Peter Roth (musician)

Peter Roth
Peter Roth
	Peter Roth during a concert (2011)
Background information
Born	September 17, 1974 (age 50)
Origin	Bat Yam, Israel
Genres	Alternative rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Hed Artzi
Website	Official Website (Hebrew)

Peter Roth (Hebrew: פיטר רוט; born September 17, 1974) is an Israeli singer and record producer, and a member of the Israeli rock band Monica Sex.

Biography

Roth was born in Bat Yam to a musician couple. His father, a member in an Israeli army band, taught Peter to play the guitar at a young age. Roth played basketball in high school, but he wasn't tall enough to be good at it; he then took music lessons instead. Roth was a member of a few teenage bands, in which he met Shachar Even-Tzur.

In the middle of the 90s, Roth joined Monica Sex, which already included Even-Tzur, Yahaly Sobol and Yossi Khamami.^[1] The band had many performances in Tel Aviv, garnered a following, and signed a contract with Hed Artzi. In 1995 the band released the album Ptzaim Veneshikot (Wounds and Kisses), which sold a few tens of thousands of copies. In 1996 the band moved to New York City. After a year and half they disbanded.

Roth came back to Israel and worked as a guitarist in bands of other artists, such as Eviatar Banai, Maor Cohen and Yahaly Sobol. He was also member of the bands HaZvuvim (The Flies) and Malkat HaPlakat (Queen of the Placard) and started to work as a producer.

In 2001, Monica Sex reunited and recorded the album Yehasim Ptuhim (Open Relationships). In 2003 the band worked with Shalom Hanoch, and later that year released its third album, Haiot Mahmad (Pets).

Roth started to work on a solo album in 2003 along with Dan Toren. He also worked with Arik Einstein, Izhar Ashdot and Maor Cohen.

In 2005, Roth released a single from his album Hi Ohevet (She Loves). By the end of that year, he had released the self-titled album, which won the ACUM Prize.

In 2006 he released the album Regaim (Moments) with Arik Einstein.

Discography

Monica Sex

Ptzaim VeNeshikot (Wounds and Kisses) – 1995
Yehasim Ptuhim (Open Relationships) – 2001
Haiot Mahmad (Pets) – 2003
Mangina (Melody) – 2011
Miktzoim Hofshiim (Liberal Professions) – 2014
Laila Hadash (New Night) – 2019

Other

Solo Album: Peter Roth – 2005
With Arik Einstein: Regaim (Moments) – 2006
Solo Album: Shar Chizik (Singing Chizik) – 2010
Solo Album: Singelim (Singles) – 2020

References

^ Sarah Press (August 14, 2005). "Going solo". The Jerusalem Post.

External links

Official website (in Hebrew)

[1] Sarah Press (August 14, 2005). "Going solo". The Jerusalem Post.

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