Ari started the music thing when he was nine years old, banging on his mom's piano. After learning to play a few pop songs, he started "composing" his own sounds. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by avant garde, experimental, folk, classical music as well as new wave and punk rock. These musical styles, heavily influenced his future bands' styles; he dubbed his eclectic sound "Soulternative" music. Ari's composed over 400 songs, came out with a critically acclaimed album called "God...