[9] After that he considered applying for music college, but eventually decided against it, as the chance of becoming a professional pianist was really small and because he no longer enjoyed playing.

[10] Instead he learned to use FL Studio sequencer,[11] and his love of video games and electronics led to his keen interest in production equipment.

[13] After graduating from the Saratov State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Arty decided to seriously commit to electronic music.

[14] Arty's debut release, "Inside of Me" / "Flip Flop" with Misha Kitone was followed by the EP Vanilla Sky, which appeared on the label Enhanced Music and brought him to the attention of many world-renowned DJs.

[15] His single "Bliss" appeared on the track listing of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren in late 2009[16] and his breakthrough came later that year when Above & Beyond signed him to Anjunabeats.

"Closer to the end of last year[2016] I noticed how much my music was different from what I’ve done in the past, and I felt like I had been neglecting my long-time fans and it didn’t feel fair.

He then moved towards the tropical house genre with his release of single "Falling Down" featuring American singer Maty Noyes on 27 February 2017.

The lyrics are so meaningful and powerful that I wanted to make sure that all of the instruments I was using were reflecting the overall significance of the song," stated Arty when asked about the track.

[49] Arty released a tribute song for Swedish producer Avicii, who died in April 2018, titled "Tim" on 27 July 2018.

[50] The song paid homage to Avicii's original piano-based sounds which had driven him to success, which was also used by Arty in his earlier tracks "Kate" and "Rebound".

[51] Next, Arty released "Perfect Strangers" through Armada Music on 28 September 2018,[52] a track he has labelled as one of his "favourite" songs to produce within the year.