Exit Project

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EXIT project
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Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
Genres Nu jazz, IDM, world, chill-out, downtempo, electronic, art rock, experimental, instrumental, easy listening, electronica, jazz fusion
Years active2001–present
MembersOleg Smirnov (Producer, Bass, Guitars, Programming)(2002–present)
Vladimir "Big" Glushko (Drums, percussion)(2003–present)
Valery "MIF" Mifodovsky (Promotion, Management)(2001–present),
John Kukaryamba (percussion, effects, voices) (2006–present),
Anastasia Boguslavskaya (alto saxophone) (2007–present),
Maria Logofet (violin) (2010–present),
Kirill Parenchuk (tabla, soprano sax) (2008–present)
Oleg Mariakhin (Saxophones, Trumpet) (2011–present)
Nikolay Rubanov (Saxophones)(2011–present)
Roman "ROmix" Smirnov (Guitar, Programming)(2001–present)
Past members
Katerina "Kotya" Zinich (vocals) (2006–2010)
Michael "Kotovsky" Finagin (double bass) (2003–2004)
Anton Kochurkin (Flute)(2003–2004)
Timur Pirogov (bass) (2007–2008)
Gregory Sandomirsky (keyboards) (2007–2008)
Nikita Filippov (live sound)(2009–2012)
Website www.exitproject.org

EXIT project is an instrumental, nu jazz, world, IDM, electronic music, art rock, experimental music, and jazz fusion band from Russia. The band created its own unique style which was labeled as art-fusion. [1] [2]

Contents

The Concept

Music aiming people, not the showbiz In terms of management and music distribution EXIT project was aims to promote innovative ways for music distribution and promotion in media, culture and economics. [3] The motto of the project is – "The way out exists" – implies on the one hand, the way out for creative musician, bounded by the limits imposed on music content by commercially driven show business; on the other – the search for alternative way for music distribution. According to Valery Mifodovsky, manager of EXIT project, the goal of management of the project is "popularization and implementation of the concept of innovative music distribution in commercial and non-commercial purposes". [4]

The style

EXIT project – Paint It Blue Or Say It's Sad

Art-Fusion. The musicians of EXIT project say that they "use all means of expression in music at hand to bring the music in". Virtually every other album is somehow different. Music of EXIT project comprises the elements of Instrumental Music, Nu-Jazz, Chill-out, Downtempo, IDM, Electronic Music, art rock, Experimental Music, and Jazz fusion Musical critic and publisher Vladimir Impaler (InRock Magazine) named this unique blend and stylistic approach as Art-fusion.

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on stage

Licensing

Music of EXIT project is issued under Creative Commons CC-BY-ND, which allows anyone to use it for any (including commercial) purposes with requirement to credit and cite the author with default prohibition to make any derivative works out of it without the consent of the author. The music is subject for copying, broadcasting and sending/spreading among fans. Licensing and live concerts are perceived as the main source of revenue for an artist. [5]

Innovations in music publishing formats

EXIT project are innovators in music publishing formats. In October 2012 the band's release LiveSplashes became the first in the world music album to be published in 3plet format. [6] [7] Before that in 2008, EXIT project presented their third album as a multimedia playcast – a synthesis of music, visual art and poetry: thus the music is perceived straight from the screen/speakers as a part of a holistic mix of multimedia art comprising sound + image + word. [8] [9]

Before the debut in 3plet format there was a similar effort: a release for iPhone – Appbum (APPlication alBUM) – a new format of publishing music, a smart combination of iPhone application and music album. [10]

Live Show program

In spring 2010 the band started working on a new live program – Color Splashes – which is a mix of contemporary Nu Jazz and Electronic music. As some critics, as well as the musicians, admit this is the brightest and most colorful live show the band has ever produced. The on-stage line-up consists of Oleg Smirnov (Programming, Bass, Guitars), Vladimir 'BIG' Glushko (drums), Maria Logofet (violin), Anastasia Boguslavskaya (alto sax), Oleg Mariakhin (baritone sax, trumpet), Jon Kukaryamba (percussion, vocals, effects) and band's live soundman – Nikita Filippov. The band is now performing shows in clubs and at festivals. The touring line-up however is usually reduced to 4–5 musicians on stage. The concert debut of this program was released in 2012 as a 4-track concert EP "LiveSplashes" on a CD and in a 3plet format. [11] The release received numerous acknowledgements and reviews around Russia and the USA. [12] The current touring band consists of 5 musicians on stage and a live sound engineer. The current live show program, as well as reviews, videos and music etc. is available at band's official website. [13]

