The compositions of the project are included in the world music collections Café del Mar, Buddha Bar, Mykonos 2019 and more than two dozen collections. Triangle Sun songs are rotated in 53 countries.[citation needed]
History
In 2004 Triangle Sun began the ascension on a musical scene. Same year they have won the Russian festival Cafe Del Mar Lounge. Then went to Spanish coast of Ibiza to play in world famous Cafe Del Mar (Ibiza) and won there too. Soon the track Beautiful was licensed by Cafe Del Mar XIII, thanks to which Triangle Sun has become popular in Europe and America.[citation needed]
As a result, in summer 2005, Triangle Sun performed as headliner at festival Parliament Lounge.
Thus, Triangle Sun became a project included in the series of compilations Cafe del Mar, and then a project that performed at the festival Global Gathering 2007 in London.
The debut album of Triangle Sun under the name Diamond was released in September 2007 on Diamond Records.
In 2009 Alexander Knyazev have found their own musical label TSM.
In 2010 Mars licensed a track by Triangle Sun founder Alexander Knyazev, called "Moments" as a soundtrack for the TVC of chocolate Dove on the American market. [citation needed]
Same year managers of German division Sony music have included their composition "Diamond" in 9th vol. of Erotic lounge, among such musical collectives as Air, Tosca, Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Jazzanova, Yonderboi, Blank&Jones, Groove Armada and many other well-known masters of international downtempo scene which figured throughout previous issues. The release took place in October 2010.
In 2011 French label, Wagram has included a composition "When you go forward" to the 13th volume of Buddha Bar compilation series.[1]
In 2016, Triangle Sun became a headliner at the largest fashion events of the year in Russia — "Vogue Fashion's Night Out 2016" and "SNC NET DAY 2016". [citation needed]
In 2017, Triangle Sun headlined GQ's "100 most stylish" and Maxim magazine's "100 sexiest women in Russia" event.[citation needed]
Alexander Knyazev (founder of the project) — vocal, composer, programming. He was born in Moscow, 21 April 1984. Lives in Los Angeles. Permanent member of the jury of the Russian National Music Award. The author of the music of the main video of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi. Host on the radio Relax FM his author's program Relax Single. The author of the music of the world exhibition Expo 2017 in Astana. Composer of the opening ceremony of the historical stage of the Bolshoi theatre of Russia. In parallel writes music for television shows (TEFI, The King of the Ring) and commercials (Beeline, Dove, Philips, Panasonic, OBI, Samsung etc.).
In 2006, a film Slide was released, directed by Anna Kelchevskaya, where the composition "Buddha" was chosen to be the main musical theme.
In 2012, song "When you go forward" has been licensed for the feature film Everything is simple directed by Sonia Karpunina.[3]
In 2016, song "When you go forward" has been licensed for the feature film Box directed by Eduard Bordukov.
In 2018, the composition "Buddha" was licensed by a film Studio in Los Angeles, which released the film Ray Meets Helen and made this composition the soundtrack to the film.
Music videos
Triangle Sun shot 2 music videos on singles from both albums. In 2011 both albums entered a global MTV and now are on air in such regions as:[4]
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