Creative Capital

Tamir Muskat

Born in Tel Aviv, Tamir Muskat is a musician, producer, and recording engineer. He has recorded and toured with several bands, including Firewater and Izabo. Muskat is also the cofounder of Vibromonk Records and Studios in New York City. He has written music for various films as a member of the instrumental trio Big Lazy, and toured with The White Stripes, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Reverent Horton Heat, and Tom Tom Club. His current band, Balkan Beat Box, takes a worldly approach to contemporizing the music of the band members’ ancestors.