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Live at Central House of Artist (Moscow, RU)
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Live at Central House of Artist (Moscow, RU) 2

History

EXIT project was formed in 2001 as an open experimental music community of musicians. "Open" means that any thoughtful and contented musician could join in and contribute. The point was from the start to create a non-commercial music project. The first lineup was: RO-mix (Guitars, Programming, Vocals), Michael (keyboards, vocals, programming). Soon Michael parted, but in a year the band grew in size, when Oleg Smirnov (Guitars, producer), Vladimir "Big" Glushko (Drums), Michael "Kotovsky" Finagin (double bass), Anton Kochurkin (Flute) joined the project. [1] [14]

The first album of the project Live Electricity, was released in 2002 by the label CD Land Records. Several songs from the album entered different compilations. All the sale proceeds from the album were directed to the WWF program (protection of animals). [1] The album received highly positive reviews from the critics, and the band was identified to have its own unique style by the top music critic and journalist Artemy Troitsky. [2]

In 2004 having played some local-scale shows and recorded a demo-release for live show program "Quintet "Michael "Kotovsky" Finagin and Anton Kochurkin left the band. [15]

Meanwhile, the second album of the band, Hack The World, which was mostly a studio work. "Hack the World" was predominantly Electronic music, and was released in 2005 by the declaration FREE!MUSIC 2.1, which allows anyone download and use the music freely. Some of its tracks were used in an audio-story Karandash i samodelkin v Egipte, by Moscow-based art project called Audio-Theater. [1] The album became a success, and the musical journals Salon Audio Video and Avtozvuk released the album in a 50,000 copies edition as an add-on to the journal issue. [15] Songs from the album were also used for the audio-show Space Mowgli based on a story by Strugatsky brothers and in Peoples book based on Yevgeniy Grishkovts's Rivers. [1]

After the success of Hack The World the band started an active touring career in various venues as well as Russian and Ukrainian jazz, alternative and rock festivals, including InProg (2006), Space of Joy (2006), Pustye Holmi (2006), etc. It was in these days when the unique style of the band was named by the critics as art-fusion. [1] [2] On 22 October 2007, the band together with Sergey Letov were the first to perform at the TV show "Brat Jivyom" ("Taking Alive") on the major Russian TV channel O2TV. [2] The official DVD released by the O2TV channel followed this remarkable performance. The following year (2008) this line-up of performers broke up, having naturally completed its agenda. [16]

Meanwhile, in 2007 Ro-mix and producer Oleg Smirnov with some other sidemen recorded EXIT project's third studio album Mystery Journey of Girl with her Death (2007). Being primarily a studio work, the sound of the album was a more distortion oriented and included more traditional music elements and song-line compositions. [1] [2]

In 2008 the new – parallel – line-up was formed consisting of Oleg Smirnov, "Ro-mix" and world music and jazz virtuoso Kirill Parenchuk playing soprano sax and Indian percussion instrument tabla. In 2010 the band released the amazing concert album featuring collaboration with avant-garde saxophonist Sergey Letov – "Live at Golden Mask" recorded live in 2007.

In 2012 the concert debut of live program was released in 2012 as a 5-track concert EP "LiveSplashes" [17] on a CD and became the first music album to be released in a 3plet format. [11] The release received numerous acknowledgements and reviews around Russia and the USA. [18]

Later in 2012 the band's producer, bandleader and bassist Oleg Smirnov released a studio multimedia project in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Kirill Parnchuk. The multi-media album "Son Cherished Most" [19] is a unity of music, visual arts and text citations as well as a 10-minute documentary film [20] revealing the concept and the process of creation.

The latest official release of the band is The Best 20.20 and is an anniversary album highlighting the twentieth year in the band's history. The release is available in all major digital stores. [21] The album got high critical acclaim in the music media. [22]

Present members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

Concert albums

Compilations and other releases

LIST OF FESTIVALS:

Island of Light (2006)

In Prog (2006)

Space of Joy (2006),

Golden Mask Club (2007)

Noumen Art (2008)

Long Arms 5 (2008)

Ethnolife (2008);

Wild Mint (2009); (Oleg Smirnov)

Pustye Holmi (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Kazantip (2011)

Ethno Planeta (2012)

Archstoyanie (2010, 2012)

Russian-German Festival "On Rozhdenstvensky Side" (2013)

WaFest (2012, 2013)

Troitza: All Live (2014)

JetLag (2017) (Oleg Smirnov)

THE LIST OF SOME PRINT (HARD-COPY) MUSIC MAGAZINES WHERE YOU CAN FIND REVIEWS OF THE EXIT PROJECT ALBUMS:

