Oded Ben-Horin
www.thesciencefair.net
Oded Ben-Horin - vocalist, lyricist, composer
Oded was born in Israel, grew up in the USA. Began performing music professionally in the
late 80s in a vocal quintet led by composer Yoni Rechter and pianist/conductor Ori
Leshman. Since then, Oded has participated as vocalist, composer, lyricist, producer and
arranger in a wide variety of projects ranging from jazz, contemporary, pop and acapella.
After receiving a Bachelors of Arts degree in Musicology and Business Adminstration from
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Oded moved to Europe to continue developing
musically. He first moved to Holland, where he studied at the Royal Conservatory in the
Hague, then Switzerland where he completed his Masters Degree in Vocal Jazz Performance
with Professor Lauren Newton while performing up to 100 concerts a year as an acapella
bass singer. It was at Lucerne University where he first became acquainted with Mark
Murphy, a lasting relationship which inspired Ben-Horin’s specialization in the Vocalese
and Spoken Word genres.
Oded’s ensemble, The Science Fair, turns to science and technology as the inspiration for
its lyrics. Debut CD “Welcome To The Science Fair” was recorded by the Swiss Radio DRS
and released on jazz label Altrisuoni (2007). The Science Fair’s second release,
“Underwater”, is a collaboration with The Census Of Marine Life’s Mar-Eco project, a
winner of the EU’s Descartes prize. Biology findings are displayed in the traveling
exhibition “Deeper Than Light”, which includes The Science Fair’s music, and which has
appeared on Norway’s NRK television, UNESCO science exhibition in Paris, “The Happening”
art exhibition in London, Norway’s AVGARDE “New Music” festival in October, and featured
in The Census Of Marine Life’s Highlights Program. A debut concert recently took place at
the Norwegian Sea Travel Museum, Oslo.
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