Andrey Shirman - Russian Musician and DJ-Producer known & popular as SMASH.
Was born in 1982 in Perm city, Russia. The love for high-quality music was instilled to the future star by his parents. And this is no surprise: Andrey’s father is a jazz musician. His mother is a music professor, honored cultural worker, AN member. At 6 years old Andrey already began taking piano classes at a music school.
Andrey’s success in the music field was obvious almost straight away: he began composing music when he reached his 8 years old; and by his 14 y.o. he had released his first album "Get funky", sold by over 500 copies.
The tape somehow appeared at the APOCALYPSIS night club and since then Andrey became a permanent DJ-performer of the night club and got known as SMASH.
The artist states that the very scenic nick name was chosen with a certain reason: “smash” - is his favorite type of blow in tennis.
At his 16 y.o. Andrey composes his first track broadcasted on the radio- “Between the Earth and the Sky” and at the very moment he realizes his life to be bound with the dance music.
Since 2000 and within 4 years Andrey was working at the Depo studio as a sound arranger and music show producer. However he takes advantage of that term of life, achieving necessary knowledge and experience in sound engineering.
in 2003 DJ Smash begins to play at legendary club “Shambala”, where his talent is noticed by one of Moscow’s nightclub life founders - Alexey Gorobiy. In 2004 Andrey becomes a resident of trendy “Zima Project”.
The years of 2004-2005 become legendary in Moscow club culture, because at that time DJ Smash creates principally new nightclub format, introducing a new trend - “retro house”. The Yuri Antonov "s“ I remember ”remix became the culmination point. SMASH managed to transform & change an existing format of the club music. Before his appearance in contemporary night clubs Russian tracks of musicians and DJs hadn’t sound
In 2006 at the age of 23 Smash enjoyed the most prestigious musical award “Russia Night life award”, having become its youngest holder for all its history. The same year Smash releases his first hit awarded with number 1 - ‘Moscow never sleeps’, which gives him a boosts him into a popular artist.
In 2008 DJ Smash releases his first full-grown album “IDDQD”, which gains platinum status. It included the already played all over the country tracks “The Best songs”, “I’m a Wave” (Volna), “Airplane”.
In 2008 at MTV Russian Music Awards DJ Smash receives two awards, winning in prestigious nominations “Debut of the Year” and “Best Dance Album”.
In 2009 DJ Smash receives the most prestigious Russian award - the “Golden Gramophone” (GRAMMY Analogue), and becomes the official participant and nominee at the “Song of the Year” festival in December 2009 where he was presented by the legendary Alla Pugacheva.
From 2010 DJ Smash begins to conquer European music field: he becomes the resident of such clubs, as MOVIDA / LONDON and VIP ROOM (St. Tropez). Apart from that, a release of the English version of “Moscow Never Sleeps” is made, which was recorded in cooperation with the italian DJ - Alex Gaudino.
In 2011 a new album “23” is released, which included the tracks: “Ptica”, “Without the Words”, “From Russia With Love”.
Year 2012 brings a whirlwind of events to the creative live of Andrey Shirman: he opens a restaurant in the heart of Moscow, under the name of Boom Boom Room, forms his own music band SMASH LIVE, releases a number of singles: “Rendez- Vous ”,“ Moscow ”(featuring“ Vintage ”band), and also“ Long distance love ”- a duo with Vera Brezhneva, a sex-symbol of Russian show business. Moreover, Andrey signs a contract with one of the most authoritative producer labels - Velvet Music, and the first joint creation is an album, about to be released under the name of “New world”. It’s a well-known fact, that talented person is talented at everything: Andrey participated in the filming of New Year’s fairytale “12 months” and wrote the tittle song for it.
In 2013 Smash released his new Album "The New World" featuring top Russian artists. The album got platinum status sales in Russia on the CD "s and in the iTunes.
In July 2013 Smash played as a headliner in the biggest electro music festival in France - Electro Beach Festival. In the same time he publish his single "Stop The Time" that quickly got around 10 millions internet views and got in the top of many Russian radio stations. In June 2013 Andrey got MUZ TV award and this turned to become the owner of all awards of the Russian Federation’s music and show business.
