Full Interview & Performance By Motty Ilowitz and Moshe Schwartz

foreign [Music] welcome to the Jewish platform's very first unique actual live interview let me just tell you for one minute about the Jewish platform when Corona schools were being shut down yeshivas were being shut down right away we realized that there is no platform for the from Islam there's a beautiful place for shioram there's a beautiful place for news but there's no place for from Eden to be able to go for inspiration for stories for Jewish music and for nice beautiful topics to see what's actually going on in the film world we therefore created the Jewish platform on our itinerary we will be having a lot more coming up we have many programs coming up as sashem but keep tuned in to see what we have in store and now we are going to cut away for our live interview [Music] okay so today we have the privilege to have with us and Moishy Schwartz moti ellowitz one of the most famous producers performers and artists in the from World you started your career about 15 years ago as a batren and composer a couple of years later you became the from singer especially in the haimasha and hasidusa world you both inspire people by khipper or Mitzvah tants you are there you could tap into everybody's emotions but on the other hand you could be a schmuck fun as in the music video and the song battle which I absolutely love thank you and of course when a company like Mass Mutual went to China they brought you along to perform for them hopefully we'll find out how that was you mentioned China correct oh yeah yeah we shouldn't be talking about China now but anyways on the other side we have Moshi swords Moshi Schwartz is one of the top from guitarists but recently you went solo you started taking your own gigs and right away you were grabbed the people loved you you were an extremely high demand right away people started grabbing you for gigs about a month ago just over a month ago moishi came out with his first music video lascase people loved it has almost 50 000 views on YouTube I watched it right away I loved it was beautiful and it was just about a week later that both of them together mati and moishi came out with a music video together manhartz my heart is a cover of the Israeli song bar called Halep Shelly it's a beautiful song everybody loved it the problem was that many of the Yiddish speaking and English-speaking Community could just not understand it they put out a beautiful cover of that song I think it came out at Sunday Morning by Monday morning I was following it I was married by Monday morning they actually had 10 000 views the Olam loves it we're gonna have that song we're gonna have that music video on our site in just a minute first I want to ask the two of them about the song whose idea was the music video hello I'm in Manhattan I think it all started when in Panama City circus we were together circus in Panama and we sang together no why she speak up we were just improvising at the beach um every night and there was no plan and people actually loved that people came over to us afterwards and said multi Moshi the combination of your voices is quite interesting it's yeah basically we sang every night it was very uh chilled and easy and interesting and we did a lot of cool stuff and people yeah which is suggested that we should we should do something together and uh I literally came out I think you called me it was a couple of weeks later we were talking the whole time a guy type of steam we're gonna do something you know and we both said yeah of course we're gonna do we're gonna do yeah I love that left shili obviously and I had a dream to translate it in Yiddish I think it's um an amazing song One of a Kind and uh yeah wow beautiful let me ask you another question both of you now hello Shelly for those that don't know the lyrics yet it kind of talks about somebody that's brokenhearted right and somebody that's heartbroken and the only one that could help him is Beautiful lyrics and today's day is the matzah that's going on in the world the song is extremely no a guy at us but let me ask you from all the beautiful Israeli songs why did you pick haleb Shelly to do a cover of I think I felt I was giving moti a challenge at that point because the the lyrics and the lecturally in Hebrew of course is the most popular song everyone loves it but the lyrics very few people understand I'm talking about here in the United States in New York the grass no nobody really understands the lyrics so I kind of asked mati can you put it into words that everyone should understand and I kind of thought it was a joke that will end there and then motty called me back like 24 hours later and said Moishy I have a draft some basic words that I was thinking about and I was blown away it was the first time that I realized that I thought I understand understood the song till then and I really did not understand that until he wrote the Yiddish lyrics wow wow wow um let me ask you and mati sent you the first draft all right he sent it to you he said within 24 hours what was your first thought on that what were you thinking then 24 hours that's extremely quickly it's a difficult song it's confusing lyrics I was thinking a never challenge multi Lewis again and B what I already said that's when I unders started to understand the words and the meaning of a song yeah and as I mentioned before I always I mean always since the song came out I wanted to do this and he told me that you know let's let's do it for real and mamish I I right away sat down and I decided I want to do it and it's difficult the tune is difficult and I wanted to keep the same feel the same Vibe the same words even I left I left um I even wanted to keep nickal it should have the same feel so it