Yinon Yahel


Yinon Yahel, is an Israeli music producer, DJ and Remixer. He produced Israeli 'Song of The Year' in 2015 and 2017 and was awarded 'Arranger of The Year' in 2015l. His music has reached the top of the global charts and earned millions of YouTube views.

Career

1993-1996 Eman

Yinon began his career at the age of 14 as the keyboardist for the renowned Israeli teen rock group Eman, which in 1993 became the youngest group to sign a major record deal in Israel.

Club DJ Career

Following the breakup of Eman, Yinon focussed his attention toward the electronic music scene and began to perform live at dance clubs.

2002-2005 Beginning of Collaboration with Offer Nissim and Maya

In 2002 Yinon met Maya Siman Tov, also known as “Maya.” The two felt an immediate chemistry between them and started working together soon thereafter. After introducing Maya to world-renowned Israeli DJ Offer Nissim the trio embarked on their extensive collaboration, becoming one of Israel's most prominent artists in the dance club scene. In 2005 they released their first album First Time, Star 69 Records.
The international release was a major success globally, providing a unique standard of sound that showcased Yinon's trademark touch. In a short period, three singles from the album made their way up the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart, including "First Time", "Searching" and "That's the Way I like it". In the following years, the trio released several more albums: 'Searching', 'Forever Tel Aviv', 'Happy People: Summer Edition', 'Pride All Over', and 'Over You'.

2006-2008 Official remixes for Kristine W, Deborah Cox and Beyonce

By 2006 Yinon had expanded his reach globally throughout the dance community and began receiving remix assignments for established artists. During this period, together with Offer Nissim, he released several official remixes hits such as Kristine W's “Wonder of it All,” Deborah Cooper's “Love You All Over,” Amuka's “I Want More,” and Deborah Cox's “Easy as Life” topped the Billboard dance charts, “Easy as Life” also topping dance music charts in Canada and Mexico. The two also officially remixed Beyonce's “One Night Only” and “Deja Vu,” and Suzanne Palmer's "Home" and "Fascinated," which subsequently reached Top 10 in the US.
In 2008, he released the first single under his own name, "Shine", which was co-written with Canadian singer Jesse LaBelle. LaBelle was also the vocalist on the track, which topped the official dance music chart in Mexico.

2008-2009 MTV's Making The Band and work for Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and P. Diddy

Later in 2008, Yinon teamed up with singer, songwriter and multi-platinum music producer Marcus Vest, better known by his stage name – Channel 7, to collaborate as music producers on P. Diddy's MTV reality show Making the Band 4. During the show, the two produced singles for major R&B artists Danity Kane, a female music group, and Donnie Klang, the show's eventual winner. Together with Klang and R&B rising star Jason Derulo, Yinon and Channel 7 wrote and produced the song “Dr Love” which later appeared on the original soundtrack of the motion picture Aliens in the Attic. Through this period of time, Yinon also remixed and produced songs for Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Cassie, and P. Diddy.
Furthermore, in 2008, the two wrote and produced the title track for multi-platinum recording artist and singer Ashanti's album, The Declaration, which reached number 6 in the US chart. The album received mixed reviews, but the title track was called by some of the critics "the album's 'Diamond in the rough.'” Through his work on Making the Band 4, Yinon also met and worked together with other prominent music producers and musicians such as David Cabrera, Ricky Martin's musical director, and Jim Beanz, a singer and record producer, working with stars like Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Shakira, Whitney Houston, and many others.

2010-2012 Christina Aguilera Remix

In 2010, Yinon released the official remix for Christina Aguilera's “You lost me" which subsequently topped the Billboard dance chart. He also mixed together and released the mix compilation White is Pure 9, an official compilation of Montreal's 2010 White Party Week. In the recent years, some of the most popular names in electronic music have appeared at Montreal's White Party Week. This includes such prominent international DJs as Armin Van Buuren, Above and Beyond, Peter Rauhofer, Deep Dish, Tiësto, David Guetta.
In 2010 Yinon collaborated with Israeli singer, Kobi Peretz remixing his hit song, "Baleylot". The two also collaborated in a performance at Gany – Ha'taarucha in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 2012 The Tempo Beverages LTD approached Yinon after his name came up in a teen survey as the most popular DJ in Israel and asked him to write a song for the product "Jump – Ice Tea". The song he wrote, "Jump", was played on MTV and Yinon and was also nominated as song of the year on behalf of Hawaiian Radio station.

