Bustan was born in the town of Beer-Sheva, Israel.At the age of 6 he began taking mandolin lessons at the local Conservatory. He holds a Bachlor’s degree in Composition & Mandolin from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance under the mentorship of violinist Motti Smidt and the composer Haim Permont. Bustan is working towards a Master's degree with the composer amd conductor Aharon Harlap.In spite of his young age, Bustan has written over thirty compositions. His works have included orchestral music, chamber music, vocal, solo, orchestral arrangements, music for the theater, dance, a chamber opera and more.His music has been performed by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (USA), the Israeli Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva, as well as chamber ensembles such as Tiroler Ensemble für Neue Musik - Innsbruck (Austria), Musica Nova Ensemble (Israel), Kaprizma Ensemble (Israel), Beer-Sheva String Quartet (Israel) and more. These performances and other live concerts have been recorded and broadcasted on the classical radio station "Kol Hamusica" as well as on Israeli television. In April 2008 Bustan conducted his new opera successfully.He played with the Beer-Sheva Israeli Symphonietta, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Israeli Stage Orchestra, Kaprizma Ensemble and more. His playing has also been recorded and broadcast.Bustan teaches composition, and music appreciation, and conducts the Emek Hayarden Ensembl. He is the founder and musical director of the Gonenim Music Center (since 2003) - a music school in the Katamonim neighborhood in Jerusalem.He won the second prize in the Chana Avni-Yaddoer's Composition Competition (2007-2008), the 2005/6 Deborah Grossman Award for excellence in music education, and was awarded scholarships from the America Israel Cultural Foundation for his compositions & mandolin playing since 2002.
