Astrix (Avi Shmailov - ???????) is a Psychedelic Trance DJ and producer specialising in the sub-genre of Full On Psychedelic Trance. He was born in Russia in 1981 and grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel. He began recording music under the name Astrix in 1997, sometimes misconceived to be taken from the "Asterix" comic books. An interview on UK clubbing website Harderfaster.net revealed the name was chosen for simply sounding good, and not directly influenced by anything in particular. In 2006 Astrix reached #41 (+34 raise) in DJMag's "Top 100 DJ's" yearly rank along with raise of several other Israeli musicians (the highest being Infected Mushroom ranked #12)[LINK: http://www.djmag.com/index.php?op=top_100&story=2006b] DJmag.com: Top 100 DJs - Results & History marking significant worldwide popularisation of Israeli electronic music scene. In 2007 Astrix reached to #18. Early career Astrix sta