Red Elvises
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The Red Elvises are a Russian-American band that performs rock & roll, surf
, rockabilly
, reggae
, lounge
and traditional Russia
n styles of music. They were founded in California
in the mid-1990s and are based in Venice Beach.
, California
. Igor and Oleg met during a Russian-American peace walk
and subsequently played together in a Russian folk-rock band called Limpopo. The band’s third original member, guitarist Zhenya Kolykhanov (he later legally changed his last name to “Rock”), had also emigrated to America and had been spending time playing in Texas. For the first few months Andrey Baranov was the band’s drummer, but within that year, the first American in the band, drummer Avi Sills from Austin
, Texas
, was added to the lineup. The four of them got their start playing on Santa Monica
’s 3rd Street Promenade.
was the band's first release in 1996, followed by Surfing In Siberia
in 1997. In 1998, the band released their breakthrough CD, I Wanna See You Bellydance
. Their music filled the soundtrack of Lance Mungia
’s independent film released in 1998, Six-String Samurai
, a film in which they also had small roles and screen credits. With Mungia directing, the band also produced two music videos of songs from the Six-String soundtrack, "Lovepipe" and "Boogie on the Beach", that year. A full-length concert video, Live on the Pacific Ocean was also released, showcasing their appearance at the Santa Monica Pier
’s Twilight Summer Concert Series.
The small screen also beckoned with television show appearances, resulting in Red Elvises' guest spot in an episode of the now-defunct Fox
television series Melrose Place (Episode #206, "Suspicion") which aired on November 9, 1998. Near the end of that year they appeared on FX’s Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
accompanied by Penn & Teller
's show dancers, which aired in January 1999. They released three new recordings in 1999, two studio-produced and one live. The band's fourth and fifth studio albums, Better Than Sex
and Russian Bellydance
, a Russian language version of their smash album I Wanna See You Bellydance from the previous year, were both released in March 1999. Later in that same month Red Elvises’ performance in San Francisco was released as the band's first live double album, Live at the Great American Music Hall.
In the summer of 1999 the FX television channel hired Red Elvises to play in Malibu on the beach for their Beverly Hills, 90210
Swimsuit Beach Party highlighting a marathon airing of syndicated episodes of the hit series. FX held and flew the winners and ten of their friends to the beach party to appear on TV and dance to the band’s music. February 2000 heralded a brief change in musical direction for the band with the release of their seventh CD, Shake Your Pelvis
, a more electronic techno/disco style CD that greatly differed from their earlier releases. December 2000 also saw an end to Avi Sills’ association with the band with his decision to move on to other musical opportunities.
, written entirely by Yuzov, and Bedroom Boogie
, written entirely by Rock. The band continued their non-stop touring across America throughout the year and also toured their native Russia.
In 2002 Rokenrol
was recorded entirely in Russian with the exception of two songs, Juliet by Yuzov and Sunshine by Rock, both sung in English. Rock began a side project, Zeerok, going in a completely different musical direction, and by the end of the year decided to commit to his new band full time, announcing his departure from Red Elvises. The band kept busy during the summer months with a tour through Russia that included some filming for the upcoming film Mail Order Bride, a romantic action comedy starring Danny Aiello
, Vincent Pastore
, Ivana Milocevich, and Robert Capelli, Jr., returning home in August to record the soundtrack. The band also returned to television with an appearance playing themselves in an episode of the Fox action series Fastlane
(Episode #3 "Gone Native").
In 2003 Yuzov switched back to guitar, this time on lead, and Bernov returned to the large bass balalaika
. Completing the new lineup was another Russian, Oleg "Schramm" Gorbunov on keyboards and accordion and new American drummer Adam Gust. In 2005 they were asked to perform in the Moscow Live8 concert, along with the Pet Shop Boys
and a number of local performers. In 2006 Elena Shemankova
from Moscow, the first female to ever play with Red Elvises, joined the band on keyboards and was very well received. The next year they were joined by female guitarist Beth Garner from Texas
, who was with them for two American tours that year.
, in which Bernov plays a clown.
Later that month, Yuzov rolled out a new line-up called, "Igor and Red Elvises". Their first performance under this new moniker was at Rusty's in Santa Monica, featuring mostly new band members (except Yuzov and Gust). The line-up was scaled down drastically when they played for a few days in April on Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade, with Bernov back in the fold for a few performances. In May 2009 former bassist Bernov showed up at former guitarist Rock's birthday party in Texas and the two jammed out to a few songs in front of friends and family.
