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Roman Miroshnichenko

Roman Miroshnichenko is a virtuoso guitarist, Russia’s most prominent and celebrated guitarist and one of the premier guitarists of new generation in the world. He has been nominated and multi-awarded in more different international most prestigious musical contests than anyone of Russian musicians. Roman is the 2010 Winner of 9th Annual Independent Music Awards and the 1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, 2013. “Honorable Mention” Award of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), 2014. He was also a Finalist of the10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, 2014 and the ISC, 2014

His soaring career as an artist includes numerous awards from international jazz festivals and contests, collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians as: Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Marco Mendoza, Heather Headley, Djivan Gasparyan, Joao Donato, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, Dominique Di Piazza, to name a few.

Roman was born in 1977 and started to study drums at the age of 11, but it wasn’t until the age of 14 that he took up the guitar for the first time. Roman was heavily influenced by such guitar legends as John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Larry Coryell and Al Di Meola. In 2002, Roman founded his own band, RMProject, and has been touring since then all across Russia, Europe, Asia, and the USA on a regular basis. Miroshnichenko is a frequent visitor and headliner at many biggest music exhibitions and festivals, such as NAMM Show, World Of Guitar, Bazzday, Thanks Jimmy, Music Moscow, to name a few. Today, Roman is one of the leading fusion guitarists in the world, dexterously combining jazz, blues, Latin, African, and Cuban rhythms, with the energy of funk and the expressive style of flamenco. The Maestro speaks the musical language that is very much his own and easy to understand by different people all around the world.

Roman’s discography includes five solo albums: “The Infinity” (2005), DVD “Live in Jazz Town” (2007), “Temptation” (2009), “Quasipsychedelic” (2011) and “Surreal” (2013). “Temptation” achieved the honor of being in the top-ten sellers of the largest American online shop “CD Baby” in the “world fusion” category. The track “Unforgiven”, from Roman’s album “Temptation”, was the winner in “The Best World Traditional Song” category and also received a special people’s choice award - the “People’s Vox Populi” from the Independent Music Awards, 2010. The winners among thousands of nominees from all around the world in more than 50 categories were selected by the jury including 80 influential reviewers, musicians, producers and a number of other VIPs from world showbiz. Such world stars as Tom Waits, Lee Ritenour, David Garett, Suzanne Vega, Bettye LaVette were among the members of the jury. In February 2011, Roman again became “The Independent Music Awards” nominee in the category “World beat” album of the year.

Roman's track “Eastern Etude“ from his “Quasipsychedelic“ album reached the TOP-50 jazz downloads of the year for 2011 at the leading jazz portal All About Jazz and has made it to the semi-finalist round of the International Songwritting Competition 2012 in the “JAZZ” category. Judges included: Jeff Beck, Tom Waits, McCoy Tyner, Duran Duran.

The track “Desperation” from Roman’s album “Surreal” was the 1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, 2013 in “Instrumental” category and also was qualified for consideration of 56th Grammy, “Best Instrumental composition” category. The track “Forgotten Melody” from “Surreal” has been awarded “Honorable Mention” in the International Songwriting Competition, 2014 and has made the Final of the10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, 2014 in “Instrumental” categories. Whole album “Surreal” was qualified for consideration of 14th Latin Grammy, “Best Instrumental Album” category.

The German recording label, 7 Jazz, has just signed Roman to a three-year contract to distribute his albums, “Temptation” and “Quasipsychedelic” throughout Europe. Roman’s music spreads not only worldwide, but is now forging new frontiers by going into Space. On the Eve of 2012 (In the passing of 2011), Roman Miroshnichenko was awarded a diploma named after Yury Gagarin by the astronauts of Zvyozdny gorodok (Star City), Russia. The award was given to Roman by acting pilot-astronauts, who proposed to send a digital copy of Roman’s 2012 compilation album, “The Best of... GuitaROMANtic” to the Space Station on the next Russian mission launch.

In January 2011, “Tides, To and From”, an animated film directed by famous Russian animator Ivan Maximov, showcasing the song “Canto De Pilon” features Roman’s guitar solo on the single accompanied by the band Sambateria, was picked out for the “Generation Kplus” contest at “Berlinale” - one of the largest world film festivals.

In April 2013 Hal Leonard Books (one of the biggest US publishing houses) released “The Great Jazz Guitarists” encyclopedia, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published (from Django Reinhardt to Les Paul, Jeff Beck and beyond) with information about Roman Miroshnichenko. In May 2013 Roman Miroshnichenko also participated in the “Thanks Jimi Festival” in Wrocław, Poland for the Guiness book of World records, as one of the special guests along with Bruce Kulick (Kiss), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Ratt), Jennifer Batten (ex-Michael Jackson) and some of Poland’s top guitar players, including festival founder Leszek Cichonski.

In May 2014, the legendary guitarist Steve Vai has performed with Russian Philharmonic Orchestra & Roman Miroshnichenko rock-band at “World of Guitar” festival's opening day. In April 2015, was out Steve Vai’s double disc DVD “Stillness in Motion, includes a bonus disc premiering “The Space Between the Notes”, a revelatory video diary comprised of behind-the-scenes during Vai’s epic “Story of Light” World Tour and rehearsal and the show moments of Steve's joint performance with Roman’s rock-band and Russian symphony as well.

