Born in 1981 in a tiny town of the Pre-Ural region, Votkinsk, Andrey Pushkarev is a Russian DJ recognized worldwide. He started DJ-ing at the age of 15 without any prior musical education. After moving to Moscow in 2000, while performing at night, during the day he started to work for the Russian branch of the German music distribution company TraumBaum. For 3 years he was overseeing exclusive import of foreign vinyl and DJ gear into Russia. Gradually, he assembled his own collection of 5 000 rare records.