Let’s start from the beginning. When did you become involved in the psytrance scene?

Well, I grew up in Israel, which is probably the world’s Psytrance nation. So it was always there when I was growing up. I think I bought my first Trance tape when I was around 12 years old. I remember picking it up at a record shop just out of curiosity. The cover looked good, the sounds were interesting and futuristic. I guess I was attracted to electronic music since then already.

When did you start to create music by yourself and why? How was the process to become a professional producer?

I started quite early when I was 14-15 years old. I remember being curious about how this type of music is being made. I had a computer at the time with a connection to the Internet, which was quite young at this time. I found a website with all kinds of software for Electronic music production and I downloaded one of them. It was a really old ‘DOS’ software, called ‘Impulse Tracker’. I started experimenting with it, then I found out that some guy from my high school was also using the same software to make ‘Trance’ music, so we became friends.
Then I learned how to use the software properly, as this friend of mine had an older neighbor who taught him all about it. Since then I was exploring many other softwares like ‘Reason’, ‘Fruity Loops Studio’, ‘Logic Audio’ and finally ‘Ableton’. While exploring these softwares I learned a lot about music production, sound creation, sampling, synthesis, etc.

If you have to choose one track that inspired you and your sound, which one would it be?

I’m not sure if I can point out only one track,  but I am constantly inspired by artists like Ozric Tentacles, Simon Posford (Hallucinogen, Shpongle), Nick Taylor (Snake Thing, Reflecta, Prana, Ott, Squarepusher and many more.

What is music for you? What can you tell us about the attention behind your creation? Which part of the music creation makes you fulfilled the most?

I grew up in a house where music was played all around, all the time. My father liked music a lot and he has been collecting it, and even playing the guitar. So it was all around me as a child. I would say it’s an integral part of my being. The whole creation process itself is quite fulfilling, especially the initial part of laying down the main idea, and of course, the most satisfying thing is to see other people enjoying it, dancing, having good experiences with what you created. For me, receiving good feedback and sometimes knowing that my music helps people in difficult times, is such a blessing. It makes all that time and work of creating it completely worth it.

What does your daily life look like, if you aren’t in the studio or playing on some gigs?

I travel a lot, I love being out in nature, to hang out with friends, enjoy some parties, attend some raves and festivals, and of course, listen to good music.

We already have heard about your project „Mantis Vision Art & Design“. Please tell us more about it.

That’s my other ‘Visual’ side.  I’ve studied ‘Graphic Design’ in Highschool, then I got my first degree in ‘Visual Communication Design’. I was working for the TV industry, mainly doing design & After Effects animations for News Channels, some commercials, basically mainstream stuff. After some time I got bored, I didn’t felt creative enough at these workplaces and the projects they provided me. It was important for me to work on creative projects and I set this as my main goal. Then I kind of left it all and went traveling around the world.
While traveling I learned a lot about the world and myself. I started to take creative projects that I could connect to,  furthermore enjoy the process and the outcome. Usually, it was within the psychedelic scene or somehow connected to it. I had creative projects such as music album covers for producers and bands, Psy Culture Festival Branding, posters, logos, designs/digital artworks for Psy Culture clothing brands like Plazmalab, focusing on print designs that appear more as an “art” than “design”.
“Mantis Vision Art & Design” is my main income, so when I’m not busy making music or touring playing it, I usually do some visual projects, also while traveling.