Bernov also joined the Red Elvises' touring lineup on keyboard and accordion during March 2010.
The band continues to tour relentlessly throughout 2011. The summer tour lineup consisted of Igor Yuzov (guitar), Oleg Bernov (bass balalaika
), Monica DeMarco (keyboard, electric cello
, accordion
), Nate Hassan (drums), and Alex Feather Akimov
(guitar). Alex Feather Akimov
has joined Igor again for Winter 2011 shows in California, along with newcomers Regina Zernay Roberts (bass) and Walter Valdez (drums). As always there are some variations and special guests at shows, particularly when the band is playing near their home base in Venice, California.
, which were very well received in Russia
. Subsequently they have been invited to perform there every summer, and they spend a couple of months playing in clubs in larger cities such as Moscow
and Saint Petersburg
, as well as Yuzov's hometown of Odessa
in Ukraine
.
As with America, the lineups in Russia include many musicians who join Yuzov for any number of shows and tours. The latest Russian tour in fall 2011 includes Yuzov and Bernov along with drummer Sergei Kalinin, keyboardist Elena Shemankova, and guitarist Alex Feather Akimov.
Surf music
Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...
, rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, lounge
Lounge music
Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...
and traditional Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n styles of music. They were founded in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in the mid-1990s and are based in Venice Beach.
Early history
The Red Elvises were founded in 1995 by Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov, two Russians living in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Igor and Oleg met during a Russian-American peace walk
Peace walk
A peace walk or peace march, sometimes referred to as a peace pilgrimage, is a form of nonviolent action where a person or groups of people march a set distance to raise awareness of particular issues important to the walkers.-Europe:...
and subsequently played together in a Russian folk-rock band called Limpopo. The band’s third original member, guitarist Zhenya Kolykhanov (he later legally changed his last name to “Rock”), had also emigrated to America and had been spending time playing in Texas. For the first few months Andrey Baranov was the band’s drummer, but within that year, the first American in the band, drummer Avi Sills from Austin
Austin
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, was added to the lineup. The four of them got their start playing on Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
’s 3rd Street Promenade.
1995–2001
When they weren’t playing on the road they were busy recording and self-producing their own CDs. Grooving To The Moscow BeatGrooving To The Moscow Beat
- Track listing :# Grooving to the Moscow Beat# Boogie on the Beach# Good Golly Miss Molly# Please Don't Tell Me What I Did Last Night# Tango# Shooba-Doobah # My Love is Killing Me# Leech# Elvis and Bears# Schorchi Chorniye# Harriett...
was the band's first release in 1996, followed by Surfing In Siberia
Surfing In Siberia
- Track listing :#Surfing in Siberia#Here I Am in Hollywood#Siberia#Hungarian Dance #5#Don't Stop the Dance#Give Me One More Chance#Lovepipe MP3#Jerry's Got the Squeeze Box#I Wanna Rock'n'Roll All Night#My Darling Lorraine#Three Alley Cats...
in 1997. In 1998, the band released their breakthrough CD, I Wanna See You Bellydance
I Wanna See You Bellydance
- Track listing :#Rocketman#Hello from Istanbul#I Wanna See You Bellydance#Voodoo Doll#Gypsy Heart#El Nino#Hawaii#I'm not that Kind of Guy#Sad Cowboy Song#Stewardess in Red#200 Flying Girls #All I Wanna Do...
. Their music filled the soundtrack of Lance Mungia
Lance Mungia
Lance Mungia is an American screenwriter and film director, of the film Six String Samurai; and co-writer/director of The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension Films....
’s independent film released in 1998, Six-String Samurai
Six-String Samurai
Six-String Samurai is a 1998 post-apocalyptic action/comedy film directed by Lance Mungia. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with the Red Elvises, the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack....
, a film in which they also had small roles and screen credits. With Mungia directing, the band also produced two music videos of songs from the Six-String soundtrack, "Lovepipe" and "Boogie on the Beach", that year. A full-length concert video, Live on the Pacific Ocean was also released, showcasing their appearance at the Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark.-Pacific Park:...
’s Twilight Summer Concert Series.
