Beirut
Background information
Origin	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Genre(s)	Indie Folk Pop World
Years active	2006–present
Label(s)	Ba Da Bing
Associated acts	Alaska in Winter
Website	www.beirutband.com
Members
Zach Condon, Perri Cloutier, Hari Ziznewski, Jason Poranski, Nick Petree, Kristin Ferebee, Paul Collins, Jon Natchez, Kelly Pratt, Tracy Pratt
Former members
Jeremy Barnes, Heather Trost

Beirut is the name of the band of 22-year-old Santa Fe native Zach Condon. The band's first official release was assisted by Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw); it combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds. Condon plays the trumpet and the ukulele as his main instruments, having been unable to play guitar because of a wrist injury that prevented his hand from reaching fully around the neck of a guitar.^[1] Image File history File links ZachCondon. ... Albuquerque redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Fe Founded ca. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A Hawk and a Hacksaw is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... A Hawk and a Hacksaw is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, a region defined geographically as that part of Europe covering the eastern part of the continent. ... Folk song redirects here. ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... The ukulele (from Hawaiian: , pronounced ), variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or alternately abbreviated uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ...

Though young, Condon has already released a few albums. He recorded under the name The Real People when he was 15, making The Joys of Losing Weight, which is a lo-fi electronic record (ie, generally in the style of 'Scenic World' on Gulag Orkestar) fashioned consciously after The Magnetic Fields. At 16, he recorded an entire doo-wop album that was inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. Zach also released a three-song EP titled "Small Time American Bats" under the name 1971. The album was recorded in 2001-2002 and has never been officially released. Condon attended Santa Fe High School, where he was a student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe where he was first exposed to Balkan gypsy music, notably including the Boban Marković Orchestra and Goran Bregović. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Lo-fi — from Low Fidelity — describes a sound recording which contains accidental artifacts, like distortion, or environmental noise, or a recording which has a limited frequency response. ... The Magnetic Fields is a band led by the New York City singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt. ... Frank Joseph Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an African-American rock and roll/Rhythm and blues singer, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of a New York City-based early rock and roll group called The Teenagers. ... Santa Fe High School is a high school serving grades 9-12 in the Alachua-High Springs area in northwestern Alachua County. ... Balkan redirects here. ... Languages Romany, languages of native region Religions Romanipen, combined with assimilations from local religions Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) This article is about the Indo-Aryan ethnic group. ... Boban Marković (Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladicin Han, frequently recognized as the greatest trumpet player to emerge from the Balkans. ... Goran Bregović (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Бреговић) (born March 22, 1950) is a musician from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most recognizable modern composers of the Balkans. ...

In 2006, Beirut released two Balkan-inspired recordings through Ba Da Bing, Gulag Orkestar and Lon Gisland, both also available as an expanded version of Gulag Orkestar LP through the UK label 4AD. Beirut has also released other individual songs, three available on Pompeii EP, and the one on a split with Calexico, and one on a compilation for The Believer magazine. While living in Brooklyn, Condon also shot a video for "Scenic World" at the Sweet'N Low factory, and performed several venues in New York and Europe.
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The Believer Magazine issue Zach appeared on (June/July '07), featured the song "Venice", which can be heard here.

His first official music video was for the song "Elephant Gun". The video was directed by Alma Har'el. The second video for the song "Postcards from Italy" was also directed by Alma Har'el, and was released later. Lauren Tafuri was the costume designer for both of these videos.

Live, Beirut's shifting roster generally consists of Condon accompanied by Perrin Cloutier (cello/accordion), Jason Poranski (guitar/mandolin/ukulele), Nick Petree (drums), Kristin Ferebee (violin), Paul Collins (organ/keys/tambourine/ukulele), Jon Natchez (baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel), and Kelly Pratt (trumpet/euphonium). This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... The ukulele (from Hawaiian: , pronounced ), variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or alternately abbreviated uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... Old Pipe organ in Église Saint-Thomas, Strasbourg, France. ... “Buben” redirects here. ... The ukulele (from Hawaiian: , pronounced ), variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or alternately abbreviated uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... Baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is one of the larger and lower pitched members of the saxophone family. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... Most orchestral glockenspiels are mounted in a case. ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... The euphonium is a conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument. ...

In June 2007 they played the Glastonbury Festival's Jazz World Stage, and were widely considered one of the best acts of the festival. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

Later in 2007, Zach appeared as a guest trumpeter on the second album from Get Him Eat Him, titled Arms Down. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He has also appeared as a guest trumpeter on A Hawk and a Hacksaw's album The Way the Wind Blows A Hawk and a Hacksaw is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...

Beirut's second album, The Flying Club Cup, was leaked onto the Internet August 25, 2007 then subsequently released in shops and on internet music sites on October 9, 2007. The Flying Club Cup is the second album by Beirut. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

A posting by Zach himself on Beirut's official website, explaining the cancellation of the band's scheduled summer 2008 European tour, suggested that the band was either breaking up or otherwise about to experience significant changes in its direction and output. Soon after, The Stranger reported that Condon is working on a third album tentatively scheduled for a fall release.

Discography

Albums

• Gulag Orkestar (May 9, 2006)
• The Flying Club Cup (October 9, 2007)

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EPs

• Lon Gisland (January 30, 2007)
• Pompeii EP (February 28, 2007)
• Elephant Gun EP (June 25, 2007)

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References

1. ^ BBC - Music Profiles - Beirut

External links

Official Websites

• Official website
• Ba Da Bing Records
• Beirut's Myspace Page
• Website for new album The Flying Club Cup

Press

• "A Young Man Simulates an Old World" May 4, 2006 National Public Radio
• "Gypsy Road, Take Me Home" June 5, 2006 The Village Voice
• "A young American's Balkan brass band" June 26, 2006 Associated Press
• "Instant Fame" July 6, 2006 WNYC Soundcheck
• The Line Of Best Fit Interview with Beirut. October 23rd 2007.
• "Beirut: The Band" New York magazine
• "My Data Crime"; Erik Davis on experiences with the watermarking system on The Flying Club Cup

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Videos

• Videos from Bowery Ballroom May 8, 2007
• "Making the Video" New York Noise
• Beirut Take Away Shows shot in Paris, France
• MTVnews video piece on Beirut's La Blogotheque Take Away Shows collaboration
• Beirut video, Elephant Gun
• Videos realized with La Blogotheque