2014-2015 Lorena Simpson, Madonna Remix and "Golden Boy" for Eurovision

In 2014 he released 2 tracks with Brazilian singer-songwriter Lorena Simpson. The track "This Moment" was nominated for the track of the year on popular Brazilian website DNA da Balada. There next release "Worth The Pain reached the #1 on the Itunes Brazil Electronic charts. That same year his official remix of "Free People" by Tony Moran ft Martha Wash reached the #1 spot on Billboard dance, Club & Play. He was also involved yet again with Offer Nissim and Maya Simantov on the hit song "Everybody Needs A Man"
In 2014 Yinon produced the track "Revolution Of Happiness", a collaboration between Lior Narkis and Omer Adam. The track garnered over 30 million views and reached the #1 spot on the Israeli National charts.
In 2014 he wrote and produced for the Supergroup Project The track "Love Song For You" gained more than 4 Million views on YouTube, "Thanks" got more than 1.5 Million Views and "Names Mimech" reached over 3 million views.
In 2015 Yinon collaborated again with his friend Offer Nissim to deliver the remix for Madonna's track "Living For Love" from her 'Rebel Heart' album. Their official Offer Nissim Living For Drama Remix climbed to #1 on the dance club billboard US chart. The other remix Offer Nissim Living For Drums Remix was the version Madonna performed at the Grammys and Brit Award ceremonies.
That same year he co-wrote the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. "Golden Boy", performed by Nadav Guedj, garnered over 30 million YouTube views and reached #1 on the Israeli national chart. He was also involved in the Greek version of the song titled "Sto the me paei" by Eleni Foureira who also performed the track at the 2015 MAD Video Music Awards. Additionally, he produced the track “Buoy” which was featured on the compilation album Dim Mak Greatest Hits 2015: Originals"
2015 was a particularly fruitful year seeing Yinon produce the "Song Of The Year" as well as the singles for both the male & female singer of the year categories in Israel. "Yom Sheover", the track he produced for Lior Narkis', saw him reach the #1 spot on the Israeli National charts yet again. Yinon was also involved in the breakout hit "Queen Of Roses" for Israeli singer Eden Ben Zaken, with whom he performed in Caesarea's ’amphitheater.
Yinon wrote the theme song for the Nickelodeon show Championsnick. Later that year he also wrote the theme for the Kids TV show Flashback.
Between 2011-2015 Yinon musically produced, arranged and composed the songs for the best selling musical for kids in Israel, the Festigal.
From 2012-2014 Yinon Played the keyboard and sequencing for The Voice Israel band.

2016 - Pet Shop Boys and Hardwerk feat. Akon and Sia support show

In 2016 Yinon and Offer Nissim where at the helm of the official remix for the Pet Shop Boys tracks "Say It To Me" and "The Pop Kids" from the British synthpop duo's album 'Super'. That same summer he was also at the helm of the official remix for DJ Hardwerk track "Tell Me We're OK" featuring Akon.
Yinon also wrote the debut single from Arab Israeli singer Lina Makhul. "This Ain't About You" was released worldwide on the 29 April 2016 and achieved a top 10 in the UK Music-Week's Club and Pop Charts.
In August 2016, he produced the live show for Marina Maxmillian's support slot for Sia's debut Israeli performance at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv.
In 2017 Yinon undertook the live production of the sold out Israeli show of popular performer Moshe Peretz. His song "Karamela" was the second most played song in Israel for 2017.
Later that year he was reunited with Nadav Guedj for the single Maybe We'll Talk which was #1 on the official Glglz charts, #1 on the Israeli iTunes chart, and on the top 10 most played songs by ACUM for 2017/2018.
He also reunited with Eden Ben Zaken with “No One” being selected as the song of the year.

2018

Yinon's hit single "Sweat" appears in the soundtrack for the French film :fr:Sauvage |Sauvage, which was a nominated for three awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

Live Shows

In the recent years, Yinon regularly appears as a DJ in clubs in New York, Miami, Melbourne, Sydney, Montreal, Switzerland, France, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Atlanta, and Israel.

Discography & Credits

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