Ori Kaplan

Ori Kaplan (; born October 1, 1969) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and a music producer. He is also known as DJ Shotnez.

Career The first band that Kaplan played for was DXM, an underground sampler-driven group in Tel Aviv. He chose playing for DXM instead of taking clarinet lessons.

He stayed in Israel until 1991, which is when he immigrated to the United States. After getting a degree from Mannes College in 1996, Kaplan formed a group with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann called "Trio Plus". The Trio became a quartet in 1997 when Steve Swell joined. and toured with them extensively from 2001-2004. In 2004 he formed Balkan Beat Box with Tamir Muskat. The band has been touring globally since and has released 4 albums thus far.

Kaplan's saxophone sound is also heard and sampled on 2 top 10 global hits: "Talk Dirty" by American R&B singer Jason Derulo and "Worth It" by American girl group Fifth Harmony, which was co-produced by Kaplan and Stargate. Additionally, Kaplan's sax work can be heard on DreamWorks Animation film, Home (2015).

Discography GIVE Balkan Beat Box 2012 - Crammed Discs, Nat Geo Music Blue Eyed Black Boy Balkan Beat Box 2010 - Crammed Discs, Nat Geo Music Balkan Beat Box Nu Med - Crammed Disc, Jdub Records Balkan Beat Box Balkan Beat Box - Essay Recordings, Jdub Records JUF (Gogol Bordello VS. Tamir Muskat) - Stinky Records Man on the Burning Tightrope - Firewater Jetset Records Multi Kontra Culti - Gogol Bordello Rubric Records Le Magus - Ori Kaplan Shaat'nez Band - KFW 307 Realms - Ori Kaplan Trio Plus - CIMP Cries of Disillusion - Kaplan with Assif Tsahar, Daniel Sarid, Bob Meyer, Oded Goldshmidt - Third Ear Records Delirium - Ori Kaplan 4tet (Trio Plus Steve Swell)- CIMP Gongol - Ori Kaplan Percussion Ensemble with Susie Ibarra - KFW 284 With William Parker Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity, 1999) Raincoat in the River (Eremite, 2001) Spontaneous (Splasc(H), 2002) For Percy Heath (Victo, 2005) With Alan Silva Alan Silva & the Sound Visions Orchestra (Eremite, 2001)