Dov Rosenblatt is an American singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and teacher. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, he is best known as the lead singer of the Jewish rock band Blue Fringe, who were credited along with Moshav and Soulfarm with advancing Jewish rock in the early 2000s.[1] He has also been a member of the indie rock bands Fools for April (with C Lanzbom), The Wellspring (with Talia Osteen), and Distant Cousins (with Duvid Swirsky and Ami Kozak). His music has appeared in several films, television shows, and advertisements.[2][3]
While at Yeshiva University, Rosenblatt was invited to perform at a Jewish event at the University of Pennsylvania and recruited three of his classmates, Avi Hoffman, Danny Zwillenberg, and Hayyim Danzig, as backing musicians. The four subsequently became a full-time band under the name Blue Fringe.[1] Under this name, the group released three albums, My Awakening (2003), 70 Faces (2005), and The Whole World Lit Up (2007), the latter produced by C LanzbomofSoulfarm.
Rosenblatt and Lanzbom briefly collaborated as Fools for April, recording an album together called The Voice is Inside (2009). A single from the album, "Run, Run, Run", received a music video directed by David Schlussel.
While touring with Fools for April, Rosenblatt met singer-songwriter Talia Osteen, with whom he formed the folk rock duo The Wellspring in 2009. They recorded three EPs and a full-length album, The Girl Who Cried Sheep (2014), produced by Eric Rosse. Music from the band has appeared on the shows House, Cougar Town, and Orange Is the New Black, and in the films Coffee Town (2013) and Slow Learners (2015).
He appeared on the Rebel Spirit holiday compilation A Holiday Benefit, Vol. II (2008), performing a cover of "Ma'oz Tzur" with Rosi Golan and Deena Goodman.
He appeared on the Pioneers for a Cure compilation The Am Yisrael Chai Collection (2009), performing a cover of "Hallelujah" by Avraham Shlonsky.
Also in 2009, Rosenblatt and producer Diwon released a remix of the Israeli national anthem "Hatikvah" through Shemspeed. A live version subsequently appeared on another Pioneers for a Cure compilation, Israeli Songs to Fight Cancer Vol. 1 (2011).
He was featured on Sameach Music and Jordan B. Gorfinkel's compilation Acapella Treasury: Yom Tov (2013), performing "Yom Tov Niggun" with Sam Glaser and Cantor Arik Wolheim.
