Tesla Boy

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Tesla Boy
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Background information
Origin Moscow, Russia
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • Mullet [2008–2012]
  • Gorby Reagan [2012–present]
Members
Past members
  • Mike Studnitsyn
  • Stan Astakhov
  • Leo Zatagin
  • Dmitry Midborn
  • Konstantin Pokhvalin
  • Boris Lifshits
  • Igor Gribov
  • Igor Ten
  • Roman Nochevnyy
Website www.teslaboy.com

Tesla Boy is a Russian synthpop band formed in 2008 by sound producer, songwriter and musician Anton Sevidov.

Contents

History

From an early age, Anton Sevidov learned music through his father's old vinyl collection that included Ray Charles, Prince, Stevie Wonder and Blondie.

The activity of the band began from the recording and spreading online the demo consisting of five tracks, which were released as "The Tesla Boy EP" later.

Mullet Records, a British record label, suggested to release a mini album with five tracks. "The Tesla Boy EP" uploaded in winter, 2009, official release was in September, and later autumn the album of remixes was dropped.

In 2010, Tesla Boy released a new album Modern Thrills . [1] There was a presentation of it in club Strelka. The band was in the line-up of Afisha’s Picnic again, also Tesla Boy had a show on EXIT festival, in Serbia with Midnight Juggernauts. Then the band had their first concert tour in Barcelona, Spain. By the end of 2010, Tesla Boy had a concert in Tromsø Norway, festival Insomnia. [2]

In 2011, Tesla Boy had their tour in Scandinavia (Sweden and Finland) and released the song "In your Eyes" under the French label Kitsuné.

In 2012, Tesla Boy had a concert tour in New York, US, they gave a show at Webster Hall and at Full Moon festival. [3]

In December 2012, the band presented maxi-single "Split", [4] which included two new songs "Another light", "Split" and remixes for "The Myriads", "Pioneerball" and "SoundSAM". Martin Dubka, an English sound producer helped Tesla Boy with the new tracks. Also at the same time, the band released their new video for a song "Split". It was directed in New York, in September 2012 by the Andrey Krauzov.

In March 2013, the single "1991" was dropped. On 21 May, Tesla Boy presented their new album "The Universe Made of Darkness". It came to the ITunes top in Russia, US, Mexico and Europe. There were three shows in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kyiv dedicated to the album and more than 15 thousands of fans visited those shows. Band went on tour to Mexico twice in a year and the big tour to the USA in September. In summer 2013 Tesla Boy released a new video for "Undetected" presented on website of Jay-Z. [5]

In 2015 Tesla Boy released single "Nothing". [6] By the end of the year Tesla Boy had a little concert tour in four USA towns: Los Angeles, San-Francisco, Portland and Seattle. [7] The new program from the band was presented on 20 March in 2016 in Gogol Centre. At the same time Tesla Boy released a video for "Nothing", which was put in the SXSW (Austin, Texas) and Berlin Music Video Awards festival programs. [8]

In summer 2016 the band dropped their new EP — "Moses" with five songs on it, and moreover, they presented a new clip "Circles" (director Ryan Patrick). [9]

There was a premiere of the single "Compromise" from the new album "Remedy" on 7 September.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
2009The Tesla Boy EP [11] Extended plays
2009The Tesla Boy EP Remixed [12] Extended plays
2009Electric Lady [13] Modern Thrills
2010Thinking of You [14] Modern Thrills
2010Liberating SoulModern Thrills
2011Rebecca [15] Modern Thrills
2012Fantasy [16] The Universe Made of Darkness
2012SPLIT [17] The Universe Made of Darkness
20131991 [18] The Universe Made of Darkness
2013Undetected [19] The Universe Made of Darkness
2016Nothing [20] Nothing
2016Circles [21] Moses
2018Compromise [22] Remedy
2019Холод уйдет [23] Андропов

Music videos

YearTitleAlbum
2009Electric LadyModern Thrills
2010Thinking of YouModern Thrills
2011RebeccaModern Thrills
2012FantasyThe Universe Made of Darkness
2012SplitThe Universe Made of Darkness
2012Another LightSplit
2013Broken Doll The Universe Made of Darkness 2014Keyboards & SynthsKeyboards & Synths
2016NothingNothing
2016CirclesMoses
2018CompromiseRemedy
2020ПрогулкаПрогулка

Musicians

Anton Sevidovvocal, keyboards, sound production (2008–present)
Peter Dolskybass, keyboards (2018–present)
Ilya Kazantsevpercussion (2018–present)
Kirill Glezindrums (2019–present)


Dmitry Midbornbass (2008–2012)
Konstantin Poko Cox Pokhvalinguitar, back vocals (2010–2012)
Boris Lifshitsdrums (2008–2010)
Leo Zataginbass (2012–2018)
Stan "Pioneerball" Astakhovguitar, keyboards (2013–2018)
Mike Studnitsyndrums, back vocals (2010–2019)
Igor Gribovguitar (2018–2019)
Igor Tensax (2018–2019)
Roman Nochevnyyguitar (2019)

Tesla Boy's song "Spirit of the Night" was featured in Forza Horizon 's in-game radio station "Horizon Pulse". [24]

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