was difficult but I love the challenge and the hashema came out beautiful it came out beyond beyond beautiful once we're talking about how absolutely beautiful it came out and I've played it at home in the car wherever I was I've played it many many many times and there's a certain feeling towards it now I'm in production I made a couple of films and other stuff every film every song every production has its climax it has that part that's wow all right now if you recall the second time over the low part you have a solo over there and you finish off what's that last line over there [Music] so that part of the song what that means is you feel like you're falling apart you feel like you're actually sinking you're drowning in the ocean right and the way you portrayed it was that you actually can't carry on anymore and you just let off with your solo and then you did an incredible thing you go to moishi's guitar and you knock on his guitar you're banging his guitar a couple of times and it portrays that you just can't anymore right right and then where she went ahead he owned that solo he he lifted you out of the depths of the order he took that solo and he aced it it he he infused that with so much life and knowing production I know that that must have been something that was planned out to every detail and it was extremely difficult to portray and you portrayed a thousand percent tell me about those 20 seconds I think actually it's very interesting for the audience to hear it was last minute wow yeah it wasn't planned I think it was on the spot we heard the instrument which I think the instrument itself is is an interesting uh concept oh one second it wasn't you actually just banging on the guitar it was an inch no it's basically it's in the music video it's an instrument I think we found in the studio yeah on the wall and while we were shooting the video I said You Know It Feels Like Somebody's Knocking let's use the same sound and actually do it and uh we went for it wow and you took that solo and you just owned it you kind of like the way I see it is yeah it's a broken image you have somebody that's gone and you just lifted him up tell me about your experience with that song with that solo you can't really describe it I mean a if someone would be banging on your guitar you would Ace the solo as well but it's just when you connect to the song everything that you see there was natural there's nothing artificial there's nothing that was like oh we're gonna do this and like nothing was written beforehand like we had a great director and producer in the video Moshe greenfold and yeah everything else we'll bring where she in a second right everything else was on on the spot when you connected the song that's what comes out wow and honestly I did not know this before the interview um I did not believe that that was possible but probably that was the there's a certain feel when you watch it that you see it's really really really coming from the heart yeah and that's probably what it is you're saying it wasn't scripted you just went for it and that's probably why that video has that power now let me ask you a question you said it wasn't scripted but you started working on that sickest and it just came out exactly a month ago um what goes in I'm sure that many people in our audience want to know what goes into making such a music video do you record in studio do you record live do you prep a bunch of times they're arranging the mixing how does all of that work and who did it so multi did all the writing um and then we ended up going to the studio together to Baba and near there in Williamsburg to very Intel very talented individuals and we sat down with an acoustic guitar and we started singing and started making a sketch what are we gonna do what Kiwi doing good and what tempo and uh we basically arranged the music all together and it took like probably two to three sessions between the music and the vocals it slept a long time from sick until it came out not because it took a long time to make yeah but Moishy gets the credit because Mushi mamish spent hours and hours I had to run the khasana we had to order food it took hours and hours and hours and I think we have to mention that this is isharibo's song and isharibo is exceptionally amazing and even after the song came out that's important to know I have a friend he is in Mexico and he's a good friend of yishai and he sent him the tuna Nisha I loved it regards the feedback was amazing but we actually came into the studio moishi decided to listen to the song again from usheribo and and to get the feel and to see where we can take it and how to do something different we spent a lot of hours together and moishi thank you for spending the time everything was live music real music and yeah and that's tackle probably why it was so successful I saw Moishy greenfall the one that actually produced the music video um he showed me two days later or something like that he actually showed me that even one of the biggest really websites one of the biggest really news sites picked it up and they had an article about it how this went out but now that we're talking about Moshi well actually come here for a second let me ask you a couple of questions first thing is moishi was involved in probably every big production that happened in the past five years he's just quiet and he's behind the scenes of everything and on the latest production that I did the skull of a genius where she was my right hand man but more so now while we are doing the Jewish platform moishi isn't just the right hand man moishi is the man Moishy let me ask you when is the first time that you heard about this music video so I want to ask you why aren't you wearing gloves mushy okay um well it was actually