Avi Shmailov, known professionally as Astrix, was born on May 12, 1981, in the
USSR and later moved to Tel Aviv, Israel. He began his DJ career at age 12,
initially playing alternative music from the 1980s before discovering trance
music in 1995. His first studio recordings were made on a PC, producing tracks
in the 'nitzhonot' style of progressive Goa trance. Astrix signed with HOMmega
Records in 2002 and released his debut album Eye To Eye, which gained
international recognition. He collaborated on several projects, including
working with Alien Project until their paths diverge...