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Prolific Los Angeles-based New Yorker lionel Cohen has been insatiably producing music for over twenty years and now has a repertoire of thousands of recorded songs and instrumental compositions in a multitude of styles. His discipline and creativity have garnered him over 250 IMDb credits and over 1,000,000 plays on Spotify. He has produced countless indie artists, and has commercially released over 150 albums of his own music. “Quantity is no substitute for quality,” he declares, “But practice does make perfect!”.
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His band, "The Plastic FanTastics" has received critical acclaim in the New York rock scene; described as "a cross between Nine Inch Nails and Love And Rockets" by Babysue.com. "The Plastic Fantastics combine the anger and angst of old school industrial with a little punk flair [...] Catchy music and lyrics, done to perfection" writes industrial.org. Wayne Kramer of The MC5 adds, “It's so refreshing to listen to a band of this generation explore a new sound.”
lionel has recently completed scoring two short thrillers, a Steampunk album, a new "Best of" album for The Plastic FanTastics, and is currently producing several LA-based singer/songwriters as well as finishing up an album of 80s-influenced pop songs with his duo, The Fascinated. |
lionel's music can be heard in TV shows including American Idol, House, Elementary, Chopped, Surviving the Cut, Kourtney & Kim Take New York, Real Housewives of Miami, Breaking Amish and Amish Mafia, and in countless commercials including How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, The Mentalist, The Price is Right, Hawaii Five-O, Undercover Boss, Survivor, Criminal Minds and The Late Show. His commercial works include Sony PSP, Cadillac, Buick, BMW, Mercedes, Glenfiddich, Carslberg, Verizon, Adidas, DirectTV, Louis Vuitton, Kohl's and Macy's, to name a few.
Since the late 1980's, his body of work has expanded into almost every medium possible. In Montreal, lionel began his career as a guitar player in heavy metal bands, however, his initial love of cinema prompted his studies in film, photography and the fine arts throughout both college and university in Canada, (this is where he developed his passion for scoring motion pictures), followed by audio engineering once in New York.
lionel was born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He was educated in Canada, and subsequently moved to New York City, where he lived for over 16 years. He now resides in Los Angeles, CA. He has always found expression as a musician, composer, producer, painter, photographer, writer, graphic designer and short film director. He has established himself as a multidisciplinary artist and a respected artist in the underground.
"lionel has incredible aesthetics and interesting beats! "
- Princess Superstar , New York |
