Mood Mix with Ari Zoldan     

By night, you can find popular vocalist ARI ZOLDAN on stage at weddings and events. By day, when he’s not volunteering his time to bring a bit of joy to hospital patients, he’s at work as a voice coach in Lakewood, using his expertise and experience to train others’ voices so they can shine in song, too.

A WEDDING I’LL NEVER FORGET

There was one wedding in Lakewood where the kallah’s father was very ill with cancer. The mother came over and said to me, “It seems like it will be our last simchah together. Please, sing for as long as you can. Just go on and on and on.”  Emotionally charged, I gave it my all, singing and singing to extend the night that they wished could go on forever.

THE MOST COMMON CHUPPAH PICKS

Moshe Tischler’s “Tefillas Haneiros” is probably the most common request at the moment, although the more conservative types still expect to hear “Pnei L’elbon” or “Maskil LeDovid.”

THE SEASON’S HOTTEST SECOND-DANCE SONG

Matt Dubb’s “L’chai Olamim” with Mordechai Shapiro and Benny Friedman. And his “Va’ani Evtach Bach,” with Beri Weber and Shmueli Ungar is a close second.

AN INSTRUMENT I WISH I PLAYED

I play piano, guitar, and drums. But I always thought it would be great to master violin.