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Svoy

Left lane – silver
Right lane – gold

About Me


Watch Driving Away music video on YouTube.
Watch LIVE acoustic I Don't Love on YouTube.

"...Sublimely beautiful"
—PopMatters
"...A fascinating album"
—The Celebrity Cafe
"...Sophisticated. Hypnotic. Sexy."
—AllMusic.com
"...An impressive journey
through the mind of a truly gifted artist."
—EVIVE
"...Brilliant hybrid of jazzy piano-pop,
anthemic emo-rock and ambient electronica"
—ArtistDirect
"Groovy electronica filled with real melodies
and great vocals. Awesome production... beautiful voice."
—Hybrid Magazine
"...A sharp blend. The New York composer is a quintessentially
modern songman."
—Download.com
"This lil New York Ruskie reminds us all that electro/techno is a viable
genre and not just party music. In a word, Gorgeous."
—Alex Hluch, Imeem


By Jeff Chiang

Svoy has created an ambitious collage of richly textured electronic sounds, yearning pop melodies, and articulate poetry in his full length debut album Eclectric.  
Svoy’s Eclectric is, as music critic Bryan Baker put it, “the world seen through the eyes of a lovelorn automaton who speaks in three minute electro-pop songs.”  
New York-based Svoy was born in a small port city in the Russian Far East and has let music lead him on an incredible journey, from the late night piano musings of his next-door neighbor in his hometown, to the Russian Academy of Music to study with the legendary Russian pianist Igor Bril. Music had a larger plan for Svoy, however, and he was offered a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music and it was there that Svoy found his true musical calling. Svoy jokes, “I entered Berklee as a Jazz pianist and left as a Pop Electronica artist. I think a lot of my professors won’t forgive me for that.”  
It was also at Berklee that Svoy began recording original songs. Fascinated with many different styles of music, including electronica, R&B and rock, and influenced by artists ranging from Boards of Canada and Pat Metheny to Me’Shell NdegeOcello and Peter Gabriel, he embraced each influence when writing and producing his new music.  
In 2002, while still in school, he won the BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship Film Music Competition and spent six weeks studying with the renowned TV composer Mike Post (NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and Law and Order) at his studio in Hollywood.  Further affirmation came in his winning of the 2004 BMI John Lennon Songwriting Competition in New York, presented by Yoko Ono.  
Armed with his recent achievements and his collection of songs titled Eclectric all written, performed and produced by Svoy, he sent a copy to record label Rendezvous Entertainment and within 2 weeks, got a response back from VP of A&R, Frank Cody. “Svoy is a one-of-a-kind singer/songwriter who uses the palette of electronica to create a vivid, colorful landscape.  The melodies are wrapped in complex harmonies and rhythms. The lyrics are often unexpected. We’re fortunate to have him in the Rendezvous family,” Cody states.  
Svoy's Eclectric is available in stores and online now. Also, check out his music video for “Driving Away,” directed by Dutch/German visual artists Praful and Vimal at www.svoy.com .


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Member Since: 8/3/2005
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Record Label: Rendezvous/Universal
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Eclectric Available Internationally on iTunes

Eclectric is now available on iTunes in the following countries:AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaDenmarkFinlandFranceG ermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPortugalSpainSwitzerland...
Posted by Svoy on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:35:00 PST

’Driving Away’ Blogger Review

Just stumbled upon this review by SuMoMo on Blogger  READ....
Posted by Svoy on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:01:00 PST

EP

Greetings!An EP of 4 completely reworked songs from Eclectric, + 1 surprise track, is finished. Excited for you to hear at some point soon. Working on getting this music out to you, while finishing al...
Posted by Svoy on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:33:00 PST

Eclectric New Review

Just found this new review of the album at www.discowhore.com (quoted below). Pretty cool!"The original release date for this gem was 2007. Yes it's a little late but I enjoy spreading great music. Ec...
Posted by Svoy on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:28:00 PST

Another Fan Video Posted!

Beautiful video for 'Driving Away' from Cliquee!! ...
Posted by Svoy on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:26:00 PST

New Fan Video

I was very moved by this video. Got a link from a person by name Cliquee earlier today. A very emotional complement to the song. Hope you enjoy as much as I did. Thank you, Cliquee! ...
Posted by Svoy on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:25:00 PST

New Video Posted

During one of the breaks between recording sessions on my recent trip to LA, I pulled the mic away from the vocal booth (they let me do that!) and recorded this version of 'I Don't Love'. Hope you enj...
Posted by Svoy on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:38:00 PST

Svoy in NY & DC w/Zveri

On May 9th & 11th Svoy will be opening for Zveri (Russia’s major rock band) at Terminal 5 in New York & at The State Theater in Washington DC (resp). Both sets start at 7:00 PMTerminal 5 is loca...
Posted by Svoy on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:02:00 PST

To my fans in Japan

Just wanted to give a shout out and say thank you to all of my new fans in Japan! Glad you like the music, grateful for all the kind words of support from you, keep spreading the word to your friends ...
Posted by Svoy on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:25:00 PST

Svoy w/Mumiy Troll @ Webster Hall

On Thursday, March 6, 2008, Svoy will be opening for Mumiy Troll, Russia's TOP Alternative Rock band, at Webster Hall in New York. Svoy's set starts at 8:30 PM. Webster Hall is at 125 East 11th Street...
Posted by Svoy on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:26:00 PST