SNAKE

Snake is the current drummer of the following bands: Agatha Kristy and NAÏVE.
Snake was born on January 21, 1970 in Moscow, Russia. The first band, YOUNG GUNS, was created by Snake in 1991. YOUNG GUNS took part in a huge amount of different festivals (the Slavic Fair, the Iron March, etc.). YOUNG GUNS warmed up SNAP and EUROPE within the bounds of the White Nights fest in St.-Petersburg. Also they had given a great many of the concerts, touring through the country. This group was in active rotation on radio and TV; and was voted as the best new group of the year according to the results of all charts. Also they became one of the top five best rock groups of Russia. After break-up in 1994, Snake formed a new group that was called MAD DOG. For today, 5 albums of this group have been released.
Since 1996 SNAKE is the member of the band NAIVE. Snake as the director of NAIVE released the earliest band’s album known as "Post-Alcoholic Fears". It was Bill Gould (ex-Faith No More) who became a co-producer of this album, and with whom NAIVE was in a close long-standing friendship.
July, 2003 Snake got an invitation from Tyla, singer of the cult glam-rock British band The Dogs D'Amour in order to perform in Moscow in the lineup of his band. After two rehearsals SNAKE performed with Tyla in “B2 club” ,August 2003.
In 2005, Snake became the producer and the drummer of the solo project of Blondinka KsU, the former vocalist of “Elisium”band.
At various times Snake cooperated with the following groups as the sessional drummer at concerts and during recording : these bands are “Ura”, "Voyage", “Lotion”, “3/31”, “Lady’s Man”, “the 13th Constellation”, etc.
February 2006, accepted the offer and signed up the endorser agreement with the company ОК&Cо , Russian representation of the cymbals manufacturing company ‘MEINL’. Snake became the representative of this company in Russia.
May 2007, Snake became an endorser and representative of cymbal manufacturing company ‘PEACE’.
Snake’s Discography:
1. Young Guns «Young Guns» 1992
2. 3.31 «Be that will be» 1995
3. MAD DOG «MAD DOG» 1997
4. NAIVE «Post-Alcoholic Anxieties» 1997
5. MAD DOG «6.3.0» 1999
6. NAIVE «Wholesale and Retail» 2000
7. MAD DOG «Selected 1995-97» 2000
8. NAIVE «ROCK » (live) 2001
9. MAD DOG «On Sunset»
10. NAIVE «Forever» 2002
11. NAIVE «Rock-and-Roll is Dead?» 2003
12. MAD DOG «Rewind» 2004
13. NAIVE «Alive & Unharmed» (live) 2004
14. Blondinka KsU «I ’m Blondy!» 2005
15. NAIVE «The Other Side Of Love» 2006
16. Blondinka KsU «Time Destroys Everything» 2006
17. NAIVE «Alter EGO» 2007
18. NAIVE «20 Years Of Loneliness» 2009
Since the mid of 2008 Snake has been a drummer of Agatha Kristy, one of the leading groups of the country. Agatha Kristy is the only Russian rock-band, which was fourfold awarded with National Musical Prize ‘Ovation’.
In 1997 , Monte Carlo, the band became a "World Music Awards" laureate as the band, whose albums had been best sold in Russia.
Agatha Kristy band have14 albums, 16 videos, a number of concert videofilms and original soundtracks to their credit.
Within the line up of Agatha Kristy Snake has recorded 16 tracks for a new album that is going to be released in 2009.
«I take a real delight in creating music within the lineup of ‘Agatha Kristy’ band. In my opinion, I get on with the guys very well. As if the real magic is performed during our rehearsals. And I’m sure it will give rise to a perfect co-authorship. »

Snake's Kit 2009. Установка, которую я использую в туре Агаты Кристи "Эпилог"

Drums:
A. DDrum SE Electronic Drums 10"x2
B. 6x10" Pacific 805 Series Black Lacquer..Black Hardware Snare Drum (со встроеным внутри микрофоном)
С. 6.5x14" Premier Genista Series Birch Shell Snare Drum
D. 14x14" Peace DNA Black Snake Edition Series Black Lacquer..Black Hardware Birch Shell Tom (со встроеным внутри микрофоном)
E. 16x16" Peace DNA Black Snake Edition Series Black Lacquer..Black Hardware Birch Shell Tom (со встроеным внутри микрофоном)
F. 22x18" Peace DNA Black Snake Edition Series Black Lacquer..Black Hardware Birch Shell Bass Drum (со встроеным внутри микрофоном)
Cymbals:Meinl
1. 10" MB 20 Rock Splash
2. 19" MB 20 Medium Heavy Crash
3. 15" MB 10 Medium Soundwave Нi-Hat
4. 22" MB 20 Heavy Bell Ride
5. 8" Classics Bell Effect
6. 20" MB 20 Heavy Crash
7. 20" Rock China
Hardware: DW, including a DW5000 bass drum pedal.
Heads:Remo coated Emperor X on snare batter (tuned medium-tight), clear Ambassador snare-side, coated Emperor on top of toms with smooth clear Ambassadors on bottoms, smooth clear PowerStroke 3 on kick batter, coated Emperor X on 10" snare batter, clear Ambassador snare-side, clear Emperor on DDrum's pad's.
Electronics: Roland TD-20 sound module
Sticks: Leonty Snake Signature model, Peace 5B-Powerdrive Woodshed Model

Videoclips:

NAIVE - Hope For Yourself:

NAIVE - My Heart:

Blondinka Ksu - The Cheek of the Cool Dude:

Mad Dog - Call me a river:

Mad Dog - In a dawn:

My Partners: