Ezra Michael Koenig (/ˌkeɪnɪɡ/KAY-nig; born April 8, 1984)[1][2][3] is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additionally, Koenig is the creator of the Netflix animated comedy series Neo Yokio and also hosts the Apple Music radio talk show Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. Time Crisis is airing its ninth season, as of 2023.
Koenig's accolades include two Grammy Awards from five nominations; with Vampire Weekend, he won Best Alternative Music Album in 2013 and 2019. He was also nominated for Album of the Year in 2016 for his production work on Beyoncé's album, Lemonade (2016).[4]
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Ezra Michael Koenig (/ˌkeɪnɪɡ/ KAY-nig; born April 8, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist...
Crisis (referred to as Time Crisis with EzraKoenig) is a fortnightly internet radio show hosted by EzraKoenig and Jake Longstreth. The show began airing...
Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist EzraKoenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist...
was created and promoted by Koenig as a solo project with Baio and Tomson only involved for the album's tours. EzraKoenig began to write the lyrics for...
is an American-Japanese adult animated television series created by EzraKoenig of American rock band Vampire Weekend, and produced by Japanese anime...
relationship with musician EzraKoenig, and in August 2018 they had a son. In a 2024 interview published in The Guardian, Koenig referred to Jones as his...
notable injuries. Prior to forming Vampire Weekend, Tomson played with EzraKoenig in the "serious" rap group called L’Homme Run. Tomson met the members...
Go" from Frozen. O performed the song at the ceremony accompanied by EzraKoenig on guitar on March 2, 2014. In December 2014, the song was nominated...
is currently the co-host of the Apple Music 1 show, Time Crisis with EzraKoenig and member of a Grateful Dead cover band, Richard Pictures, as well as...
Thomas Mars – vocals Christian Mazzalai – guitars Additional musicians EzraKoenig – vocals ("Tonight") Thomas Hedlund – additional drums and percussion...
"underwater" effect. The effect is featured prominently on vocals as well. EzraKoenig's vocals were run through Eventide H949 and 910 on tracks such as "Diane...
name of the group comes from the movie of the same name that bandmate EzraKoenig and his friends made over summer vacations. Batmanglij produced their...
2023-03-09. "New Chillin Island HBO Show to Feature Vampire Weekend's EzraKoenig, Young Thug, Rosalía, and More". Pitchfork. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2023-07-27...
of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2005, Vampire Weekend vocalist EzraKoenig travelled through London en route to India and said that the trip got...
Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2023. "The Moon Song - Karen O & EzraKoenig Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2023...
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