The small screen also beckoned with television show appearances, resulting in Red Elvises' guest spot in an episode of the now-defunct Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
television series Melrose Place (Episode #206, "Suspicion") which aired on November 9, 1998. Near the end of that year they appeared on FX’s Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular was a weekly American television variety show hosted by Penn and Teller that appeared on the FX Networks from August 10, 1998 - June 30, 1999...
accompanied by Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller are Las Vegas headliners whose act is an amalgam of illusion and comedy. Penn Jillette is a raconteur; Teller generally uses mime while performing, although his voice can occasionally be heard during their performance...
's show dancers, which aired in January 1999. They released three new recordings in 1999, two studio-produced and one live. The band's fourth and fifth studio albums, Better Than Sex
Better Than Sex (Red Elvises album)
- Track listing :#Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings#Hanky Panky Kind of Love#Wild Man#Painted Love#Joint Was Jumping#Wonderful Night#To the Top#Strip Joint is Closed#Closet Disco Dancer#Jumping Cat Boogie#Mamasita- Credits :...
and Russian Bellydance
I Wanna See You Bellydance
- Track listing :#Rocketman#Hello from Istanbul#I Wanna See You Bellydance#Voodoo Doll#Gypsy Heart#El Nino#Hawaii#I'm not that Kind of Guy#Sad Cowboy Song#Stewardess in Red#200 Flying Girls #All I Wanna Do...
, a Russian language version of their smash album I Wanna See You Bellydance from the previous year, were both released in March 1999. Later in that same month Red Elvises’ performance in San Francisco was released as the band's first live double album, Live at the Great American Music Hall.
In the summer of 1999 the FX television channel hired Red Elvises to play in Malibu on the beach for their Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
Swimsuit Beach Party highlighting a marathon airing of syndicated episodes of the hit series. FX held and flew the winners and ten of their friends to the beach party to appear on TV and dance to the band’s music. February 2000 heralded a brief change in musical direction for the band with the release of their seventh CD, Shake Your Pelvis
Shake Your Pelvis
- Track listing :#Everybody Disco #Beat of a Drum #Girl from Malibu #200 Lbs Of Pure Love #Girls Gonna Boogie Tonight #We Got the Groove #Rocketship #Colors of Rainbow...
, a more electronic techno/disco style CD that greatly differed from their earlier releases. December 2000 also saw an end to Avi Sills’ association with the band with his decision to move on to other musical opportunities.
2001–2008
The band persevered as an all-Russian three-piece during 2001 with Bernov giving up the big red balalaika bass and taking over much of the drumming. In March two new studio CDs were released, Welcome to the FreakshowWelcome To The Freakshow
Welcome To The Freakshow is a 2001 album by the Red Elvises.- Track listing :#Space Cowboy#Welcome to the Freakshow#A Kegga Beer and Potato Chips#Sex in Paradise#Million Miles#Cha-Cha-Cha#Running Away#Groovie#Show Is Over...
, written entirely by Yuzov, and Bedroom Boogie
Bedroom Boogie
- Track listing :#Pilot John#Bedroom Boogie#Tell Me Who's Your Daddy#San Antone#Ready to Fly#Sticky Little Girl#I Will Come Back#If I Set You Free#Happy That I'm Straight#Naked Rock StarAll songs written by Zhenya Rock- Personnel :...
, written entirely by Rock. The band continued their non-stop touring across America throughout the year and also toured their native Russia.
In 2002 Rokenrol
Rokenrol
- Track listing :#Odessa#Sunshine #Natasha Loves Reggae#Guitarist#Pilorama#Superment#Juliet #I Want You#On Wings of Love#Besbashenni Muson#Moscow#Let Them Talk#ParavosAll songs in Russian except where noted....
was recorded entirely in Russian with the exception of two songs, Juliet by Yuzov and Sunshine by Rock, both sung in English. Rock began a side project, Zeerok, going in a completely different musical direction, and by the end of the year decided to commit to his new band full time, announcing his departure from Red Elvises. The band kept busy during the summer months with a tour through Russia that included some filming for the upcoming film Mail Order Bride, a romantic action comedy starring Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Léon, Two Days in the Valley, and Dinner Rush...
, Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore is an Italian-American actor, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.-Early life:...
, Ivana Milocevich, and Robert Capelli, Jr., returning home in August to record the soundtrack. The band also returned to television with an appearance playing themselves in an episode of the Fox action series Fastlane
Fastlane (TV series)
Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from 2002 to 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series. After finishing its initial run on the network, Fastlane stopped airing on G4...
(Episode #3 "Gone Native").
In 2003 Yuzov switched back to guitar, this time on lead, and Bernov returned to the large bass balalaika
Balalaika
The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...
