Denys Berezhnoy - Information about music and musician

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About the musician

Denys Berezhnoy (b. 1974) is a professional singer-songwriter. He graduated from the vocal department of conservatory. Special feature of his creative work in a unique combination of different genres, styles of music: own songs, arias, romances, world popular songs, ethnic (Gypsy, Spanish, Latin American) music, French chanson, bard songs, performed with own guitar accompaniment. (Recording simultaneously, without any multitracking and audio mixing.) Part of the interview: “...No matter how much different orchestras, music groups or rock bands accompanied me I always return to own guitar accompaniment. The more challenging the song is the more thrilling it is to perform it professionally and beautifully by means of only voice and guitar”. (read more) “...It's important for me, the idea of kinship, unity of works of different vocal genres and the possibility of this way of they combining, through execution of the same instruments (voice and guitar)”.

He worked his way from a street musician and a restaurant musician to the opera and concert singer. In the early 90's as a member of several rock bands and a regular member of the Afghan telethons that were popular at the time. Thereafter, along with studies at the conservatory, constantly gave concerts. He sang in many places – underground crossings, town squares, discothèques, clubs, restaurants, radio, television, music festivals, theaters, and concert halls. He formed his own audience during that time and he is working for these people now.

The titles of several concert programs:
2011, “Saint Petersburg romance of the 21st century” Romances and songs on poems by contemporary poets of St. Petersburg;
“Moscow Still Alive” Songs on poems by contemporary poets of Moscow;
“Listen to This Snow” A song cycle on poems by Natalya Malinina;
2008, “Contemporary vocal music. Romances and songs on poems by the Internet age poets”;
“Gubanov. Sosnora. Two northern birds” Romances and songs on poems by Leonid Gubanov and Viktor Sosnora;
“Tick-Tock Citizen” A song cycle on poems by Konstantin Rupasov;
2001, 2002, Concert programs “Evolution of Romance” (Parts I and II), which outlined changes to the genre from old times to the most recent trends. For the first time in these programs romances from the operas of Donizetti, Wagner, Bizet sounded with guitar accompaniment of the singer, that is as close to an opera libretto.

Discography (details):
Forward-backward (2012);
Our Honour (2010/2011);
Adamo in Russian (2010, Joint album);
Intellectual’s Comfort (2009);
Gathering of Stones (2008);
I am a sun-man and everyone wants to be warmed by my rays (2007, Studio “Laos”);
A Book (2006, Studio DRSTRC);
Shame (2005, Studio “Gorki 29”);
The Rebellion (2004, Studio “Gorki 29”);
Belge (2003, Studio “FAT Records”);
Plays at a fork in the road (1993);
The Wind(1990);
The Day (1989)

Also since 1990 Denys Berezhnoy teaches singing and guitar accompaniment individually, including remotely via Skype, taught during this time hundreds of people around the world. (read more)

About the music

Denys with Dyufa and Phil (Lyolechka) Denys Berezhnoy, professional singer-songwriter who originally unites music of different genres, styles and trends in his art, but persistently follows the principle of individualism in performance.

Creation biography of singer includes a lot of concert programs on various topics:

Opera, classical and modern chamber music. One of outstanding programs is “Evolution of Romance” in which arias and romances from operas are sung with guitar accompaniment of performer. This style referred to as Progressive romance embraces both singing and guitar-playing skills and does not allow any other accompaniment and artificial overlay of different parts.

Ethnic music. Folk songs of Kalderash and Russian Gypsy (authentic performance and performance of Russian and Ukrainian translations), Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Peruvian and Bolivian (Latin American) folk songs.

Classics of world popular music.

War songs. Classics of bard songs, criminal genre and also classics of Russian rock.

And, of course, programs of own songs which represent modern serious music since late eighties till now.