Ezra Koenig (Part 1)
b'Ezra Koenig is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Vampire Weekend. He co-founded the group in 2006 while attending Columbia University. Vampire Weekend has released several critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, blending indie rock with elements of world music. Beyond his work with Vampire Weekend, he is the creator and host of the radio show \\u201cTime Crisis\\u201d on Apple Music\\u2019s Beats 1. He has collaborated with various artists across different genres, such as Major Lazer, Charli XCX, and Beyonce, notably co-writing and co-producing the song \\u201cHold Up\\u201d on Beyonc\\xe9\\u2019s critically acclaimed album \\u201cLemonade.\\u201d He has been involved in various other creative projects, including an animated series called \\u201cNeo Yokio,\\u201d which features the voice talents of Jaden Smith, Jude Law, and Susan Sarandon, among others, and premiered on Netflix in 2017.\\n\\n------\\nThank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team:\\n\\nLMNT Electrolytes\\nhttps://drinklmnt.com/tetra\\n------\\nSquarespace\\nhttps://squarespace.com/tetra\\n------\\nLucy\\nhttps://lucy.co/tetra\\n------\\nHouse of Macadamias\\nhttps://www.houseofmacadamias.com/tetra'