. Completing the new lineup was another Russian, Oleg "Schramm" Gorbunov on keyboards and accordion and new American drummer Adam Gust. In 2005 they were asked to perform in the Moscow Live8 concert, along with the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
and a number of local performers. In 2006 Elena Shemankova
Elena Shemankova
Elena Shemankova is a pianist, keyboardist, and accordionist from Russia. She plays in the following styles: jazz, rock, rock and roll, neo-swing, rockabilly and pop music.- Biography :...
from Moscow, the first female to ever play with Red Elvises, joined the band on keyboards and was very well received. The next year they were joined by female guitarist Beth Garner from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, who was with them for two American tours that year.
2009 to present
In early 2009, the Red Elvises announced that longtime member and bassist Bernov had decided to leave the band. Subsequent postings on their website announced either that he was on a "friendly hiatus" or had gone on to start his own group. In February 2009 Bernov announced that, literally, he had joined the circus—a Russian traveling group called Slava's SnowshowSlava's Snowshow
Slava's Snowshow is a stage spectacle created and staged by Russian performance artist Slava Polunin. The show won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event.-External links:...
, in which Bernov plays a clown.
Later that month, Yuzov rolled out a new line-up called, "Igor and Red Elvises". Their first performance under this new moniker was at Rusty's in Santa Monica, featuring mostly new band members (except Yuzov and Gust). The line-up was scaled down drastically when they played for a few days in April on Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade, with Bernov back in the fold for a few performances. In May 2009 former bassist Bernov showed up at former guitarist Rock's birthday party in Texas and the two jammed out to a few songs in front of friends and family.
Bernov also joined the Red Elvises' touring lineup on keyboard and accordion during March 2010.
The band continues to tour relentlessly throughout 2011. The summer tour lineup consisted of Igor Yuzov (guitar), Oleg Bernov (bass balalaika
Balalaika
The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...
), Monica DeMarco (keyboard, electric cello
Electric cello
The electric cello is a type of cello that relies on electronic amplification to produce sound. An acoustic cello can be fitted with a bridge or body mounted contact pickup providing an electric signal, or a built-in pickup can be installed...
, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
), Nate Hassan (drums), and Alex Feather Akimov
Alex Feather Akimov
Alex "Feather" Akimov is a Russian - American guitarist and composer.As an active musician for nearly ten years, he appeared on eleven studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Education:...
(guitar). Alex Feather Akimov
Alex Feather Akimov
Alex "Feather" Akimov is a Russian - American guitarist and composer.As an active musician for nearly ten years, he appeared on eleven studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Education:...
has joined Igor again for Winter 2011 shows in California, along with newcomers Regina Zernay Roberts (bass) and Walter Valdez (drums). As always there are some variations and special guests at shows, particularly when the band is playing near their home base in Venice, California.
Success and tours in Russia
In 1999 and 2002 the Red Elvises released CDs in RussianRussian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, which were very well received in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Subsequently they have been invited to perform there every summer, and they spend a couple of months playing in clubs in larger cities such as Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, as well as Yuzov's hometown of Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
As with America, the lineups in Russia include many musicians who join Yuzov for any number of shows and tours. The latest Russian tour in fall 2011 includes Yuzov and Bernov along with drummer Sergei Kalinin, keyboardist Elena Shemankova, and guitarist Alex Feather Akimov.
Studio albums
- Grooving to the Moscow BeatGrooving To The Moscow Beat- Track listing :# Grooving to the Moscow Beat# Boogie on the Beach# Good Golly Miss Molly# Please Don't Tell Me What I Did Last Night# Tango# Shooba-Doobah # My Love is Killing Me# Leech# Elvis and Bears# Schorchi Chorniye# Harriett...
(1996) - Surfing In SiberiaSurfing In Siberia- Track listing :#Surfing in Siberia#Here I Am in Hollywood#Siberia#Hungarian Dance #5#Don't Stop the Dance#Give Me One More Chance#Lovepipe MP3#Jerry's Got the Squeeze Box#I Wanna Rock'n'Roll All Night#My Darling Lorraine#Three Alley Cats...
(1997) - I Wanna See You BellydanceI Wanna See You Bellydance- Track listing :#Rocketman#Hello from Istanbul#I Wanna See You Bellydance#Voodoo Doll#Gypsy Heart#El Nino#Hawaii#I'm not that Kind of Guy#Sad Cowboy Song#Stewardess in Red#200 Flying Girls #All I Wanna Do...