Billboard (#4 2008; #6 2010)

InRock (#17-2005; #28-2008; #39-2009; #49-2011; #58-2013)

Play (#6-2002; #7-2002; #11-2006)

Salon Audio&Video (#2-2006; #4-2007; #1-2008)

AutoZvuk (#2-2006; #1-2007; #8-2007; #7-2008)

Fuzz (#10-2007)

Trivia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Exit Project. Free!Music project Archived 26 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "O2TV – Первый молодёжный телеканал". Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
  3. ↑ membrana.ru Открытая мультимедийная лицензия: свобода неоднозначного выбора Archived 7 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Музыку раньше писали для людей, а теперь для шоу-бизнеса". Gazeta.ru. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "EXIT project – Mystery Journey of Girl with her Death – 2007". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "3plet". Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "EXIT project для iPhone, iPad и iPod touch в iTunes App Store". iTunes . Archived from the original on 19 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "9. Closer to the End". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "EXIT project - интервью". 28 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2024– via youtube.com.
  10. ↑ Virtually, it's a full-scale music edition in the new digital media. Apart from habitual musical listening Appub allows: to watch related slide show pictures while listening, watching the music videos straight from the application, read the lyrics and even sing along (karaoke), get to know the band's background, comment and read others' comments.
  11. 1 2 "EXIT project HD on the App Store". iTunes . Archived from the original on 17 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Reviews exitproject.org
  13. ↑ "Exit Project website". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  14. ↑ Exit Project. Хорошая музыка. – Участники Archived 12 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 3 Exit Project. Хорошая музыка. – Дискография Exit Project Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "EXIT project. Хорошая музыка". Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  17. ↑ LiveSplashesexitproject.org Archived 6 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ Reviews exitproject.org
  19. ↑ "Exit Project website". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "[EXIT project] "Son Cherished Most" - Documentary". YouTube . 18 December 2012.
  21. 1 2 "The Best 20.20". Spotify . 19 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "EXIT project. Инструментальная музыка мирового уровня из России | Musecube". 28 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Страница альбома Shanti Place на официальном сайте коллектива". Exitproject.pdj.ru. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  24. ↑ "Tunguska – Favorite Яркий коллективный проект, посвящённый Тунгусскому феномену (DVD приложение к журналу Mobi) № 86; Октябрь 2010 Средний тираж – 70 тысяч экземпляров". Mirf.ru. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  25. ↑ Сборник журнала Play – русская сборка № 3 2002 Тираж журнала 50.000 экземпляров
  26. ↑ Сборник журнала Play – русская сборка -replay № 12 2004 тираж журнала 50.000 экземпляров
  27. ↑ [Posted 13 December 2004 by cook] (13 December 2004). "2004 – Free!Music Compilation (CD, сборник), Alt Linux. тираж 20.000 шт". Lwn.net. Retrieved 18 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ↑ "2002 OpenMusic Compilation (CD, сборник), Alt Linux. тираж 20.000 шт". Altlinux.ru. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  29. ↑ Music for designers Compilation (CD, сборник) 2003 Indexdesign
  30. ↑ Пропаганда −2 (CD, сборник) 2002
  31. ↑ 29 января 2003 года. "Пропаганда −3 (CD, сборник) 2003" (in Russian). Culture.tonkoblako-9.net. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ↑ ""Four Seasons – Russian Winter" 2009 (CD, сборник) Pitch Music Publishing и лейбл Fusion представляют порцию зимнего настроения – третий сборник отечественной СhillOut-музыки". Pitch-music.com. 2 September 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  33. ↑ ""Four Seasons – Russian Autumn" 2009 (CD, сборник) Pitch Music Publishing". Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  34. ↑ "Tunguska Chillout Grooves vol. 2 2009 (CD, сборник) Tunguska Electronic Music Society". 4seasons-russia.com. 2 September 2001. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  35. ↑ "— Tunguska Chillout Grooves vol. 3 (Lilith & Selena) 2009 (digital, сборник) Tunguska Electronic Music Society" (in Russian). Jamendo.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  36. ↑ "— Tunguska Chillout Grooves vol. 4 2009 (digital, сборник) Tunguska Electronic Music Society" (in Russian). Jamendo.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  37. ↑ "Ellipsis: Tunguska.Shaman.Vimana. 2010 (digital, сборник) Tunguska Electronic Music Society" (in Russian). Jamendo.com. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  38. ↑ EXIT project in WWF videos Youtube
  39. ↑ EXIT project in WWF videos Youtube
  40. ↑ EXIT project in Greenpeace videos YouTube
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