Saxophonist and producer born October 1st 1969 in Israel. The first band that Kaplan played for was DXM, an underground sampler-driven group in Tel Aviv. In 1991, Kaplan moved to the U.S.

Kaplan joined the rock band Firewater in 1998 and toured both the U.S. and Europe. He also formed his "Ori Kaplan Percussion Ensemble", with Susie Ibarra, Geoff Mann, and Andrew Bemkey. He joined the band Gogol Bordello and toured with them extensively from 2001-2004. In 2004 he formed Balkan Beat Box with Tamir Muskat.