(1998) - Russian BellydanceRussian Bellydance- Production history :In 1999, the Red Elvises released a new version of I Wanna See You Bellydance, with the vocals entirely sung in Russian.- Track listing :#Cosmonaut Petrov#Intro#Bellydance#Love is not for sale#El Nino#We're Dancing Lambada...
(1999) - Better Than SexBetter Than Sex (Red Elvises album)- Track listing :#Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings#Hanky Panky Kind of Love#Wild Man#Painted Love#Joint Was Jumping#Wonderful Night#To the Top#Strip Joint is Closed#Closet Disco Dancer#Jumping Cat Boogie#Mamasita- Credits :...
(1999) - Shake Your PelvisShake Your Pelvis- Track listing :#Everybody Disco #Beat of a Drum #Girl from Malibu #200 Lbs Of Pure Love #Girls Gonna Boogie Tonight #We Got the Groove #Rocketship #Colors of Rainbow...
(2000) - Bedroom BoogieBedroom Boogie- Track listing :#Pilot John#Bedroom Boogie#Tell Me Who's Your Daddy#San Antone#Ready to Fly#Sticky Little Girl#I Will Come Back#If I Set You Free#Happy That I'm Straight#Naked Rock StarAll songs written by Zhenya Rock- Personnel :...
(2001) - Welcome To The FreakshowWelcome To The FreakshowWelcome To The Freakshow is a 2001 album by the Red Elvises.- Track listing :#Space Cowboy#Welcome to the Freakshow#A Kegga Beer and Potato Chips#Sex in Paradise#Million Miles#Cha-Cha-Cha#Running Away#Groovie#Show Is Over...
(2001) - RokenrolRokenrol- Track listing :#Odessa#Sunshine #Natasha Loves Reggae#Guitarist#Pilorama#Superment#Juliet #I Want You#On Wings of Love#Besbashenni Muson#Moscow#Let Them Talk#ParavosAll songs in Russian except where noted....
(2002) - Lunatics and PoetsLunatics and Poets- Track listing :#Ocean#Venice, USA#Night Butterfly#Love Rocket#Wind#Winter Reggae#Ticket To Japan#Memoirs Of A Phuket Geisha#Juliet#Tchaikovski#Party Like A Rock Star#This Music Is Wasted If We Don't DanceAll songs written by Igor Yuzov- Personnel :...
(2004) - Drinking with JesusDrinking With JesusDrinking With Jesus is a 2009 album by the Red Elvises.- Track listing :#Drinking With Jesus#Lara's Wedding#Better Than Cocaine#Me & My Baby#Tra-la-la#Twist Like Uma Thurman#Into the Sun#Don't Crucify Me#Play Me Your Banjo#Wearing Black...
(2009)
Others
- Give Us a BreakGive Us a Break (Limpopo album)Give Us A Break was a 1995 album by Russian folk rock group Limpopo, who later became the Red Elvises.-Track listing:*When My Dear Mother Was Seeing Me Off to The Army*Volga Boatmen*Half-Moon*Soldiers, The Brave Lads*Rowanberry Tree*Seni*Steppe...
(as LimpopoLimpopoLimpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...
) (1995) - Six-String Samurai soundtrack (1998)
- Your Favorite Band LiveYour Favorite Band Live- Track listing :Disc One*El Nino *Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings *Telephone Call From Istanbul *Gypsy Heart *Voodoo Doll *200 Flying Girls *Flaming Cheese...
(live album) (2000) - 30 Greatest Hits30 Greatest Hits- Track listing :Disc One# Summer Holiday# Lucky Lips# Visions# Melting Pot# Johhy Quest Intro# All Clued Up Intro# Give Us A Clue Intro# Blockbusters Intro# Catchpharse Intro# Bullseye Intro# Big Ship# The Fintstones Closing# The Simpsons Intro...
(greatest hits compilation) (2007)
Videography
- Live On The Pacific OceanLive on the Pacific OceanLive On The Pacific Ocean is a 1997 live video by the Red Elvises.- Track listing :# Aloha!# Shoobah-doobah# My Darling Lorraine# Grooving To The Moscow Beat# Three Alley Cats# Boogie On The Beach# Flaming Cheese# Harriet# Lovepipe# Sad Cowboy Song...
