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Top 100 DJs / 55. Astrix

2009
55
Astrix
Moved Down

55. Astrix

Style: Full-on trance and electronica
Best known for: Fusing the power of trance with club elements and euphoric breaks.
Gig of 2009: The Beach festival in Japan.
Tune of 2009: Infected Mushroom 'Sa'eed' Perfecto/HOMmega
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Ace Ventura (Yoni Oshrat)
The track that changed your life: Hallucinogen 'Deranger'
What makes a good DJ great: His fans
Most underrated DJ: John '00' Fleming - he is really THE MAN!
Biggest challenge this year: Finishing my new album.
Top tech toy: My new game station.

This time last year, US-based Israeli psy-trancer Astrix, aka Avi Shmailov, was laid up in bed recovering from a back operation. However, he put the time to good use by starting work on his third album 'Red Means Distortion'. It's finally ready after some interruption from a hectic tour schedule, and Avi's fastidious need to replace older tracks with new material. It's going to see the light of day at the beginning of 2010, along with a massive world tour lined up to promote it.

When Astrix isn't sprinkling dancefloors with his trance magic, he spends any free time he has in the studio writing and producing.

"I released a 2Gb memory stick called 'One Step Ahead' containing 12 tracks and three video clips. It was a first of its kind for me, and was a very exciting product."

In 2009, Astrix got to remix one of his favourite bands, whipping Infected Mushroom's 'Killing Time' into shape. His 'Dharma' track appeared on the high profile 'Heat Seekers - Israeli Trance Allstars' compilation, and a series of high energy gigs across the globe continued to secure his position as one of the scene's key players. Astrix plans to build a new studio, "and explore more complex music productions, like remixes and commercial electronica, but always with my trademark sound and groove."

Words: Helene Stokes

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