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 4-times winner of 9th and 15th 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 the 10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, 2014 and the UK Songwriting Contest, 2016.

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.

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 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.

In 2015 War & Peace, The Opera by Larry Coryell, featuring The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra along with Roman Miroshnichenko jazz trio and Slovenian Academy of music Ljubljana vocal octet was presented at World Of Guitar Festival in Russia.

Since 2016 Miroshnichenko is an international projects director of the annual World of Guitar festival which is held in Kaluga, Russia.

In 2017 Miroshnichenko joined the judging panel of the 16th annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) program among with Tom Waits, Slayer, Sepultura and others.

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.

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 Private Stock Ted McCarty Singlecut. 2014.

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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