Pianist · Arranger · Producer · Musical Director
“The magic happens when we stop thinking and start feeling.”
Mendy, on jamming with singers in the studio
01 Now
Orchestra for Mendy Roth’s live performance of Zochar Chasdo, with the Shira Choir (Nov 7). Watch the video.
Music video by Yisrael Adler, from his 12-track Shabbos project. Co-composed, arranged and orchestrated by Mendy Hershkowitz. Watch the video.
Musical director, with Yuval Stupel, for Ten Yad’s Tenathon 2026 (Nov 1). Read the COLlive article.
Led the Mendy Hershkowitz Band and the Shira Choir for a night co-headlined by Mordechai Ben David and Yaakov Shwekey at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, NJ. Produced by Apex Creatives.
A new series of short clips from the piano: jamming, practicing and creating, wherever there is a piano nearby.
An evening of song and inspiration for close to 3,000 people at the Ritz on Chol Hamoed Pesach, with the Mendy Hershkowitz Band and the Shira Choir. Presented by Yeled v’Yalda, produced by Apex Creatives.
Released from the Chidish Nachas show (Pesach 2025), where Mendy was musical director, with Beri Weber, Shloime Gertner, Hershy Rottenberg, Yossi Green, Mordechai Kohn, Moshy Kraus and the Shira Choir.
Musical director, with Yuval Stupel, of a sold-out night at Rick Case Arena in South Florida with Avraham Fried, Zusha, Joey Newcomb, 8th Day and the Mendy Hershkowitz Band. Produced by Apex Creatives.
A Yamim Noraim medley of only vocals and piano. In Mendy’s words: “simple, authentic, and straight from the heart.”
Arranged a live tribute medley for Meilech Braunstein, Gershi Uri, Moshe Dovid Weissmandl, Yingerlich and the Yedidim Choir.
Arranged and produced Motty Steinmetz’s “Kol Dmey Bonecho”, and arranged Yossi Green’s “Shoshanas Yaakov”, a production finished in under 36 hours.
02 On Stage
On stage, Mendy is the musical director: he leads the orchestra from the piano, so the artists can focus on the audience. The goal is not just to entertain, but to create a full musical experience, the kind where people stop to listen, or sing along.
Recent releases with Yidi Bialostozky, Meilech Braunstein, Beri Weber, Hershy Weinberger, Shmueli Ungar, Joey Newcomb, Benny Friedman, Baruch Levine, the Shira Choir and the Yedidim Choir.
“His calm demeanor before the biggest shows is just what performers cherish, and his smile melts away butterflies.”
Avraham Fried, in Mishpacha, 2023
“When Mendy’s on stage, you hear the studio and, in his studio, you can feel the stage.”
Shmueli Ungar, in Mishpacha, 2023
He also founded the Mendy Hershkowitz Band (mendyhband.com).
03 About
Mendy Hershkowitz grew up in Kiryas Joel, where he learned music through close listening and self-directed study, later widened by the mentors he studied with.
He co-founded the Freilach Band and began as its keyboardist and musical director. From there he moved into arranging, and then into producing. In 2017 he formed the Mendy Hershkowitz Band, which has since shared the stage with Mordechai Ben David, Avraham Fried and Yaakov Shwekey. Today his work runs in three directions: in the studio, arranging and producing for artists across Jewish music; on stage, as musical director of large concert productions; and in business, through the companies he has built.
Recent projects include arranging Motty Steinmetz’s “Kol Dmey Bonecho” and Yossi Green’s “Shoshanas Yaakov”, playing piano on Sruly Green’s “Tishrei”, and leading the music at The Elul Experience with Mordechai Ben David and Yaakov Shwekey.
Asked about his strongest skill, he says “harmony and sound.” His one production tip: “Start with the right sound, don’t ‘fix it in the mix.’”
04 Listen
05 Credits
Only credits with Mendy’s role confirmed in published liner notes or press.
06 Ventures
Draft · pending PR review
Founder & Executive Producer
Talent management and live event production. Recent productions include The Elul Experience, Shirim VeShiurim 6, Kol HaNeshomo with Avraham Fried and Shulem Lemmer, and the 46th Annual Chanukah Festival. Its talent roster includes Yaakov Shwekey and Volvy Rosenberg.
apexcreatives.co →
Founder
A recording, production, mastering and video studio in Spring Valley, NY, with its own label, SD Records.
sonicduo.net →
Founder
Jewish sheet music: lead sheets, double-liners and piano arrangements of current songs, plus custom orders.
themusicalnote.com →07 Contact
Arranging, production, musical direction or a concert in the works: start here.