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'''Mikhail Tarasov''' ({{lang-ru|Михаи́л Тара́сов}}), better known by his stage name '''Svoy''', is a [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]-charting multi-[[Independent Music Award]] winning<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2011/10th-annual-independent-music-awards-winners-announced|title=10th Independent Music Awards Winners}}</ref><ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2011/fans-create-new-winners-in-the-10th-independent-music-awards-vox-pop-poll/|title=10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi}}</ref> recording and performing music artist/producer/writer in the genre of [[Pop music|pop]]/[[electronica]]. He has three self-produced albums released via [[Mack Avenue Records]]/[[Red Distribution|Sony Music Entertainment]],<ref name="Svoy on Mack Avenue">{{cite web|url=http://www.mackavenue.com/catalog/detail/eclectric/|title=Mack Avenue Records}}</ref> [[P-Vine|P-Vine Records/Blues Interactions]]<ref name="Svoy on P-Vine">{{cite web|url=http://p-vine.com/artists/svoy|title=P-Vine Records}}</ref> and [[Thistime Records]],<ref name="Svoy on Thistime">{{cite web|url=http://www.thistimerecords.com/release/re_growup.htm|title=Thistime Records}}</ref> respectively. In 2009, his single "Beautiful Thing" reached #69 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Japan Hot TOP 100 Airplay and #82 on [[Billboard Japan Hot 100|Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles]]<ref name="Acharts.us">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/49092|title=aCharts.us}}</ref> chart. Besides remaining in top 40 and 100 airplay charts of numerous major Japanese radio networks for over 8 weeks, the song peaked at #3 on Alpha Station FM Kyoto 89.4's TOP 40 Overseas Chart.<ref name="FM Kyoto">{{cite web|url=http://fm-kyoto.jp/rankingchart/overseas_top40/20090906.shtml|title=FM Kyoto Overseas TOP 40 September 6, 2009 }}</ref> Also in 2009, Svoy's album [[Automatons (album)|''Automatons'']] reached #100 on the Billboard Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles chart. In 2011, ''Automatons'' and its title track were nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Dance/Electronica Song at The 10th Independent Music Awards,<ref name="Svoy Independent Music Awards Profile/Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/svoy|title=Svoy Independent Music Awards Profile/Interview}}</ref> subsequently winning in the latter category,<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Winners"/> as well as winning 10th IMA's [[Vox Populi]] in both categories.<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi"/> 10th Independent Music Awards judging panel included [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]], [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Suzanne Vega]], [[Jesse Harris]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Aimee Mann]], [[Jonatha Brooke]] among other notable artists and music industry professionals.<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Judges">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/10th-annual-ima-judges|title=10th Independent Music Awards Judges}}</ref> In 2004, Svoy won the [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] [[John Lennon]] Award for [[songwriter]]s and received the award personally from [[Yoko Ono]]. In 2002, he won BMI [[Pete Carpenter]] Fellowship for [[film composer]]s, that led to studying with [[Mike Post]] and [[Atli Orvarsson]] for one month at Post's studio in [[Los Angeles]]. Over the course of his career, Svoy has collaborated with [[Kenny Garrett]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], [[Claudia Acuna]], [[Raul Midon]], [[Adam Levy]] and [[Ilya Lagutenko]], among other notable artists. Svoy is a writer/artist for [[Universal Music Group]],<ref name="UMPG">{{cite web|url=http://www.umusicpub.com/spotlight.aspx?ID=5471|title=Svoy Universal Music Group profile}}</ref> a [[Yamaha]] Digital Artist,<ref name="Yamaha">{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/digitalkeyboards.html?Page=5&CTID=5070050|title=Yamaha Digital Music Artists}}</ref> a [[Berklee College of Music]] and [[Gnessin Russian Academy of Music]] scholarship recipient/graduate. New York music critics Jack Rabid of [[The Big Takeover|The Big Takeover Magazine]] and Jesse Seilhan of TheCelebrityCafe.com describe Svoy as a ''"...Robot-driven repetitive-trance big-dance-rhythm cold synth-pop modern-chart soul futuristic electro-disco techno meister"'' and an artist who ''"...Is not afraid to explore"'' with [[Tokyo]]'s Thistime Records dubbing him ''"...Prince of Electropop"''. Svoy is presently residing in [[New York City]]. |
