Ivan Smagghe was born in 1971 in a suburb of Paris. Although not a rough suburb it was not a great one either. At the age of 18 he moved into Paris when his studies began in Politics. It was here that he really began to get into the music scene and today Ivan has become a French electrohouse DJ and producer. He forms one half of Black Strobe. Ivan is often referred to as God not only for his djing ability but his uncanny resemblance to the western depiction of Jesus Christ.