Israeli DJ Guy J is all about the music
Israeli DJ and producer Guy J first got sucked into the electronic scene as a teen. Two decades later, he's still in its vortex
a wide-eyed teenager kicking around the beaches outside Tel Aviv in the late 1990s when the wave of sounds that had been washing over the world of electronic music swept him away.
When he tells the story now, you can almost feel the sand between your toes as well.
"I was hanging with friends, looking for things to do," he recalls. "We went to a party and saw all these people having a great time. I had never seen anything like it before — the people, the music, the beach, the party.
"That era was just so special. You had all these fantastic DJs trying new things and audiences all over the world reacting to them. Once I heard that type of music and saw how people were reacting to it, there was no turning back for me."
Until that moment, the then 15-year-old had been wondering about his place in the world. Today, there are no such worries: the boy, inspired by that beach party, became a professional DJ. Music became his passion, and obsession.
"Listening to music and watching people dancing to it — I find that fascinating," says the man who now works under the guise of Guy J. "The melodies in music just do something to people, and to watch this happen is amazing. I still remember that first moment when I realised that I loved it."