Andrey Shirman starts the 2014 with the powerful shows in Paris (Club 79) and New York (Provocateur) and works on the release of the new album that will come out in April 2014.
Nowadays Smash is the most successful and high-paid Russian DJ. Parallel with the musical career Andrey Shirman is the co-owner of the Club and Restaurant network which comprises 12 objects in Moscow and Sochi.
Andrey Shirman is a popular Russian DJ and music producer, known under the pseudonym SMASH.
Was born in 1982 in Perm. Andrey's success in the field of music was obvious almost immediately: at the age of 8 he began to write music, and at the age of 14 he released his first album "Get Funky", which sold over 500 copies.
Tracks from his new album sounded for the first time in the night club "Apocalypse" and from that moment Andrei became a resident of the club, continuing to perform under the creative pseudonym "SMASH". According to Andrey, such a stage name was not chosen by chance: "Smash" is his favorite kick in tennis.
At the age of 16, Andrei's first single "Between Heaven and Earth" appears on the radio, and from that moment he decides to connect his life with dance and popular music.
Since 2000 and for 4 years Andrey has been working as an arranger and music producer in the Depo recording studio. Thanks to the experience gained while working in the studio, he acquired the necessary technical skills in sound engineering and vocal recording.
In 2003, Andrei begins to play in the cult club Shambala, where he was noticed by one of the most famous club promoters in Moscow - Alexei Gorobiy. In 2004, Smash became a resident of the Zima Project fashion project. During this period, Smash creates a new format for dance music. Before his appearance, Russian-language compositions had never sounded in Moscow nightclubs.
The years 2004-2005 became a turning point not only in the work of Andrei himself, but also in Moscow club culture. At this time, DJ Smash creates a fundamentally new format of dance music, a new Musical direction- "retro house", presenting to the general public remixes of hits of past years: "Flying Walk", "Margarita", "Music Tied Us" and others.
In 2006, at the age of 23, Andrei received the prestigious Night Life Awards, becoming the youngest owner in history. In the same year, Smash released its first hit # 1 "Moscow never sleeps", thanks to which it becomes even more popular and successful musician.
In 2008 DJ Smash released his first mature album "IDDQD", which went platinum. The album also includes already known tracks: “ Best songs"," I am a wave "(Wave)," Airplane ". In the same year, at the MTV Music Awards, DJ Smash received two awards at once: "Debut of the Year" and "Best Dance Album".
In 2009 Andrey became the owner of the prestigious Golden Gramophone award and the annual nominee for Song of the Year after the musician was publicly presented by the legend Russian stage Alla Pugacheva.
Since 2010 DJ Smash has been conquering the European horizon: he becomes a resident of the legendary clubs MOVIDA / LONDON and VIP ROOM (St. Tropez). Together with the famous Italian DJ Alex Gaudino, the English version of "Moscow never sleeps" was recorded.
In 2011, the album “23” was released, which included the following tracks: “Bird”, “Can Be Without Words”, “From Russia With Love”.
2012 is a whirlwind of events sweeping through the creative life of Andrei Shirman: in the center of Moscow he opens the Boom Boom Room restaurant project, creates his own musical group SMASH LIVE, releases the singles "Rendez-Vous", "Moscow" (joint work with the "Vintage" group) and also "Love at a Distance" - a duet with the sex symbol of the Russian scene Vera Brezhneva. Andriy also signs a contract with one of the most authoritative producer labels - Velvet Music, whose first joint "brainchild" is the album "New World". The album achieved platinum status in Russia in terms of the number of CD sales and in iTunes. As known, talented person talented in everything: in the same year Andrei starred in the film "12 Months" and wrote the title soundtrack for it.
In July 2013, Smash became the headliner of the largest electro-music festival in France - Electrobeach Music Festival, Port-Barcarès. At the same time, he released a new single "Stop the time", which instantly appeared on the top positions of the TOP-charts of many Russian radio stations. The clip was watched by about 10 million Internet users.
In June 2013, Andrey received the MUZ TV award, thus becoming the owner of all the prestigious music awards in the history of Russian show business.
