Ari Peiderezek: Difference between revisions
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=== Early childhood and kidnapping (1982-1988) === | === Early childhood and kidnapping (1982-1988) === | ||
[[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]] | [[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]] | ||
Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? –198?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko. | Ari Iaitz Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? –198?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko. | ||
After the death of Hiko, he and his parents fled the city, along with most of the surviving population; they fled to the half-abandoned city of [[Mikiliz]] in northern Azkali, where Peiderezek's | After the death of Hiko, he and his parents fled the city, along with most of the surviving population; they fled to the half-abandoned city of [[Mikiliz]] in northern Azkali, where Peiderezek's maternal grandfather, Athoko Peiderezek (1921 – 7 October 1983) resided. The Peiderezek family moved into the home of Athoko. In early 1982, the population of Mikiliz had almost all died due to the plague, but the city had received an influx of refugees fleeing the plague and civil war in late 1982; most refugees were attempting to gain asylum in Baphia. On the evening of 6 October 1983, the [[1st Bapho-Azkali war|1st Bapho]]-Azkali war started, and early the next morning, the Baphian military entered Mikiliz, where a small garrison of Azkali military personnel alongside local police forces engaged in the [[First Battle of Mikiliz]], the opening military confrontation of the 1st Bapho-Azkali War. Mikiliz was taken hours later, and as "punishment" for resistance, a vast majority of the town was shot, including Peiderezek's grandfather, in what would later be known as the [[Mikiliz massacre]]. During the battle, Peiderezek and his parents fled the city and walked into the outskirts of the city, where they were kidnapped and sent to the Mikiliz concentration camp, straddling the pre-war border between Azkali and Baphia. | ||
It was in the Mikiliz concentration camp where Peiderezek has his earliest memories. He recalled in a 2010 interview of his earliest memory being witnessing the hangings of several prisoners who had attempted to escape the camp. Peiderezek was placed in the childrens sector, where he seperated for weeks at a time from his mother. He gradually learnt Baphian from the camp guards. Peiderezek was held in the camp from the 7th of October 1983 to the 14th of April 1989; on the 14th of April 1989, 8,000 of the camp's population of 59,000 at that time were purchased by the Bartsinan Mining Company located in the outskirts of [abc] ward, Turku; Peiderezek and his mother were included in the prisoners purchased, while Peiderezek's father was not. According to Peiderezek, the next day, 15 April, he and his mother were forced into the inside of a semi-truck, along with many other prisoners, which was then driven for some three days from the concentration camp to the [[Bartsinan quarry]]. | It was in the Mikiliz concentration camp where Peiderezek has his earliest memories. He recalled in a 2010 interview of his earliest memory being witnessing the hangings of several prisoners who had attempted to escape the camp. Peiderezek was placed in the childrens sector, where he seperated for weeks at a time from his mother. He gradually learnt Baphian from the camp guards. Peiderezek was held in the camp from the 7th of October 1983 to the 14th of April 1989; on the 14th of April 1989, 8,000 of the camp's population of 59,000 at that time were purchased by the Bartsinan Mining Company located in the outskirts of [abc] ward, Turku; Peiderezek and his mother were included in the prisoners purchased, while Peiderezek's father was not. According to Peiderezek, the next day, 15 April, he and his mother were forced into the inside of a semi-truck, along with many other prisoners, which was then driven for some three days from the concentration camp to the [[Bartsinan quarry]]. | ||
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=== Pre-album releases (2000-2001) === | === Pre-album releases (2000-2001) === | ||
Soon after Peiderezek began to create music, he began to hone his songwriting skills. In November of 2000, Peiderezek discovered R&B, and was immediately inspired. On the | Soon after Peiderezek began to create music, he began to hone his songwriting skills. In November of 2000, Peiderezek discovered R&B, and was immediately inspired. On the 29th of November 2000, posted a video on Soyandoje entitled "Tage". The video featured the song "Tage", which Peiderezek had wrote between the 2nd and 3rd of December 2000. "Tage" was recorded by Peiderezek in one take on [yamahati]'s personal camcorder, with the on the floor below the piano, the camera pointed at the wall, only showing Peiderezek's legs and tail. The instrumentation of the version of "Tage" posted on Soyandoje only featured his voice and [yamahati mother]'s upright piano. Despite the poor quality of the recording, the video blew up on Soyandoje and was quickly reposted to various other music forums and social media sites. On the 1st of December 2000, [[Jezang Dsim]], a Baphian kaneed and a marketing executive at [[Inforadio Srn]], clicked on the "Tage" video on accident whilst browsing Soyandoje. Impressed, he tracked Peiderezek down to his [xyz] home and converesed with him and [yamahati mother], and convinced her to let him take Peiderezek to Turku to re-record "Tage" at Dekyenu Studios in Turku. [Yamahati mother] initially felt reluctant, due to Peiderezek's trauma, technical legal status of being enslaved still, and Peiderezek being a kali, but after several minutes, she and Peiderezek agreed to record "Tage". On the 6th of December 2000, Peiderezek's 18th birthday, Peiderezek, [yamahati], [yamahati mother], and Jezang Dsim travelled to Ëndaija, and then flew from there to Turku International Airport, arriving early in the morning of the 7th. | ||
On the | "Tage" was re-recorded from 9-14 December 2000 at Dekyenu Studios. After several days of deliberation, Jezang Dsim became Peiderezek's manager, and they signed with Dusansoyan Records on the 17th. On 1 January 2001, the single "Tage" was released by Dusansoyan Records, under the Baphian pseudoynm Soyan Belupo. "Tage" received critical and commerical acclaim, debuting at number 4 on the Baphian Music Society Hot 100 between the 1st and 16th of January. It was a moderate international success, peaking at number 17 on the Cring Top 100 for two weeks. | ||
=== ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) === | === ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) === | ||
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=== ''sozhe'' (2010) === | === ''sozhe'' (2010) === | ||
=== PC Music and '' | === PC Music and ''Shile Biyefonu'' (2013, 2017) === | ||
== Artistry == | == Artistry == | ||