Yahel
Yahel, born Yahel Sherman in Ma'alot, Israel in 1976, began playing at age 14 and has since built an internationally recognized profile within Israel's trance scene. Sherman reached number 47 in DJ Mag's world DJ poll in 2005, a ranking that reflected his growing international club and festival following at the time.
His DJ practice centers specifically on psychedelic trance, and he has performed at clubs and festivals across the world over a career now spanning more than three decades. Sherman has collaborated with a range of artists within the trance and electronic scenes over that period, contributing to a catalogue that supports his continued international touring schedule.
Considered one of Israel's leading electronic music artists, Yahel's career reflects the broader trajectory of Israeli psytrance producers who built global followings through sustained club and festival touring rather than mainstream chart success. His early start as a teenage DJ in Ma'alot, followed by decades of international psytrance touring, has kept his name associated with the genre's core touring circuit well beyond his initial 2005 DJ Mag recognition.