Internationally acclaimed drummer, was born in 1983 and began playing the drums at the age of fourteen in his native Israel. He graduated from the Jerusalem School for the Arts, and later studied at the Rimon College of Music in Israel. He quickly established himself as a much-in-demand player through his formidable technique, deep groove, and an individual, decidedly international approach that makes him sound at ease within various musical vocabularies -- from straight-ahead jazz to hip-hop, rock, drum-and-bass, and electronica. Aviv is the co-leader of "Monstep", a modern, electronica-infused groove project from Israel that has found an increasingly international audience, especially after the release of its 2007 debut album, "The What and the Why."