Offer Nissim’s success story is outstanding. Tracks remixed in 2006 such as Ofra Haza and Madonna’s “Im Ninalu/Issac”, Abba’s “SOS”, alongside international success where Nissim worked his magic by remixing divas such as Beyonce, Donna Summer, Deborah Cox, Suzanne Palmer, Deborah Cooper, Sheila Broody/Amuka, Kristine W and more are only the cherry on top the career of the most successful Israeli DJ in the world today.
In 2005, Nissim marked himself yet another achievement with the release of his “First Time” album, featuring the amazing vocal of Maya Simantov. His remixes of “Wonder Of It All” by Kristine W, and “I Want More” by Amuka topped the US sales charts - another sweet moment in Nissim’s glorious career of the last 2 and a half decades. 2006 also marked a change for Offer Nissim when it came to performing abroad. During that year, Nissim held a tour in some of the most prestigious clubs in the world – Club Living/Mexico City, Gay Pride Party with DJ Peter Rauhofer at Club Spirit/New York, Club Queen and Mix, Paris. Black Party/New York, Club Mezzanine San Fransisco, The main Party/Rio de Janeiro Carnival,The Week/Sao Paulo, Gay Pride/Montréal and of course World Pride/Israel. Offer’s success as a producer, remixer and a world known musical creator is what brought Peter Rauhofer, a DJ/Remixer and Grammy award winner who owns the successful Dancelabel Star69 Records in New York City, to sign Offer. Nissim and Rauhofer crossed paths due to Nissim’s latest discovery, vocalist Maya Simantov, better known as Maya. That same year, other than being the leading gay DJ in Israel, Nissim became an icon among music lovers all over the Israel when he was named best Israeli DJ of 2004 and 2005 in a contest held by music magazine "DJ HA-IR".
The electrifying and winning presence on the turntables and unique musical editing have come to immediately bring Nissim’s name to mind among Israeli clubbers in general, and gay clubbers in particular. Nissim's performance, which combines sweeping moves with an energetic atmosphere, creates a very unique link between himself and his audience, which he has captivated for years and which will continue following him for many more years to come.
Even today, with his immense success, Nissim remembers how it all started by accident when in 1979 he played his first ever live club set. Since then, Nissim has established himself as a cultural hero, enjoying the success of two double albums, and responsible for the musical production and success of Dana International - The Israeli Diva who won first place in the 1998 Eurovision song contest. In recent years, Offer Nissim has become a well known face, with countless interviews in the Israeli press, as well as in the foreign media. Since then, he has played in the major clubs in Israel. These days he is Resident of the “Squeeze”, the successful monthly gay party at the Dome club in Tel Aviv.
