Joseph "Yossi" Mizrachi (), better known by his stage name Joseph E-Shine, is an Israeli multi-instrumentalist and music producer. E-Shine is considered to be one of Israel's busiest artists in the past few years, and was labeled as a "wonder boy" from an early stage. At under the age of 30, he already has 5 Gold Records, dozens of successful productions, and high-profile international performances and collaborations. He is married to the actress-singer, Ninet Tayeb.
Early stages
Yoseph Mizrachi was born on December 6, 1989, in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent. From an early age he was inspired by his father, a drummer for several leading musical groups, to pursue a career in music. E-Shine started as a drummer at the age of five, and was already an experienced bassist and an electric guitarist at 15, when he routinely performed with various underground artists as a session musician.
At 17, he was hired as a guitarist by Meir Banai. Joseph played on Banai's album, "Sh'ma Koli" (Hebrew for "Hear My Voice") – winning him a Gold Record. Banai then decided to co-produce with E-Shine an entire tour of acoustic shows, which ran for two years. During that time, E-Shine also wrote and co-produced an album for "Funk’n’stein" band, in which he played bass and sang. E-Shine toured with “Funk’n’stein” all over Israel, Germany, England, and Poland (where the band was selected to perform in the "4 Culture Dialog" Festival). Between touring, producing, recording, and playing, E-Shine also worked as a guitar teacher. These multiple projects enabled him to pursue a higher musical education after being admitted to the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena, which he attended in 2009–2010.
The Rise of Acollective
E-Shine's studies forced him to pause a then-new project called "Acollective" (in Hebrew: הקולקטיב), which was renewed only later, in 2010. "Acollective" is a seven-member multi-instrumentalists' band, which started as a classic "Basement Band" of seven childhood friends from Tel Aviv. Later, they brought the international Indie scene to Israel. The band's first steps towards domestic and international recognition started with E-Shine's return, which was followed by a tour in London in April 2010.
There, the band was discovered by the British independent publicity firm, "Hall Or Nothing", and was sent to a one-week recording session in the Manic Street Preachers studios in Wales to record an EP. Four more months of performances and intense writing sessions in the U.K, and the band was ready to go back to Israel to record its debut album – Onwards, produced by Chris Shaw. Shaw, who has worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Weezer, and Run-D.M.C, was so impressed by Acollective's work, that he decided to travel to Israel for a two-week recording session. Onwards was finally released in March 2011.
Joining Hadag Nahash and Touring 'Onwards'
During the recording of Onwards, E-shine was asked to join the successful Israeli band "Hadag Nahash" (Hebrew for "the Snake-Fish") as their guitarist. He continued to perform as a session musician with dozens of Israeli artists and started the two-year Onwards tour with Acollective.
In 2012, the Onwards tour took E-Shine and Acollective to the U.S. where they performed in various venues throughout the Midwest, Atlanta, and Nashville. The tour finished with a performance at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. In 2013, the tour crossed Europe. E-Shine and Acollective performed as headliners at the United Islands Festival in Prague, where they shared the stage with Aloe Blacc. In addition, they were featured at the Y Not Festival in Pikehall, U.K, and were the first Israeli band to perform at the Glastonbury Festival. Alongside his work with Acollective during those years, E-Shine continued to base his status as a leading musician within Hadag Nahash. Between 2011 and 2014, he performed with the band in the U.S and Germany, as part of their "6" tour, named after their album. Between the multiple performances, E-Shine recorded their next album, "Z'man Lehitorer" (Hebrew for "Time to Wake Up"), which was also certified Gold.