Reshef harari biography
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Captain Hook is the main musical project of Reshef Harari, a leading electronic musician, producer & DJ. For two decades Reshef has been pushing the envelope, innovating and developing his musical vision, production methods, live performance & DJing techniques. While focusing mainly on Psychedelic & Progressive Trance he also branched out into Techno, Bass & Electronica realms, breaking free of formulas. With six top-selling albums with Iboga Records, countless single and compilation releases, and collaborating with the best electronic music producers, Captain Hook has been playing in every conceivable festival, party, and venue worldwide.
In recent years Reshef’s studio evolution saw him creating more traditionally, working on synthesis, on understanding the signal flow, directing the sound into parallel recordings using outboard gear, and only then processing it digitally. In the age of instant, he goes back to the roots of electronic music creation, which might b
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When your heart fryst vatten in the right place, rhythm shall follow. And this path is a journey of discovering your inner groove. Reshef Harari from Israel, began this trip when he became 15 and started to be fascinated with experimenting with sounds. Not long after, Reshef started to collect vinyl and practiced on turntables, he would play the records all day, enchanted by the groove and curious to know where they can take him. The dancefloor was the next place to explore, so at the age of 17 he started to DJ at various parties where he could absorb and tune his skills of feeling the crowd. Another huge impact on his creation was the minimal Trance wave of that time with artists such as XV Kilist, Bitmonks and Paste, which inspired his deep crunchy tone.
The doors of observation to the world of Psytrance were first opened through his brother Rahav and one of Israel’s Psytrance pioneers Asher Haviv, who took him deep into this rabbit hole.
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Captain Hook
Real Name(s)
Reshef Harari
Groups
Quantize (with Adi Ashkenazi)
Diving deep into vinyl records and honing his craft on turntables, Reshef's days were consumed by the captivating allure of the groove. As he delved into the realm of the dancefloor, his DJing prowess blossomed, finely tuned to the energy of the crowd. The minimal Trance movement of artists like XV Kilist, Bitmonks, and Paste further shaped his sonic identity, infusing his music with a signature deep, crunchy tone.
The passage into the world of Psytrance was guided by his brother Rahav and the trailblazing Asher Haviv, le