Background
She was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers.
She was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers.
At the age of 20 she moved to Los Angeles and studied percussion at the Los Angeles Music Academy. She studied tap dance, and graduated with a theater major from Blich High School in Ramat Hen. At the age of 18 she started playing drums and for two years served in the Israel Defense Forces, then moved to Los Los Angeles
She studied at Los Angeles Music Academy, majoring in percussion.
After studying tap dance and graduating from high school with a theater major, Cohen took up the drums and served two years in the Israel Defense Forces. Her online video project, which began in 2010, saw Cohen performing drum covers of popular rock and heavy metal songs, and amassing a huge fan base that resulted in multiple-millions of views. Cohen was Israeli-born in Ramat Gan, the seventh child of a large family.
Her parents were born in Iraq.
After graduation from Los Angeles Music Academy, she played with her band "Metaphor", which also included Tina Guo on cello, Anna Stafford on violin, and Ali Wood on piano, playing concert tours in Australia, the United States, Mexico, South America and Europe in 2007. The all-female Led Zeppelin cover band "Moby Chick" joined their tour in Puerto Rico.
Starting in 2010, Cohen has had an online video project, performing "drum covers" of popular rock songs. This has brought her a fan base and recognition: her 2009 cover of System of a Down"s "Toxicity" had approximately 10 million views as of 2015.
Her YouTube drum series had over 60 million views as of 2014.
She was also featured in an American television show and two Australian shows. On 9 July 2013, Cohen started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign called "Breaking YouTube" whose purpose was to raise funds to create original music and move beyond covering songs on YouTube. On 10 August 2013, the Kickstarter campaign raised $144,341 United States dollar with 3,173 "backers".
In her performances and videos, she uses a DW Performance Series drum kit and Meinl cymbals, and is currently an endorsed artist of both Drum Workshop and Meinl.
Current kit
Drums – DW Drums Collector"s Series Maple, Black Ice FinishPly with Chrome Hardware. Cohen uses the same kit, in a white finish, in some of her studio recordings and videos.
8”×10" Tom
9”×12" Tom
12"×14" Floor Tom
14"×16" Floor Tom
18”x22" Bass Drum
6”x14" Maple Snare Drum
6”x10" Maple Snare Drum
Cymbals – Meinl Cymbals21" Byzance Dark Ride
20" Byzance Brilliant China
17" Soundcaster Fusion Medium Crash
17" Byzance Traditional Medium Thin Crash
10" Byzance Traditional Splash
17" Soundcaster Fusion Medium Crash
17" Byzance Traditional Medium Thin Crash
8" Byzance Traditional Splash
14" Byzance Traditional Medium Hihat (x2)
8" Classics Medium Bell
Drumheads – EvansToms, Bass – G2 Clear
Snare – 300
Drumsticks – Vic Firth DrumsticksVic Firth Extreme 5A American Classic w Custom Logo
Electronic Drum Kit – Roland Electronic DrumsTD-30KV
Social Democratic Party of Germany-SX
TM-2
British Telecom-1
HandSonic HPD-20
OCTAPAD Social Democratic Party of Germany-30
STUDIO-CAPTURE
Cohen also plays in a heavy metal band, who support her live shows.
