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Winning Beatport's Artist of the Year is no small feat, but these days, neither is living in Tel Aviv. Israeli producer and DJ, Shlomi Aber, has seen it all and weathered a few storms in the process. Whether it be on the dancefloor, or the streets of his hometown, the man has roots. Drawing influences from jazz, funk, acid, and early Detroit techno, Aber's productions have helped him achieve international acclaim all over the world. Then suddenly in the summer of 2008, Aber was accused of plagiarism by Aril Brikha on the internet, pointing out the similarity between Aber's "Efrat" and his own "Groove La Chord". Of course this set off a firestorm of controversy that Aber speaks candidly about in his ResidentAdvisor.net interview.

Now that this is all past him, Aber is forging ahead with new releases on his own Be As One imprint, with upcoming releases by Benny Rodrigues, Gel Abril, Roberto Bosco and the massively influential Detroit producer Kenny Larkin. Now with a new album on the way, come see for yourself why this is one talented artist to watch out for.

NAME: Shlomi Aber
CITY/COUNTRY: Tel Aviv / Israel
www.myspace.com/shlomiaber
www.shlomiaber.com



Your NYC Event:
Flawless & Massive @ Love - Saturday, March 21st.

Favorite non-clubbing pastime in New York City:
Just walk into the big crowd in the middle of the streets.. You learn a lot about life.



Favorite NYC restaurant:
Mmm .. cant remember any in particular.

Your WMC Event(s):
Verboten @ the flawlessSound House Saturday, 3.28 and the Bullitt Mixer (tag teaming w/ Delete) on Friday, 3.27.

Favorite non-clubbing pastime in Miami:
The beach of course.

Favorite Miami restaurant:
The great noodles bar at Collins Ave.

Wackiest WMC memory:
Landing in Miami during the WMC without booking hotel upfront , that was wack indeed .. I hade to spend most of the day looking for avail rooms all over Collins Ave.

Artist(s) you are most looking forward to seeing perform this year in Miami:
Is Derrick May coming this year?

Obsolete item you can't part with:
My cycloop machine.



Essential travel item:
A good book, the only way to keep sane at the long flights from Tel Aviv.

Most prized possession:
Beatport's Artist of the Year & the Global DJ awards nomination.

Best recent gift:
A massage chair.

Biggest indulgence:
Coupel of hours in a good spa , to clean the mind.

Next big purchase:
A new house.

Most cherished record:
Oo .. too many of those, don’t make me to choose, I may insult some of them.

Most unusual item on your rider:
Cycloop machine.

Most played item on your iPod :
Everything from Depeche Mode.



Personal hero:
My dad.

Earliest musical memory:
I remember asking the DJ at my 10th birthday party to teach me about the equipment.

Secret hobby:
Cooking.

Fictional character you identify with:
Batman.

New for you in 2009:
New house, new album.



Saturday, March 21st
Flawless & Massive Present

Shlomi Aber
w/ Marcus Schossow

Love
179 Mac Dougal St (at 8th)
$10 Advance Tickets: www.wantickets.com
Doors at 10pm | 18+
Event Info
www.musicislove.net


Friday, March 26th
Bullit Bookings present
Bullit Mixer

Arno Cost, Boris Md, Cedric Gervais, Djulz, Davide Squillace, Dean Coleman, Dirty Vegas, Dubfire, Jonathan Peters, Kos, Manufactured Superstars, Mathias Tanzman, Miss Nine, & Norman Doray

Hed Kandi
1200 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Shlomi Aber Tour Dates
March 20 Moots Festival Mexico City
March 21 Love New York (presented by flawless & Massive)
March 22 El Paso @ D Club
March 23 Los Angeles @ Monday Night Social
March 24 Miami @ Gansevoort
March 27 Miami Bullitt Mixer @ Hed Kandi
March 27 Miami Sirius XM Radio @ Raleigh
March 28 Miamithe flawlessSound House @ WMC