom
"Arranger Hershy Ginsberg from London was in the studio with me a few weeks ago."

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