2014 Andrey Shirman begins with a series of powerful parties in Paris (Club 79) and New York (Provocateur), while working on the release of the album "Star Tracks"
The singles "The Edge" and "Electrobeach" from the Star Tracks album became super hits not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders.
Today Smash is one of the most demanded and highly paid Russian DJs. Parallel to musical career, Andrey Shirman is developing his diversified business, being a co-owner of clubs and restaurant chains in Moscow and Sochi. Restaurant "Selfie", opened in 2014 together with Boris Zarkov, received the title "Discovery of the Year" according to the Time Out magazine.
DJ Smash, or Andrey Shirman, is a talented businessman, DJ, artist and actor. He began his path to fame at the age of 14. Today, the artist's tracks are popular in Russia, Europe, America and other countries of the world, where the young man goes on tour. The artist is also engaged in entrepreneurial activities, opening restaurants in different cities of the country.
Childhood and youth
The star's date of birth is May 23, 1982. Under the pseudonym DJ Smash is Andrey Leonidovich Shirman, who was born in Perm and later moved to Moscow. He spent his childhood in a creative environment, as the boy's parents were musicians. In his later interviews, the DJ said that he became seriously interested in music at the age of six.
This craving is due to the fact that my mother received the title of Honored Worker of Culture, Professor, working long years choirmaster. His father worked as a professional jazz musician and also set an example for his son. Shirman Sr. managed to teach and be a leader musical groups... Andrey also has a sister, Ekaterina, who is 10 years older than her brother.
DJ Smash's zodiac sign is Gemini, the artist was born in the Year of the Dog. Physical parameters: height - 176 cm, weight - 72 kg.
Andrey's studies began at the age of six at a school with in-depth study of English. He also visited the chess club and regularly attended piano lessons (at different intervals). Even then, the teachers noticed the student's talent. And from the age of eight he began to write compositions himself, to compose music. The boy did not put off work on the back burner, so by the age of 14 he had recorded a full-fledged track.
At the same time, the first album entitled "Getfunky" was released. The circulation of the collection for Perm turned out to be considerable and amounted to 500 units. While still a schoolboy, Andrey managed to release a mega-popular track. He changed his school and moved to an elite one, on the advice of his father. After that, I entered the Institute of Art and Culture of the city of Perm.
Success prompted the artist to move to Moscow when the young talent was barely 18 years old. Saturated creative life and the success of the DJ over the following years has led to constant relocation. Therefore, Andrei lived in different cities of the world: Moscow, London, New York, Saint-Tropez, etc. Later he bought a house on Rublevka.
Music
Two years after the release of the first album (at the age of 14), the composition "Between Heaven and Earth" saw the light. She rotated on the radio, so Shirman was actively invited to perform in clubs. Then, in 30 minutes, he came up with the pseudonym DJ Smash, which means hitting in tennis. The first time the performances were held in the Perm club "Apocalypse".
In the period from 2000 to 2004, Andrei acted as a music producer for the Depo group. During this time, he not only visited the sound engineer's console, but also created unique arrangements himself. At the same time, the artist worked in the Shambala club, where he was noticed by Alexei Gorobiy. He became the impetus for the musician to be noticed in wider circles.
At the end of 2004, Andrei became one of the most invited DJs in Moscow clubs. At this time, he participates in the "Zima Project", creates club tracks in Russian.
DJ Smash - "My Love"During 2005, he released a whole list of songs that were remixes of hits of past decades: "Flying Walk", "Music Tied Us", "Margarita" and other tracks that were created on the basis of compositions from Soviet films.
After gaining first popularity in Moscow, there was a series of the best songs released, which received not only Russian, but also world fame.
In 2006 the dance song "Moscow neversleeps" became a hit. After 4 years this track was re-recorded in English and became famous in Europe.
Dj Smash - "Moscow never sleeps"Then in 2008 a platinum album was released called "IDD QD". It includes hits such as "Wave", "Airplane" and "Best Songs".
