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Meytal Cohen
Meytal was born August 9, 1983 in Ramat Gan, Israel) is an Israeli-American drummer with duel citizenship, best known for her drum cover videos, in which she plays note-for-note flawless drum covers.

Family
Meytal is the youngest of 4 sisters and 2 brothers. When she was only 7-years-old, her father was killed as he was standing on a sidewalk and a drunk driver crashed into him. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career
Meytal began playing drums at the age of 18 because of her attraction to them and bands such as Tool, A Perfect Circle, and the Deftones. The genres she works in are heavy metal, hard rock, and rock. As she honed her musical skills, she served 2 mandatory years at the Israeli Defense Force as a computer analyst then re-located to Los Angeles at the age of 21 to attend and graduate from the Los Angeles Music Academy. However, during her education at the academy, things did not run smoothly. A year after re-locating, Meytal was involved in a serious car accident that left her with a broken back and 3 vertebrae. She returned to Israel to recover and then later returned to Los Angeles to finish her studies and graduate.

In 2008, Meytal created and posted online a drum cover called "Toxicity" as an audition tape for the TV show "America's Got Talent." Within 3 months, the song reached 3,000,000 views via the internet. Since that time, she has uploaded over 100 drum covers online, acquired 65 million views via the internet, and won the hearts of 320,000 subscribers through social media networks. In 2011, she received a talent contract with Maker Studios where she developed content for drum lessons and vlogs. Meytal moved on from Maker Studios in 2012 and began working on her original debut album.

Overcoming all odds, Meytal has collaborated with music professionals such as Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater, Jonas Akerlund who is a Music Video Director for Madonna and Beyoncé, and N.E.R.D. She is endorsed by DW Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, and Behringer Microphones. Critics say that she is a talent that crosses cultural boundaries around the world and be a lasting force in the musical industry for a very long time to come. DRUM Magazine states that Meytal is a female drummer with a versatile style. Her unique ability to cross nation's borders and arise with the age of new media means that her work is highly regarded as a contributor to how music distribution is significantly changing on a global realm.