Vitaly Katz

Vitaly Katz was born in the Eastern European country of Belarus. As the Soviet Union collapsed around them, his family wanted a better life for themselves and decided to immigrate to America through Austria and Italy.By 1990, Vitaly Katz and his parents found themselves nestled in New York City. New York City’s culture was a constant musical inspiration for Vitaly Katz throughout his adolescent years.He had a passion for Broadway and listened to all types of music available to him. At the age of 14, he purchased his first set of turntables and began mixing House of the early 90s. He had a yearning to follow in the musical footsteps of his favorite DJs at the time, Junior Vasquez and Danny Tenaglia. As the years progressed, Vitaly Katz began the