Album "Bird" with hits "From Russia With Love", "Bird" was created in 2011. In 2012, along with and was released the track "Moscow". At the same time, cooperation with took place, the result of which was the clip "Love at a Distance". In 2013, the song "Stop the time" was viewed on the Internet more than 10 million times.
Smash feat. Vera Brezhneva - "Love at a Distance"In 2014 the album "Star Tracks" was released. Together with in the same year, a video was shot for Andrey's composition entitled "I love oil". It received hundreds of thousands of views and took leading positions in the charts in Russia.
In 2015 - collaboration with Stephen Ridley, British performer. The collaborative composition "The Nightis Young" became a hit and material to work with. The clip "Lovers 2 Lovers", filmed in 2015, topped the Russian charts, caused a lot of reviews and comments on the Web because of its frankness.
DJ Smash - "Lovers 2 Lovers"2016 - shooting a number of songs, creating arrangements for.
In 2012, Shirman founds the SMASH LIVE team in Moscow and closely cooperates with the Vintage group. At the same time, he also opened the Boom Boom Room restaurant, not forgetting about the conquest of the Russian scene. To do this, he signs a contract with the production studio Velvet Music, releases the album "New World" within its walls.
By the end of the year, the artist took part in the filming of a film on the New Year theme - "12 Months". For him, he wrote the main composition, which became popular in Russian charts. In 2013 DJ Smash became a guest of honor at the electronic music festival in France.
Shirman fell in love with the world public, so from 2014 to the present, he has performed at private and best parties in New York, Paris and other cities. At the same time, in Moscow and other cities, the artist becomes the owner or partner in the field of restaurant and club business.
In 2015, the DJ set a record at the French electronic music festival. During his performance, more than 50 thousand people jumped in one beat. After a while, the official anthem of another festival in Nizhny Novgorod “Alfa Future People” was written.
During the same year, two more restaurants were opened: Mash rooms and CHIC HAPERUVIAN. And already in 2016 Andrey temporarily joined the Silver group. Then there were singers and. The first positively commented on the appearance of such a celebrity in the team. The decision itself was made by the producer of the group -.
Personal life
DJ Smash built his own house on Rublevka, which he equipped himself and is proud of it. He claims that the musician's wife will be a happy woman, since he considers himself to be economic. So far, the artist's heart is free, but has already managed to be in love networks. In 2011, he met with Nastya Krivosheeva, a famous model.
He met the girl on board the plane and for a long time met in the mode of flights between cities. She walked the catwalks of New York and other cities, so such a relationship soon turned out to be mutually severed. At the same time, the parting took place quietly, without unnecessary hype in the press.
In one interview, Shirman said that he had a relationship with two girls, who followed each other in succession. Moreover, both girls young man they called Olga by the same name. Then, in a conversation, the star ranked himself as a bachelor. He carefully hides information, even if he is in a relationship. The number of fans of this enviable groom is only growing.
In 2014, Andrei began an affair with a young model Elena Ershova. The first meeting of the couple took place in the elevator. The young people stood face to face, and then Shirman said: "Hello, I'm Andrey." The girl noted a lot in an interview positive qualities musician. The DJ introduced his beloved to her parents.
In the same year, Andrey shared that he got rid of the prefix "Dj" in his pseudonym. Now he's just Smash. The young man was glad that in modern society, DJs began to be accepted as artists.
The biography and creativity of Andrey is watched by thousands of fans on the social network "Instagram". On the page you can see photos from leisure and work, trips around the world, photo sessions, posters, banners. At the same time, the DJ does not advertise his personal life in any social network.
Is the artist in a relationship today - there is no information. It is known for certain that the musician is not married and has no children.
Due to the fact that the musician has not yet started a family and does not appear in public with a soul mate, sometimes there are rumors about gay Shirman. But the DJ does not comment on such speculations in any way.
DJ Smash now
In the summer of 2017, Smash together with and released a video for the song "Team 2018". The release of the video was timed to coincide with the 2017 Confederations Cup final and the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Smash, Polina Gagarina & Egor Creed - "Team 2018"In February 2018, Smash was taken to the hospital after. Doctors put a plate in the musician's jaw, with which Andrei will walk all his life. The DJ was beaten in Perm, in the "House of Culture" establishment.