'''Mikhail Tarasov''' ({{lang-ru|Михаи́л Тара́сов}}), better known by his stage name '''Svoy''' (which can be loosely translated as 'insider'), is a [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]-charting multi-[[Independent Music Award]] winning<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2011/10th-annual-independent-music-awards-winners-announced|title=10th Independent Music Awards Winners}}</ref><ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2011/fans-create-new-winners-in-the-10th-independent-music-awards-vox-pop-poll/|title=10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi}}</ref> recording and performing music artist/producer/writer in the genre of [[Pop music|pop]]/[[electronica]]. He has three self-produced albums released via [[Mack Avenue Records]]/[[Red Distribution|Sony Music Entertainment]],<ref name="Svoy on Mack Avenue">{{cite web|url=http://www.mackavenue.com/catalog/detail/eclectric/|title=Mack Avenue Records}}</ref> [[P-Vine|P-Vine Records/Blues Interactions]]<ref name="Svoy on P-Vine">{{cite web|url=http://p-vine.com/artists/svoy|title=P-Vine Records}}</ref> and [[Thistime Records]],<ref name="Svoy on Thistime">{{cite web|url=http://www.thistimerecords.com/release/re_growup.htm|title=Thistime Records}}</ref> respectively. In 2009, his single "Beautiful Thing" reached #69 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Japan Hot TOP 100 Airplay and #82 on [[Billboard Japan Hot 100|Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles]]<ref name="Acharts.us">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/49092|title=aCharts.us}}</ref> chart. Besides remaining in top 40 and 100 airplay charts of numerous major Japanese radio networks for over 8 weeks, the song peaked at #3 on Alpha Station FM Kyoto 89.4's TOP 40 Overseas Chart.<ref name="FM Kyoto">{{cite web|url=http://fm-kyoto.jp/rankingchart/overseas_top40/20090906.shtml|title=FM Kyoto Overseas TOP 40 September 6, 2009 }}</ref> Also in 2009, Svoy's album [[Automatons (album)|''Automatons'']] reached #100 on the Billboard Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles chart. In 2011, ''Automatons'' and its title track were nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Dance/Electronica Song at The 10th Independent Music Awards,<ref name="Svoy Independent Music Awards Profile/Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/svoy|title=Svoy Independent Music Awards Profile/Interview}}</ref> subsequently winning in the latter category,<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Winners"/> as well as winning 10th IMA's [[Vox Populi]] in both categories.<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi"/> 10th Independent Music Awards judging panel included [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]], [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Suzanne Vega]], [[Jesse Harris]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Aimee Mann]], [[Jonatha Brooke]] among other notable artists and music industry professionals.<ref name="10th Independent Music Awards Judges">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/10th-annual-ima-judges|title=10th Independent Music Awards Judges}}</ref> In 2004, Svoy won the [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] [[John Lennon]] Award for [[songwriter]]s and received the award personally from [[Yoko Ono]]. In 2002, he won BMI [[Pete Carpenter]] Fellowship for [[film composer]]s, that led to studying with [[Mike Post]] and [[Atli Orvarsson]] for one month at Post's studio in [[Los Angeles]]. Over the course of his career, Svoy has collaborated with [[Kenny Garrett]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], [[Claudia Acuna]], [[Raul Midon]], [[Adam Levy]] and [[Ilya Lagutenko]], among other notable artists. Svoy is a writer/artist for [[Universal Music Group]],<ref name="UMPG">{{cite web|url=http://www.umusicpub.com/spotlight.aspx?ID=5471|title=Svoy Universal Music Group profile}}</ref> a [[Yamaha]] Digital Artist,<ref name="Yamaha">{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/digitalkeyboards.html?Page=5&CTID=5070050|title=Yamaha Digital Music Artists}}</ref> a [[Berklee College of Music]] and [[Gnessin Russian Academy of Music]] scholarship recipient/graduate. New York music critics Jack Rabid of [[The Big Takeover|The Big Takeover Magazine]] and Jesse Seilhan of TheCelebrityCafe.com describe Svoy as a ''"...Robot-driven repetitive-trance big-dance-rhythm cold synth-pop modern-chart soul futuristic electro-disco techno meister"'' and an artist who ''"...Is not afraid to explore"'' with [[Tokyo]]'s Thistime Records dubbing him ''"...Prince of Electropop"''. Svoy is presently residing in [[New York City]]. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mikhail Tarasov |
Also known as | Misha Tarasov; Svoy |
Origin | Vladivostok, Russian Federation |
Genres | Electronica[1] Pop[1] Alternative Indie Rock Ambient |
Occupation(s) | Singer Songwriter Music Producer Keyboard Player Pianist Visual Artist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals Electronic Keyboard Piano Digital Audio Workstation |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | P-Vine Mack Avenue Sixteenth Republic Thistime |