when we shot the music video for lassoys um right after when we were done moshia Moshi approached me about the the concept and I was Beyond excited I love I love the song generally who doesn't but when he told me that when he gave me the words and the whole concept with him and mati it just touched every emotion that I had in my I was it just took me over so I just had to jump on to the train and ride along wow wow now let me ask you um first thing is I Know video I've been in that line for some time video production usually takes a very long time with a lot of planning a screenplay and many other things how long did it actually take from what you found out about the from when Martin she gave you the go-ahead until the video is done well yeah it usually takes a long long time but the go-ahead I think was Wednesday or Tuesday Wednesday we shot the music video it was done by three o'clock about three four o'clock the next afternoon we had everything done and basically edited we with just a few touch-ups that we had to do later on but there was like it was a 24-hour project wow wow wow that is incredible I'm in the video field I've never seen anything turned over that quick um there are two questions I want to ask you about the production first thing is we see music videos all the time and generally speaking there you know in a place with nice scenery or nice themes or it's acted out and usually they're very nice and you went you were you were bold you went ahead and you decided you're not going with any of those General themes you went ahead and you did a plain black background with lighting and I think it's beautiful it's it's exceptionally beautiful the way you did it so you have two questions for you first thing is where did you do that and second thing is why did you go ahead with that plain black background it's a good question we actually thought about other other ideas and went through Concepts but we decided to go with this concept because this this whole song is a very emotional song it's very intimate the feeling I want you we thought of an idea how we could bring out the true feeling between yourself basically writing your own words your own message about yourself and we didn't want it to be like we didn't want to have any distractions about though from a water or a forest or anything this is a very unique concept and and the feedback says it all everybody whoever saw this video really felt not the song but everybody felt their own emotions more so that's why we went with this concept um I think that we have three extremely talented people over here and I think that because of that we have this success of a music video it's beautiful and we are going to play that music video right now and right after that we're going to have mati and moishi come back with a beautiful inspiring performance let's cut away to the music video now foreign [Music] foreign [Music] without the Lord is oh my God says helps without inspiring I'll find me in how bless him [Music] involved foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] look at me but not me he can't sleep again [Music] okay um I just wanna a quick disclaimer we're about to start the performance it is really cold we're up in Muncie it's really cold but we're outside anyway we're actually we have about 10 feet between everybody and we have one person Manning all three cameras because the social distancing because we want to be able to bring you the entertainment today but we want to make sure that everybody's safe so we did the bare minimum we did it Outdoors to keep the safety but we are here to bring you the entertainment take it away what [Music] my nuts has helped out inspired titles [Music] foreign [Music] foreign device [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] today [Music] foreign oil lactic involved device [Music] foreign [Music] tomorrow [Music] now we'll do together some buy some stuff some songs foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Laughter] [Music] thank you foreign ER everybody [Music] foreign [Music] yourself foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] it is [Music] foreign [Music] hello [Music] inside me and Chef called Japan foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] lining me on the back of those foreign [Music] to all the Kindle let's sing along [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] let me try again [Music] foreign [Music] you know so many people will be this year the first year myself at home and we have them in mind the elderly symbols so many people have to be alone and I met Hashem one day baby one day one day we will be sitting together with the current price of eating all together without gloves without social distancing one day I met Hashem [Music] I'm dog I'm dog I am tall yeah I talk I'm tall [Music] we'll sing together [Music] I need yeah enough with the gloves on our hands let's see one day we'll all sit together and sing [Music] moti take it away [Music] my hearts ah [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] against [Music] this is all she's a left digging of oil y [Music] I wish it was a rapist the guests made out of this is okay that's why moti does what he does and I do what I do [Music] we have a choice if I said to raise our voice [Music] foreign [Music] thank you now we have a wonderful parents a wonderful Kindle at home watching from all over and thank you for tuning in and watching us and uh if you have any requests I'd rather send it in and uh visits we'll do something it's on my previous album and uh let's do it better I'm sure you know the song and if you know the words sing along [Music] everything [Music] we know this is [Music] foreign [Music] battle [Music] ships [Music] this is [Music] thank you foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] bill ah yes [Music] one of the greatest songs oh we have some requests stunning requests go to requests um we have a request to sing privola but even though that's a huge song a long song but uh we'll try to do at least the first part at least something second part first part the second part doesn't say okay [Music] [Applause] we'll start with the second round [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] his name is [Music] I put on hotstar [Music] foreign [Music] my life [Music] another one okay foreign [Music] we have many many requests and my phone keeps on buzzing and drizzling and I'm sure I have many requests but uh it's freezing and we're here we have to go in a few minutes so I think the final a few songs will be an upbeat and something related and thank you all for watching we'll do something I'll be together [Music] holidays [Music] [Applause] [Music] social distance [Music] [Applause] [Music] you know foreign [Music] foreign [Music] Shins [Music] [Applause] thank you we have the possibility and the ability to sync together so let's do that let's dance [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] give me Lionel [Music] give me please [Music] [Applause] [Music] and the Union [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] she said [Music] today [Music] my life [Music] [Applause] hey [Music] [Applause] [Music] you sound no see they give it up I'm here [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] we've all been waiting for [Music] I listen though [Music] thank you thank you thank you so so much you guys did a fabulous job thank you so much my phone went from a hundred percent to one percent just by having my phone light up with text messages and whatsapps how much people are enjoying it thank you all for watching I have one more question Matia moishi today's Days the way it works is that many people look up to the performers to the artists that they have a real kayak from the urban Islam to be my Spear and that's the way it is today I want to ask you I'm going to start off with mati do you have class going through a very very difficult month of today's days do you have a certain message I know U.S performers I myself I'm a game show host many events canceled for all you must be a difficult time as well many of us know people that are in the hospital or like any worse and Par nurse is down a lot it's very hard for anybody is there any message that you could give over foreign obviously it's very hard it's impossible to have an answer but I'll tell you this and I have a song about this and somebody actually called me today that this song is so relevant for piece and because of the virus that we have you know now basically one side a night the safer asked a question his father was he was a little boy and he asked his father a question on daguda and his father told him you know he didn't answer him anything and the example asked him again tati I'm asking you something his father now after a few times repeating the same question and the safety was crying after decided after a few hours that some safer takes his son and he tells him you know the answer is very simple it's listen this and this and this is if you knew the answer is so that some sofa told him sheafula um it's a time to ask questions but you know what I want to teach you a lesson in your life you will have many many questions I just want I want you to know not always will you have the answer right away but you should know there is an answer I wanted to learn I wanted to teach you that there is an answer but maybe you don't know it now maybe you have to wait a few hours a few days a few weeks yet we're asking many questions and people you know losing panuses and I had simchas the past two weeks you know it wasn't but there is an answer and hopefully we will find out the answer very very very soon for beautiful beautiful beautiful words of what about you Moshi do you have any message to give over to the Civil that's watching my message is not as uh spiritual as Maltese but I would say two things a being a breast of who said um we know that everything in life is so you have to sometimes go down to reach up higher so maybe this is part of that so life becomes better for everyone and B I feel like it it just makes a difference what you do in this time like it's a time that you can connect with loved ones um I saw a great picture where there's two people sitting in a prison cell both drawing a painting of what they see out the window one guy is drawing only the bars that he sees and all the guys drawing the beautiful sun and Sky outside without the bars so it's a matter of what you see and you make the best out of it stay positive wow wow beautiful stay positive I want to give a big thank you Tower Keys over there avrum David longer you did a great job everybody did a great job over here um there's Alvin David um I want to give everybody a big thank you for coming out over here in the freezing cold yeah staying out here for an hour is freezing cold and I want to give a big thank you could we Pan the camera over for a second to having three Spitzer sitting over there oh it doesn't go that far um we have three Spitzer that arrange this entire thing Stellar productions for free free of charge he did it he's sitting out over here in the freezing cold wearing a mask and gloves trying to fidget between all the small little buttons I want to thank Sam Sam what's your last name I'm sorry Gilbert Sam Schwartz I want to thank you for Manning all three cameras over here to bring entertainment to hundreds or thousands of people sitting at home in quarantine thank you so much and like they sang before the Sun but like they sang even earlier Zol shines [Music] thank you [Music]