Ace Ventura (musician)
Ace Ventura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jonathan Oshrat |
| Born | June 20, 1977 |
| Origin | Switzerland |
| Genres | Psychedelic trance, progressive trance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Iboga Records, Mutant Disco Records |
Ace Ventura (born Jonathan Oshrat; 20 June 1977) is an Israeli psytrance and progressive trance DJ and music producer. He has used the stage name "Ace Ventura" since 2006.[1]
He lives in Zurich, Switzerland. He performs at electronic music festivals around the world and is part of music projects including Alpha Portal, Liquid Ace, Alien Art and Acid Punks.[2]
Early life
Jonathan Oshrat was born in Israel on 20 June 1977. He is the son of Israeli composer and producer Kobi Oshrat.[3]
He became interested in music when he was young and worked in his father's recording studios. During the 1990s, he became part of the Israeli Goa trance scene.[4]
Career
Psysex
In 1997, Oshrat started the music duo Children of the Doc together with DJ Goblin (Udi Sternberg).[5]
Later, the duo changed its name to Psysex and released three albums through HOMmega Productions.[6]
Ace Ventura
In 2006, Oshrat started his solo project called Ace Ventura.
His first album, Rebirth, was released in 2007 through Iboga Records. He won the Beatport Music Award for Best Psytrance Artist in 2008 and 2009.
His second album, Paradise Engineering, was released in 2015.[7]
Oshrat worked with many artists from the psytrance scene.[8]
These projects include:
- Alpha Portal (with Astrix)
- Alien Art (with Captain Hook)
- Zentura (with Zen Mechanics)
- Liquid Ace (with Liquid Soul)
Together with Liquid Soul, he also created Psy-Nation, a radio show and event series.
In 2025, Oshrat started the label Mutant Disco Records.[9]
Festival performances
Ace Ventura has performed at international festivals including:
- Boom Festival
- Ozora Festival
- Indian Spirit Festival
- EDC Las Vegas
- Tomorrowland
- Dreamstate
Discography
Studio albums
- Rebirth (2007)
- Paradise Engineering (2015)
Remix albums
- Re:Boot (2009)
- Life Is a Remix (2020)
- Paradise Rediscovered (2017)
- Ace Ventura in Dub (2022)
Selected compilations
- New Order (2006)
- Dance Computer (2011)
- Goa Session (2015)
- Psychedelic Awakening (2018)
- Chill Nation (2021)
Selected singles
- Presence (2013)
- Stomping Ground (2014)
- The Calling (with Vini Vici) (2015)[10]
- Hello? (2019)
- Neon Waves (2021)
References
- ↑ "Ace Ventura – Artist Profile". Warehouse Nantes (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ↑ "Ace Ventura – 10 Essential Tracks". Trancentral. January 2018.
- ↑ "His father is an Israeli legend, he is a global star". Haaretz. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ↑ "Psytrance Producer Ace Ventura – Interview". Psychedelic Island. 25 December 2023.
- ↑ "Bo beshalom, die Tanzfläche wartet". Ynet (in Hebrew). 21 September 2003.
- ↑ "His father is an Israeli legend, he is a global star". Haaretz. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ↑ "Ace Ventura – FM Booking Profile". FM Booking.
- ↑ "Ace Ventura – Artist Biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ↑ "The trance scene suffered repression from the authorities from the day it was born". Ynet (in Hebrew). 17 July 2019.
- ↑ "DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2018 – Vini Vici". DJ Mag.