Ace Ventura: the Israeli progressive psytrance DJ and producer

Ace Ventura is the stage name of Yoni Oshrat, an Israeli DJ and producer of progressive psytrance. He spent the late 1990s and early 2000s in the psytrance duo Psysex, and has released as Ace Ventura since 2006. Event listings such as Amsterdam Dance Event's list him under Switzerland (CH).

He is known for the albums Rebirth (2007) and Paradise Engineering (2015) on Iboga Records, for long sets that build slowly, and for a string of side projects with other big names: Alpha Portal with Astrix, Zentura with Zen Mechanics, Liquid Ace with Liquid Soul and Alien Art with Captain Hook. In 2025 he launched his own label, Mutant Disco Records.

Ace Ventura at a glance

Short bio: from Psysex to Ace Ventura

Oshrat grew up in a musical family. His father is the composer of "Hallelujah", the song that won the Eurovision Song Contest for Israel in 1979. Before he made a name in psytrance, Yoni worked as a sound producer for TV and film.

In the late 1990s he started a project called Children of the Doc with Udi Sternberg, also known as Goblin. Sternberg folded it into his own project, Psysex, and the two made three albums together. In 2005 they went separate ways: Sternberg kept the Psysex name, and Oshrat went solo.

He first worked under the alias Schatsi, and in 2006 he started Ace Ventura, his progressive psytrance project. His debut album Rebirth came out on Iboga Records in September 2007, followed in 2008 by Re:Boot, a double album of remixes.

Sound: progressive psytrance with a full-on past

Ace Ventura is one of the defining names in progressive psytrance. His tracks sit on a tight, rolling bassline with a strong groove, and they leave room for space and atmosphere instead of nonstop leads. Beatport's bio describes his music as a mix of hard, dancefloor-driven tracks and deeper, groovier ones, and that range is what you hear in his sets.

Those sets are often long. He is known for open-to-close nights and three-hour festival slots that tell a story, starting deep and building up. He also makes downtempo and dub, for example with Vertical Mode on "Deep Breath". For a primer on how progressive differs from full-on, see our guide to psytrance subgenres or browse progressive psytrance festivals.

Labels: Iboga Records and Mutant Disco

For most of his solo career Ace Ventura has been an Iboga Records artist. The label released Rebirth, Re:Boot and Paradise Engineering, as well as many singles and collaborations. He has also put out music on HOMmega, Dragonfly, Future Music, Liquid Sound Design, Sacred Technology and Astrix's label Shamanic Tales.

In January 2025 he launched his own label, Mutant Disco Records. His recent singles come out there, among them "Maana" with Starlab, "Mindshift" with GMS, "Nova" with Protonica, "Spiritual Beings" with Asgard, a Volcano on Mars remix of "Pranava" with Astrix and a 2026 Faders and Blazy remix of "Rebirth".

With Liquid Soul he also co-founded Psy-Nation, a monthly radio show and podcast that doubles as a travelling party series.

Projects and collaborations

He works in a lot of joint projects. These are confirmed by his official bio and label pages:

• Alpha Portal with Astrix. The two also made "Valley of Stevie" for Astrix's 2016 album He.art. Read our portrait of Astrix.
• Zentura with Zen Mechanics. As a duo they also released "Come with Us" on Iboga.
• Liquid Ace with Liquid Soul.
• Easy Riders with Rocky Tilbor.
• Alien Art with Captain Hook (Reshef Harari), a more analog, sci-fi flavoured project whose first single "Mutation" came out on Iboga in September 2022.
• Acid Punks with Outsiders.

He has backed younger producers too. DJ Antinomy, who found a home on Iboga, names Yoni Oshrat's support as key to his career in our interview with DJ Antinomy.

Key releases

• Rebirth (2007, Iboga Records): debut album as Ace Ventura.
• Re:Boot (2008, Iboga Records): double album of remixes.
• Paradise Engineering (2015, Iboga Records): artist album.
• Valley of Stevie (2016, with Astrix): from Astrix's album He.art.
• Infinite One (2023, with Burn In Noise) and Our Moment (with LOUD).
• Come with Us (with Zen Mechanics, Iboga Records), remixed by Asgard in 2024.
• Pranava (with Astrix, Mutant Disco Records).

Festivals

Ace Ventura headlines psytrance festivals around the world. At Boom Festival in Portugal he played a three-hour set in 2012, and his project Alien Art was on the Boom bill in 2025. He was one of the headliners of Indian Spirit in Germany in 2025, and in 2026 he closed a stage on the first afternoon of Ozora in Hungary. Other recent dates include Dream Nation in Paris in 2025 and an open-to-close night in Buenos Aires in 2026.

Like Astrix, he is part of the generation that made Israel one of the centres of psytrance. Read why psytrance is so popular in Israel for the background.

FAQ

Where is Ace Ventura (DJ) from?

Ace Ventura is Israeli; his real name is Yoni Oshrat. Event listings such as Amsterdam Dance Event's list him under Switzerland (CH).

What is Ace Ventura's real name?

Yoni Oshrat. He has also released music as Schatsi and, until 2005, as one half of Psysex.

What genre does Ace Ventura play?

Progressive psytrance. His roots are in harder full-on from the Psysex years, and he also produces downtempo and dub.

Is Ace Ventura the DJ related to the movie?

No. He shares the name with Jim Carrey's character from the 1994 film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. There is no known connection between him and the film.

Does Ace Ventura the DJ have a Wikipedia page?

As of October 2026 there is no English Wikipedia article about him; the "Ace Ventura" article covers the film character. His Discogs profile, his official site and his Iboga and Beatport pages are the best places for his discography.