Collaboration with Taylor Swift and 8 Grammys: how a descendant of immigrants from Belarus conquered American show business

Jack Antonoff is known for his music career and production. And while the whole world is watching to see if he will receive his next Grammy award, we will tell you how a descendant of immigrants from Belarus conquered the United States and collaborated with Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey. He…

Daria Grossman: how a Russian woman with a unique voice conquers music lovers in the USA

Daria Grossman, a participant in the Russian version of The Voice of 2018, is now conquering American lovers of quality music. A young vocalist and songwriter from Petrozavodsk, a small town in northern Russia, she knew from childhood that she wanted to live in the United States. Her family has always played American pop ...

Soundtrack at the Grammy: how a Ukrainian from the USA created the music for Chernobyl

The requiem song “Eternal Memory” became the soul of the mega-popular TV series “Chernobyl”. Voice of America tells how a Ukrainian producer from Washington joined her recording and who performed the composition. The Ukrainian music school, traditions and performers are not inferior to Western ones, the hero of this story is convinced. What is missing,…

'Do not go out the door': Boris Grebenshchikov wrote and sang a song about isolation

The leader of the Russian group "Aquarium" Boris Grebenshchikov, during the period of forced self-isolation, went somewhere out of town for nature, but he never ceases to delight fans with his creativity. Writes about this Meduza. The musician launched a special cycle called "Offerings to an interesting time" - every day he records one song on video and uploads it to social networks. Filming ...

Defeating panic with fun: songs are written about coronavirus all over the world

In Italy, in many cities during quarantine due to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, concerts are held - neighbors sing together each from their balcony. Other Italians are composing their songs about COVID-19, TSN reports. To make it less sick, users write tracks about how to do it right ...

The virtuoso musician Ian Maxine will present his new album in New York

Ian Maksin, a cellist, composer and vocalist of Russian origin, has already received international recognition for his unique talent for mixing different styles and genres. Now he has taken his concept of music to a new level with the new solo album SEMPRE, which Ian will present in the USA. Presentation of a new ...

American musician with a Russian soul: cellist Ian Maxin - about emigration, art and idols

American singer and musician of Russian origin, cellist Ian Maksin left Russia at the age of 17, in the early 90s, barely graduating from high school, built his life and creative biography in the USA. He plays classics, jazz, blues, ethnic music, sings on many ...

Six Amazon Prime Privileges You Could Not Know

Amazon is one of the largest retailers in the world with a market value of approximately $250 billion. The reason for this success is simple - people love Amazon. Many people have signed up for Amazon's $119 Prime package to get free shipping on...

How pop music works by copying itself: the story of the most hackneyed track

Popular music often works according to the principle “the new is the well-forgotten old.” New artists copy previously successful tracks, adding a few new notes to them or even not adding them. The publication Tjournal told the story of the most hackneyed track. The year was 1998. It all started quite…

The girl spoiled the guy's career so that he did not leave for the USA

A clarinet player from Canada entered the conservatory in the United States and could have a brilliant career. His girlfriend faked the correspondence so that he would not leave. Eric Abramovich from Montreal learned to play the clarinet from the age of seven. By the age of 20, he became one of the leading young clarinetists in Canada: he won six national music competitions and performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras ...

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