DJ Smash, Polina Gagarina and Yegor Creed at the 2018 World Cup On June 14, the opening of the FIFA World Cup took place in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. The World Cup was held in Russia for the first time. The event lasted for a month, after which the official closing of the tournament took place on July 15. The championship song, "Live It Up", was performed at the end of the World Cup by, and. Smash also appeared in front of the large audience of Luzhniki.
In the same 2018, the premiere of the DJ's video for the song "My Love" took place.
Awards and awards
- 2006 - the youngest winner of the Night Life Awards.
- 2008 - two awards from the MTV Music Awards for Best Debut and Dance Album.
- 2009 - won the Golden Gramophone.
- 2013 - Awarded a prize from MUZ-TV.
- 2014 - the restaurant opened by the musician received the title from Time Out as the best "Opening of the Year".
- 2015 - VKLYBE.TV AWARDS 2015. Winner in the category "Best DJ"
- 2016 - Alfa Future Awards 2016
- 2016 - LF City Awards-2016, Winner in the category "Best DJ"
- 2016 - VKLYBE.TV AWARDS 2016. Winner in the category "Best DJ"
Discography
- 2008 - IDD QD
- 2011 - Twenty Three
- 2012 - "New World"
- 2014 - Star Tracks
- 2017 - Smash World
Andrey Shirman or DJ Smash is a popular Russian DJ and a successful music producer.
Andrey's career as a musician begins in 2003 at the Shambala club, where he was noticed by the well-known club promoter Alexei Gorobiy. It was DJ Smash who created a new format of music in Russian. Until that moment, she had not sounded in nightclubs as dance hits.
DJ Smash has won many awards and prizes:
- the Night Life Awards;
- Golden Gramophone award;
- MUZ TV award; Debut of the Year;
- "Best Dance Album" and others.
Many fans of DJ Smash are interested in where their idol lives. Consider Andrey's house.
House DJ Smash in the village of Znamenskoye
The DJ Smash mansion is located in the elite village of Znamenskoye on Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway. It is there that the artist currently lives. Andrei loves to fry meat, so in the backyard of the house there is a large barbecue with a nearby gazebo. According to the artist, he compares his mansion with a dacha.
The excursion around the house of DJ Smash begins with the kitchen, where there is a large vase, in which Andrey puts the corks from the bottles that he collects. There is a dining area next to the kitchen. Not far from it there is a stand, which contains all diplomas, awards and prizes for the entire creative activity artist. A digital grand piano also found its place on the first floor of the house. In the living room, a huge plasma TV, a fireplace and a DJ turntable with the presence of natural gold are striking.
On the second tier of the mansion, Andrei's office is located exactly there, he is engaged in the creation of new tracks and hits. There is also a rack with a collection vinyl records... As the artist explains, this is just a small part, in fact, it is much more. The rack stores all hits dating back to 2000.
Andrey's bedroom, also located on the second floor, has an original modern armchair and an antique dresser in the style of the English flag.
Andrey's bathroom is no less original than the previous rooms. It also contains a rather large plasma. As DJ Smash explains, he loves to take a relaxing bath after a hard tour and watch TV.
The purchase of such a mansion in the Znamenskoye settlement could cost Andrei Shirman approximately 50 million Russian rubles.
The author of the compositions "Wave" and "Moscow Never Sleeps", which literally tore the dance floors of Moscow and London, tells in an interview about how he studied at school, what sections he attended and why he ended up in a private school. Relationship with parents, first steps in music industry, - here short biography 27-year-old guy who managed to become famous. He has a lot of plans and energies: “I think I've been like this all my life,” he says. We read interviews and learn funny pages from the life of a DJ who felt cramped in Perm and made the world dance.
As befits people of his profession, DJ Smash lives at night. Lies down with the first roosters, gets up when it gets dark. But at the same time, everything magically manages to - play in clubs, record songs (over the past few years DJ Smash has released three records, his new release is on the way, an album of remixes, which will be called "Remixed Grand Cru"), come up with covers for his albums, build a house, relax with friends.