(1997, VHS) - Live In MoscowLive in Moscow (Red Elvises DVD)Live In Moscow is a live concert DVD by the Red Elvises. The concert was recorded May 31, 2006 at Club Apelsin in Moscow, Russia.- Track listing :# Love Rocket# Ticket To Japan # Strip Joint Is Closed# Lambada# Blue Moon...
(2006, DVD)
Film and television appearances
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jet-Lagged (film) | composer | Gregory Flitsanov | |
| 2010 | The Ballad of Mary & Ernie (web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... ) |
composer | Robert Stadd | Episode 3, "Looking For Something?" |
| 2007 | Botched Botched -Plot:Richie Donovan works as a professional thief for Groznyi , a wealthy businessman, in order to pay off his debt for being smuggled into America as a child. He pulls off a successful diamond heist, but it is botched when he gets involved in two separate car accidents... (film) |
composer | Kit Ryan | |
| 2005 | Live 8 Live 8 concert, Moscow On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. Although not on such a large scale as the concerts held at Hyde Park, London and Philadelphia, it was still a momentous occasion for Russia, and had an impressive line up.... (TV) |
self | Performed at Live 8 Moscow alongside Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards.... |
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| 2003 | Mail Order Bride (film) | composer | Robert Capelli, Jr. | Starring Danny Aiello Danny Aiello Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Léon, Two Days in the Valley, and Dinner Rush... and Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore is an Italian-American actor, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.-Early life:... |
| 2002 | Fastlane Fastlane (TV series) Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from 2002 to 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series. After finishing its initial run on the network, Fastlane stopped airing on G4... (TV) |
Red Elvises | Josh Pate Josh Pate Joshua Warren "Josh" Pate is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote The Grave, Deceiver, and The Take. He also co-created Good vs Evil and Surface... |
Appeared in Episode 3, "Gone Native" |
| 2002 | Project: Valkyrie (film) | composer | Jeff Waltrowski | |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers (film) | composer | David Mirkin David Mirkin David Mirkin is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer. Mirkin grew up in Philadelphia and intended to become an electrical engineer, but abandoned this career path in favor of studying film at Loyola Marymount University. After graduating, he became a stand-up... |
Starring Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, for which she has received worldwide recognition .Other notable roles include Dana... and Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated... |
| 1998 | Melrose Place (TV) | composer, self | Chip Chalmers Chip Chalmers -Biography:In 1979 "Chip Chalmers" became the production coordinator of 20th Century Fox Television in Los Angeles. In 1981 Chalmers entered the Directors Guild of America and worked as an assistant director till 1993. Chalmers was first assistant director for episodes of Melrose Place, The A-Team,... |
Season 7, Episode 14, "Suspicion" |
| 1998 | Six-String Samurai Six-String Samurai Six-String Samurai is a 1998 post-apocalyptic action/comedy film directed by Lance Mungia. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with the Red Elvises, the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack.... (film) |
composer, self | Lance Mungia Lance Mungia Lance Mungia is an American screenwriter and film director, of the film Six String Samurai; and co-writer/director of The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension Films.... |
Famous for the line, "Nice shoes!" |
| 1998 | VH-1Behind the Music Behind the Music Behind the Music is a television series on VH1. It originally ran from 1997 to 2006, before it was stopped and only aired new episodes sporadically. The series places its generality on documentation of musical artists or groups who are interviewed and profiled, and discuss how their careers became... (TV) |
composer, self | Episode, "Taking It To The Streets" | |
| 1998 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular was a weekly American television variety show hosted by Penn and Teller that appeared on the FX Networks from August 10, 1998 - June 30, 1999... (TV) |
self | Bruce Gowers Bruce Gowers Bruce Gowers is an English television director and producer, best known for work on large-scale live music and event productions. He started his career in his native England where his landmark music video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought him international recognition leading to his... |
Performed "I Wanna See You Bellydance" |
| 1997 | Pitch Pitch (film) A pitch is a concise verbal presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or director to a producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay."Pitch" is a contraction of the phrase "sales pitch"... (film) |
composer | Kenny Hotz Kenny Hotz Kenneth Joel "Kenny" Hotz is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, actor, producer and photographer. He is a former South Park consultant/writer, creator/director/co-star of the Showcase and Comedy Central television show Kenny vs... , Spencer Rice Spencer Rice Spencer "Spenny" Nolan Rice is a Canadian writer, director, producer, and comedian. He was the co-star of Kenny vs. Spenny along with Kenny Hotz.-Personal life:... |