Website | Official website |
Mikhail Tarasov (Russian: Михаи́л Тара́сов), better known by his stage name Svoy (which can be loosely translated as 'insider'), is a Billboard-charting multi-Independent Music Award winning[2][3] recording and performing music artist/producer/writer in the genre of pop/electronica. He has three self-produced albums released via Mack Avenue Records/Sony Music Entertainment,[4] P-Vine Records/Blues Interactions[5] and Thistime Records,[6] respectively. In 2009, his single "Beautiful Thing" reached #69 on the Billboard Japan Hot TOP 100 Airplay and #82 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles[7] chart. Besides remaining in top 40 and 100 airplay charts of numerous major Japanese radio networks for over 8 weeks, the song peaked at #3 on Alpha Station FM Kyoto 89.4's TOP 40 Overseas Chart.[8] Also in 2009, Svoy's album Automatons reached #100 on the Billboard Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles chart. In 2011, Automatons and its title track were nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Dance/Electronica Song at The 10th Independent Music Awards,[9] subsequently winning in the latter category,[2] as well as winning 10th IMA's Vox Populi in both categories.[3] 10th Independent Music Awards judging panel included Seal, Fall Out Boy, Portishead, McCoy Tyner, Counting Crows, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Suzanne Vega, Jesse Harris, Tom Waits, Aimee Mann, Jonatha Brooke among other notable artists and music industry professionals.[10] In 2004, Svoy won the BMI John Lennon Award for songwriters and received the award personally from Yoko Ono. In 2002, he won BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship for film composers, that led to studying with Mike Post and Atli Orvarsson for one month at Post's studio in Los Angeles. Over the course of his career, Svoy has collaborated with Kenny Garrett, Meshell Ndegeocello, Claudia Acuna, Raul Midon, Adam Levy and Ilya Lagutenko, among other notable artists. Svoy is a writer/artist for Universal Music Group,[11] a Yamaha Digital Artist,[12] a Berklee College of Music and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music scholarship recipient/graduate. New York music critics Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover Magazine and Jesse Seilhan of TheCelebrityCafe.com describe Svoy as a "...Robot-driven repetitive-trance big-dance-rhythm cold synth-pop modern-chart soul futuristic electro-disco techno meister" and an artist who "...Is not afraid to explore" with Tokyo's Thistime Records dubbing him "...Prince of Electropop". Svoy is presently residing in New York City.
Discography
Solo Albums
Year | Album | Chart peak positions | |||
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Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles | |||||
2005 | Eclectric | - | |||
2009 | Automatons | 100 | |||
2010 | Et Al. (unreleased) | - | |||
2011 | Grow Up | - |
EPs
Year | Album |
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2009 | Consequence EP 1.0 |
2009 | Consequence EP 1.1 |
2012 | Solved EP |
Compilations
Year | Album |
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2012 | Yours, Svoy: The Best of 2005-2012 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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Japan Hot 100 Airplay |
Japan Hot 100 Singles | |||
2007 | "Driving Away" | — | — | Eclectric |
2009 | "Beautiful Thing" | 69 | 82 | Automatons |
2009 | "I Don't Love (LIVE Acoustic)" | I Don't Love (LIVE Acoustic) | ||
2011 | "Never Grow Up" | — | — | Grow Up |
2011 | "Right Here, Right Now" | — | — | Grow Up |
2012 | "Navsegda" | — | — | Navsegda |
Awards & Nominations
Year | Result | Award | Kategorie | Work |
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2002 | Won | BMI Pete Carpenter Award | Film/TV Music | original instrumental composition |
2004 | Won | BMI John Lennon Award | Songwriting | original song |
2003 | Won | Berklee Performance Award | Jazz Piano | jazz piano performance |
2011 | Nominated | Independent Music Awards | Best Electronica/Dance Album | Automatons |
2011 | Won | Independent Music Awards | Best Electronica/Dance Song | Automatons |
2011 | Won | Independent Music Awards Vox Populi | Best Electronica/Dance Album | Automatons |
2011 | Won | Independent Music Awards Vox Populi | Best Electronica/Dance Song | Automatons |
References
- ^ a b "Svoy Myspace".
- ^ a b "10th Independent Music Awards Winners".
- ^ a b "10th Independent Music Awards Vox Populi".
- ^ "Mack Avenue Records".
- ^ "P-Vine Records".
- ^ "Thistime Records".
- ^ "aCharts.us".
- ^ "FM Kyoto Overseas TOP 40 September 6, 2009".
- ^ "Svoy Independent Music Awards Profile/Interview".
- ^ "10th Independent Music Awards Judges".
- ^ "Svoy Universal Music Group profile".
- ^ "Yamaha Digital Music Artists".