By his own admission, Andrei, his life has always been so eventful, from early childhood. “My dad and mom, apparently, set themselves the task of making me a super child, and from 6 to 14 I had no free time,” says the DJ. - Every day was scheduled by the minute. Since my parents are musicians (dad is a jazzman, he played in bands well known in my hometown Perm, my mother is a professor of music, teaches at the Perm Pedagogical University), the issue of studying at a music school was not even discussed. But apart from solfeggio lessons and playing the piano, I attended a chess club and sat there, in spite of not at all a chess temperament, for an hour and a half several times a week. " In order to somehow escape the endless chess lessons, Andrei used a trick. “At the end of each lesson, a certain number of games had to be played. The games in chess are very long, but I knew that if I lost, they would let me go home immediately, so I quickly succumbed to my opponents and was free. " But these tricks did not save, there was no more free time, because there were also martial arts classes and, in the end, a school, but not a simple one, but with an in-depth study of English. “In general, I left the house at 7 in the morning and returned only at 9 in the evening. This lasted until the age of 14, and then I went on a spree (well, on my scale, of course). By this age, I had already visited enough hot places, and all thanks to my sister Katya, who was 10 years older than me, and although she did not smile at all to drag me to these places, my parents set a strict condition: “You cannot go for a walk without a brother! " So she had no choice but to take me with her.
It came to jokes when she went to the boy on a date and we agreed with her that at some point she would supposedly get angry with me and the ban in the bathroom, and in the meantime she would communicate with the guy. I honestly sat in the bathroom, but then I got tired of it, and I started yelling that I would tell my parents everything. Then she set me free, placated me in every possible way, and we went home. "
Once, together with his sister, Andrei got into a real nightclub and realized: this is it! Since then, relatives have seen him only in fits and starts - he spent all his free time at the club. Soon the guy was already playing his first DJ sets, then his now famous pseudonym was born. “The administrator of the club calls me and says:“ We are printing the posters of the program, what should I call you there? ” “DJ Shirman,” I say proudly. The answer to me was laughter and assurances that not a single person would go to a DJ with that name. "You have half an hour, think, or I'll figure it out myself!" And I didn’t smile at all to become some kind of DJ Poperlo (such a guy played with us, he found himself in a similar situation and got his “wonderful” name for the rest of his life). I remembered that in tennis, which I was doing then, there is a stroke called "smash" ... "
At the age of 14, Andrei already worked in full swing in clubs. Most dads and moms would have disliked so much early acquaintance their son with hot spots, but Andrei's parents were calm. “They saw that I was a very purposeful boy, and at first I was not interested in any temptations at all, I worked and studied the club world from the inside. But then, of course, he began to pay attention to beautiful girls, from this I could never resist. As for doping, he began to drink only at the age of 17, and even then very modestly. I quickly realized that drinking, no matter how pleasant it is, interferes with work and takes a lot of energy. And besides the fact that I worked at night in clubs, I went to school during the day. "
By the way, Andrei almost dropped out of school at the age of 16. He had a very stormy life, not before studying. “At that moment I opened my own store, selling vinyl discs in it. All local DJs immediately became interested in my product. Earnings were also there, not without it, I went to school with a mobile phone, while others have not yet seen it. It seemed to me that at that moment I had achieved a lot, and at school they were trying to teach me something. At the age of 16 I had the feeling that I myself could teach whoever you want! " (Laughs.)
Andrei was already ready to say goodbye to education completely, but his father told him: “I’m taking you to another school now, if you don’t like it, I won’t pull you anymore.” “So be it,” Andrey decided and did not regret it. - My father brought me to one of the elite Perm schools, I didn’t even know about it, and there was beauty, the building was luxurious, the children were fashionable, there were almost restaurants inside, they ordered lunch a la carte, everyone had their own locker in the dressing room. How could I not go to such a school! So I finished my 11th grade ”.
