Career
He came to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Jewish Messiah in 2004 and subsequently recorded Christian/Messianic techno and instrumental music under his given name. He currently runs a web design business catering to those in the entertainment industry. Aviad Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to parents of Persian-Jewish and Polish-Jewish descent.
His family emigrated to the United States in 1977.
Cohen was raised both in Brooklyn (New York) and Teaneck (New Jersey). Cohen began his recording career under the moniker "50 Shekel", inspired by 50 Century, Central