Alex Feather Akimov
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Alex "Feather" Akimov (born May 28, 1986) is a Russia
Russia
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n - American
United States
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and composer
Composer
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.As an active musician for nearly ten years, he appeared on eleven studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.
Education
Alex Feather Akimov started playing guitar when he was 11 years old.In 2006 Graduated from Gnessin State Musical College
Gnessin State Musical College
The Gnessin State Musical College and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music is a prominent music school in Moscow, Russia...
Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Russia
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got a BA
Bachelor's degree
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degree in Classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
, Jazz guitar
Jazz guitar
The term jazz guitar may refer to either a type of guitar or to the variety of guitar playing styles used in the various genres which are commonly termed "jazz"...
, composition
Composition
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September 2006 moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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to study at Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music where he was learning from great teachers such as Frank Gambale
Frank Gambale
Frank Gambale is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released eleven studio albums over a period of more than two decades, and is renowned for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques.-Recording career:...
, Steve Fister, Greg Howe
Greg Howe
Gregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
and many others. After graduating Los Angeles Music Academy in 2008 Alex started working as a full time musician.
Artists
In 2008 Alex was hired to work with nationally touring band ZivZiv
Ziv is a Hebrew language name. The meaning of the name is light or glow. It is the second month of the Hebrew calendar.The name Ziv can refer to:*Ziv Music - An American alternative rock artist...
. Alex appeared on two records "Fearless" and "Paper & Sound" CD "Fearless" become best Independent record of the year, performed more than a hundred shows around the US. After quitting Ziv in 2010 Alex started working with a famous Russian artist 3 times (Russian) Grammy Award
Golden Gramophone Award
The Golden Gramophone Award is a yearly national Russian music award, established by Russian Radio in 1996....
winner Irene Nelson
Irene Nelson
Irene Nelson is an Russian pop - rock recording artist, songwriter and producer.In the 1992—1999's it was successful speaking under the pseudonym of Diana. Soon after she stopped singing career and moved to Germany. In 2000, she created a group of Reflex which has achieved great success in the CIS...
. Irene's music video for debut single "Sunrise" aired on “MTV Russia
MTV Russia
MTV Russia is a Russian language free-to-air 24 hour entertainment and music service seen in 22 million households in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, Voronezh, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, among other cities.-History:...
” and “Muz-Tv
Muz-TV
Muz-TV is a Russian music TV channel, broadcasting since 1996. It is largely modelled after western MTV and predates launching of MTV Russia in 1998. Muz TV was founded by Sergey Lisovskiy...
,” "Sunrise" charted in the Billboard Dance Charts
Billboard charts
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In 2011 Alex toured with the Red Elvises
Red Elvises
The Red Elvises are a Russian-American band that performs rock & roll, surf, rockabilly, reggae, lounge and traditional Russian styles of music...
in the USA and Russia.
Projects
2008 - 2009 ZivZiv
Ziv is a Hebrew language name. The meaning of the name is light or glow. It is the second month of the Hebrew calendar.The name Ziv can refer to:*Ziv Music - An American alternative rock artist...
- Lead Guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
2009 - 2010 Irene Nelson
Irene Nelson
Irene Nelson is an Russian pop - rock recording artist, songwriter and producer.In the 1992—1999's it was successful speaking under the pseudonym of Diana. Soon after she stopped singing career and moved to Germany. In 2000, she created a group of Reflex which has achieved great success in the CIS...
- Guitarist
Guitarist
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, manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
2010 - Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
FT Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
"Love The Way You Lie" Heavy Remix - Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
2010 - Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
FT Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
"Love The Way You Lie" Part 2 - Guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Solo career
Debut single "All About The Rain" was released in November 2010Produced by Alex Feather Akimov/Brian Duffy/Brian Garcia
New single "Search" Ft Greg Howe
Greg Howe
Gregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
is a collaboration of Alex with a guitar virtuoso Greg Howe
Greg Howe
Gregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
was released in March 2011
In June 2011 third single "Troublemaker" and the final video from trilogy has been officially released
Debut album "About The Rain" was released on iTunes in July 2011
Equipment
Feather mainly using Tom Anderson GuitarworksTom Anderson Guitarworks
Tom Anderson Guitarworks is an American guitar manufacturer based in Newbury Park, California. Due to their high quality models, use of specific tone woods, low volume production and being highly sought after by professional musicians, Tom Anderson Guitarworks is generally considered to be a...
.
Alex also favors "Ugly Amps" and Aspid Drive Pedal by Ukrainian company ZMEY