After school DJ Smash entered the Perm Institute of Art and Culture, but in his second year he suddenly realized that he was cramped in Perm: “I had nowhere to grow, as a DJ I had already reached a certain level and began to do other things, gradually moving away from music. farther. I traded advertising space in the city, was engaged in some other business and understood: a little more, and the musician Andrei Shirman will not remain, there will be Andrei Shirman - a businessman, and I did not like that at all. And I made the decision to move to Moscow. "
While still at school, DJ Smash, together with his father, often visited the capital and during these visits he was active - he delivered his demos to the recording companies. And by the time the decision to move to Moscow matured completely, Andrei's compositions with might and main came out on dance collections and he already had some name. So Andrei did not experience any ordeals and hardships, which could have been described in his memoirs in his old age. Moreover, unlike many other representatives of show business, for whom Moscow is becoming the pinnacle of their careers, DJ Smash did not stop there, soon conquering the world club capital - the city of London. For several years he was a resident of the London club "Movida", that is, he constantly played in this institution, which was in the first place of all club ratings. “It was really a cool club at the time, literally all the stars that the world tabloids write about - athletes, actors, musicians, well, literally everything, from David Beckham to George Clooney, were there. And they all danced to my music. "
Andrey assures that he can capture the attention of any dance floor, be it Hollywood stars or the audience in a provincial Russian city. “It’s important to be a good psychologist and to determine the mood of the public and its tastes at a glance. If the DJ is a top-class professional, he can control the audience without her being aware of it. For example, I can keep people on the dance floor for 20 minutes, then send them to the bar for 10 minutes, and then bring them back to the dance floor. And they will not even understand why they were drawn to drink soft drinks right now, and after 20 minutes they were drawn to dance again. I know for sure that when I play in the club, the revenue in the bars is higher, and this is not an accident. "
Andrey also rests with taste and on a grand scale. A favorite place for winter holidays is the famous French resort of Courchevel. “It's a lot of fun there! There are a lot of our compatriots there, and I like to relax with mine, see familiar faces, understand that everyone is glad to me. Everything is there - shopping and restaurants, you want Michelin-starred, you want authentic village ones. This year, for example, we had a great rest together with Timati and several other friends. Took off beautiful house, every morning they went up the mountain for a drive, in the evenings they played "mafia", threw parties. "
Like most of his friends in Courchevel, Andrei chose his place of residence as well-known - a few years ago he bought a house on Rublevka. “When I was 23 years old, I came to visit my friend. He bought in this area the former dacha of Maxim Gorky - a huge luxurious house in a stunningly beautiful place, and I realized that I also want to live like this.
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In general, I recognized myself from an unexpected side: I, it turns out, is a homely guy! And my husband, by the way, will turn out excellent from me, I know for sure. There is only one problem - I have no one to start a family with yet, although it seems that at the age of 27 I am already ready for this. There have been several attempts to establish a serious relationship. With one girl, her name is Olya, we lived together for four years, I met her back in Perm, brought her to Moscow, and at my suggestion she began to sing in the Propaganda group. Everything was fine, but at some point the relationship came to a standstill, it was necessary either to get married and have children (and I was 23 years old), or to disperse. We chose the latter. And after a while I fell in love with no memory, and also with Olya. She was a model, however, despite the fact that she was pretty, I could not remember her in any way. We were introduced to each other five times, and each time I got to know her again in all seriousness. But when I remembered, I fell in love. I even wanted to marry her, but she somehow did not understand this.
Maybe for the best? But I'm ready to create a family, and it seems to me that my lifestyle, contrary to popular belief, will not interfere at all family life... I don't have much tours, and the schedule is now very convenient. And even despite the crisis, there is enough work. Because Friday in Moscow is stronger than any crisis! "
Andrey Shirman, better known to the public under his stage name DJ Smash, is an outstanding musician, well known not only to Russian, but also to European listeners. His music literally "blows up" the dance floors of the Old World, his compositions are always at the highest positions in all kinds of charts and ratings of the "most".He is talented and successful, and therefore the conversation about him, for sure, will turn out to be interesting. In our today's article, we will try to talk about what kind of person is hiding under the pseudonym DJ Smash. What a way he came to the big stage. And how his career developed at different stages of formation.