Roman Miroshnichenko – is the official artist/endorser of the Italian company IK Multimedia, Japanese company Roland Music, Danish company DPA Microphones, British company Orange Amps and American companies: Ovation Guitars, Paul Reed Smith guitars, and D’Addario & Company Inc.

Awards

10th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best World Beat album category, 2011.

9th Annual The Independent Music Awards. "The Best World Traditional Song" nominee. Winner 2010

1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, 2013.

"Honorable Mention" Award of the International Songwriting Competition

Finalist of the 10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, 2014

Multiple semi-finalist of the International Songwritting Competition. "World Music" category. 2014.

Semi-finalist of the International Songwritting Competition. "Jazz" category. 2012..

9th Annual The Independent Music Awards. "People VOX POP Choice nominee". Winner 2010

The winner of "Grand prix", nomination "The Best jazz ensemble" (as a member of "Bril Brothers" band) at the international jazz festival-competition DoDж 2004, Ukraine

Medal "For Merits before the City of Dnepropetrovsk".

The 1st prize winner in "Guitar" nomination at "DoDж 2004" international jazz festival-competition, Ukraine.

The 1st prize winner, "The Best music band" nomination at the international competition of the Latin American music players "Viva La Fiesta Latina 2002", Moscow

The prize winner at "Moscow 2000" young jazz musicians festival-competition, Moscow

The winner of "Grand prix", "The Best concert performance" nomination at competition of musical video of the most popular Russian internet-portal Top4Top 2008.

Gear

Ovation Custom Legend 1669 with Roland GK-2A-Kit Divided Pickup (built in)

Ovation Custom Legend 1769 sunburst, 1992, w/Roland GK3.

Paul Reed Smith McCarty Hollowbody II

Gibson Les Paul Reissue 1959 DaPra Bourbon Fade 50th Anniversary special edition with Lollar Imperial humbuckers.

Jeronimo Perez custom made RM signature flamenco guitar w/RMC piezo-midi saddless and Poly Drive II preamp.

D'Addario strings

Roland/Boss pedals, processors

Orange amplifiers

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”...The “new” form smacks of freshness and vigor and Roman's more-than-impressive technique helps his lines soar above the complicated rhythms and sophisticated chords. It is a wondrous aspect of the modern guitar evolution that a young Ukranian could faithfully embrace the Spanish/Gypsy culture with such accuracy... “

/ Larry Coryell /

“...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique...”

/ Steve Vai /

“...in down town Moscow last week, young guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko was busy doing miracles

/ Larry Coryell /

“...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique...”

/ Steve Vai /

“...in down town Moscow last week, young guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko was busy doing miracles. His fingers were flying at the speed of sound, and the sound he created was dazzling. No wonder one of the world's guitar gurus, Al Di Meola, who toured Moscow, was impressed enough to join Roman on stage ant to anoint him “brilliant”...”

/Salt Lake Tribune, USA, August , 2003/

“...There are a lot of personalities who are famous in the filed of jazz guitar. Some of the significant jazz guitarists are Duck Baker who was a well renowned acoustic jazz guitarist, George Benson who is known as one of the first jazz guitarist, Charlie Byrd who was the person who played jazz on a nylon string guitar, Ted Greene who is a solo jazz guitarist without any band backing him, Lage Lund who is the winner of 2006 Thelonious Monk competitions, Roman Miroshnichenko who is a Russian jazz guitarist, John McLaughlin who is was a famous Jazz-rock fusion pioneer in the 1970s, Pat Metheny who is a Missouri based guitarist and who leads his own band, Les Paul who is a Grammy winner as jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts who is guitarist who plays it in a funky style, Benjamin Rodefer who is the youngest guitarist known today, Kurt Rosenwinkel known to be the best new voice in jazz guitar play etc. Other players include Stanley Jordan, Barney Kessel, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Hall and many more...”

/ http://www.dreamsofanartist.com/jazz-guitar /

“...I am flattered when Roman uses his ideas with my influence...” /Al Di Meola/

...Roman Miroshnichenko's new solo album Temptation leaves the sensation to even tempers and harmonies, which not often manages to reach even leaders of this genre. However, territorial restriction Roman already overcomed, having obtained concrete success in Russia and USA: became the laureate of prestigious alternative Independent Music Awards, fell into encyclopedia The Great Jazz Guitarists...

/Smena magazine, #1746, April 2010/

“...Roman is a phenomenal acoustic guitarist. His style is reminiscent of the great Al Dimeola, but of course Roman puts his own and highly individual touch and stamp on the guitar. His ‘Temptation’ CD is a testament to his brilliance. It’s a tour de force!...”

/www.acousticguitarworkshop.com, April 2010/

“...Roman is one in a million: highest musical knowledge, humility, talent and professionalism. “Roman Rocks...”

/ Latin Grammy winner, Daniel Figueiredo /

“...The guitar stands out, but the overall atmosphere is fresh, modern and lively. He may have performed with Al DiMeola and Larry Coryell, but this is not the simple fusion jazz that I remember. It is almost fully instrumental and creates a nice atmosphere for fans of pyrotechnic guitar playing as well as creative intellectual music...”

/FolkWorld Magazine about “Quasipsychedelic” CD, 2011/

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