Amichay Matyas was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1982. Amichay started listening to his father’s collection of Soul and Funk at a very early age. His love for music grew stronger and stronger once he got acquainted with House Music at the age of 15.Amichay plays like the person he is - with soul and integrity. Despite the fact the music he plays for the most part is labeled "House Musicâ€, his sets won't be cornered into one category. He explored and learned the unique and spiritual quality House music holds inside. Since then, his sets have developed into a personal and energetic journey made up of all types of music he loves and is moved by: be it Soulful, Latin Jazz, Afro Beats, or Techy flavors.Amichay first club experience was at a local venue in Tel Aviv called AYS. The party, “Fresh Fruit†featured a combination of DJs and live musicians. Amichay began to collect music and worked hard to develop his craft. He landed his first DJ gig in his mid-teens due to a demo he presented to the promoter of the club. His DJ career started to move forward from that day on.In a short period of time, Amichay has played at every major House venue in Israel. He held a residency at Maxim and “Saturday Live†at Anna. He has also been featured at Haoman 17 and “Snob†at Denzel, He has made several international guest appearances abroad, playing in Paris' for a well respected Sounds-Up party at Barramundi alongside Franck Roger (Real Tone Records/ MAW Records / Needs) and Alex from Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star / Yellow /Sonar Kollevktiv). Just recently he entertained at Portugal’s most acclaimed house party “Deep groove†and also several NYC appearances. In between his busy schedule, he shares his style and vibes weekly on Cyberjamz.com Internet Radio.Amichay’s main musical inspirations are the sounds of some of the biggest and greatest artists like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, and Roy Ayers. He was also influenced while researching the history of House Music and learning about legendary DJs like Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, David Mancuso and Masters at Work...