Early years, childhood and family DJ Smash
The future famous DJ was born in the city of Perm on May 23, 1982, and from an early age was very closely associated with music. The thing is that his parents were both musicians. Andrei's father all his life acted as a jazz musician, and at an older age began to teach and work as a leader of youth groups.The mother of our today's hero, who was a professor of music and a choirmaster, also worked in this area. Moreover, the title of Honored Worker of Culture was the object of undisguised pride of this woman. Being brought up in such an environment, Andrei Shirman, probably, could not choose for himself a fate not related to the world of art.
One way or another, he began to study music at the age of six. During this period, he began to attend a music school and learn to play the piano. In this field, he was making good progress, and therefore it soon became clear that the young musician would be hugely popular in the future.
At the age of eight, he began to compose his first compositions with might and main, and at fourteen, with the support of his parents and friends, he already managed to record his first album. The cassette was named "Get funky" and soon enough became quite popular in Perm and the surrounding area. The album has a total circulation of 500 copies.
One of them, by a happy coincidence, was once on the table at the director of the Perm club "Apocalypse". He invited Andrey to his place and very soon the young musician began performing on the stage of the best club in his city. It is quite remarkable that already during this period our today's hero began to appear on the stage under the name DJ Smash. Since then, this name has become something of a personal mascot for the talented showman.
At the age of sixteen, the future idol of millions recorded his first real hit - the composition "Between Heaven and Earth". This single was a huge success, and therefore very soon Andrei Shirman began to receive invitations from representatives of the best clubs in Moscow. However, the young guy did not immediately decide on such a decisive step. For another two years he stayed in Perm and only after coming of age, finally, he moved to Moscow.
Dj Smash - "Wave"
In the Russian capital, the musician began working as an arranger at the Depo recording studio. During this period, DJ Smash began to gradually assimilate in the world of show business. He had serious connections, the necessary experience and knowledge. It was thanks to them that our today's hero in 2004 managed to break into the fashionable club project Zima Project.
Star Trek DJ Smash: from Moscow to Moscow
In 2004, DJ Smash began to rapidly conquer the dance floors of the capital. During this period, modern treatments of old retro compositions became his main "feature". This approach brought the performer great success, and already in 2006, the prestigious Night Life Awards, presented to the best DJ of the year, appeared in the musician's personal collection. It is quite remarkable that 23-year-old Andrey Shirman is to this day the youngest holder of this prestigious award.2007 was also a bright and successful year in the musician's career. During this period, our today's hero recorded his first real radio hit "Moscow Never Sleeps", which very soon got into active rotation of all radio stations in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia.
Dj Smash - Moscow never sleeps
This composition became the basis for the musician's first solo album, IDDQD, which hit the shelves in 2008 and immediately brought Andrei Shirman two awards at the MTV Russia Music Awards, as well as the Golden Gramophone award.
The first hit is followed by new bright compositions. The musician's compositions hit all the CIS charts, but during this period DJ Smash briefly disappears from the musical expanses of the post-Soviet space and begins to actively perform in London and Saint-Tropez. During this period, an adapted English version of the old hit "Moscow Never Sleeps" appears in Europe.
In 2011, the disc "23" was released in Russia and Europe, which brought new success to its author. During this period DJ Smash returned to Russia and recorded several successful compositions there with Russian performers and musicians from the CIS countries.
The year 2012 becomes a new triumph in the life of our today's hero. During this period, he opened his restaurant “Boom Boom Room” in Moscow, created his own collective “SMASH LIVE”, and also presented to the public his third studio album “New World”. The main hits of that year were the songs "Love at a Distance" (a duet with Vera Brezhneva) and "New World", recorded together with Natalia Podolskaya for the film "12 Months". It is very noteworthy that Andrei Shirman also took part in the work on this film as an actor.
In parallel with this, the musician is recording the song "Moscow" together with the Russian group "Vintage". The composition becomes a super-hit and brings the musician a whole bunch of new awards. MUZ-TV award, TOP HIT Music Award, the title of the best DJ according to the VKLYBE.TV portal, as well as many, many others.
The musician is still at the peak of his popularity. This means that new bright compositions will probably appear very soon.