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” Prize of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), 2014 and Unsigned Only Music Competition, 2019. He was also a Finalist of the 10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, 2014 and 3-times Finalist of 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, Jennifer Batten, Paul Wertico, Marco Mendoza, Heather Headley, Djivan Gasparyan, Joao Donato, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, Dominique DiPiazza, to name a few

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Formerly, he played in a duo with fusion guitarist Larry Coryell.

In 2009, Roman Miroshnicheko has released his solo album “Temptation”, featuring 2-time Latin Grammy winner Daniel Figueiredo, Frank Colon, ex-sax player for 'Manfred Mann Chapter Three' Clive Stevens, and Henrik Andersen, among others. The album's single “Unforgiven” won both the standard and People's Choice popular-vote judging at the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards, in the song category “World Traditional.”

In 2010 the album “Temptation” itself was nominated at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards, in the category “World Beat.”

In 2013, Roman Miroshnichenko won first prize at the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition.

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 2014, Steve Vai with Roman Miroshnichenko's rock-band and the 80-piece Russian Philharmonic performed in Russia. Next year, double disc DVD “Stillness in Motion: Vai Live in L.A.Stillness In Motion” was released with a bonus disc premiering “The Space Between the Notes”, a revelatory video diary consisting of more than three and a half hours of footage, lensed around the world on-stage, off-stage and behind-the-scenes, rehearsal and the show moments of Steve's joint performance with Roman Miroshnichenko and orchestra during Vai’s “Story of Light” World Tour.

In 2015 “War & Peace”, The Opera was presented at the World Of Guitar Festival in Russia. It was written by Larry Coryell, featuring The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with the Roman Miroshnichenko jazz trio and the Slovenian Academy of Music (Ljubljana) vocal octet.

In 2016, Roman Miroshnichenko formed the World of Guitar Trio with Henrik Andersen and José Antonio Rodríguez. Their album Perfect Strangers won the “Best Instrumental Album” award at the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards. “Moon over Tanjore,” a song from the album, won the award for Best World Traditional Song, while Miroshnichenko's “Alien's Dream” was nominated for Best Instrumental Song.

In late 2016, Roman Miroshnichenko joined the judging panel of the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards program, along with Tom Waits, Slayer, Sepultura, and others.

Since 2017, Roman Miroshnichenko is an international projects director of the annual World of Guitar festival, held in Kaluga, Russia. In May 2017, at the festival's opening, Larry Coryell's last opera, based on Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, was presented, featuring the Moscow Symphony along with Miroshnichenko, Serbian classical guitarist Nenad Stephanovich, and Slovenian opera soloists. The world premiere was dedicated to Coryell, the “godfather of fusion,” who died in New York in February of that year. The opera was completed by Miroshnichenko and Stephanovich after the death of Coryell.

In October 2017, Roman Miroshnichenko released a new album, “Ascension,” featuring Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, renown United States musicians percussionist Luis Alicea and keyboardist Aron Ferrer, Danish virtuoso guitarist Henrik Andersen, and world-class percussionist Gumbi Ortiz. The album has earned a nomination in the “Best Instrumental Album” category at the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards. Two compositions from “Ascension” made Finalists of The UK Songwriting Contest and USA Songwriting Competition as well.

In 2018 he toured with the ex-guitarist for Michael Jackson - band member of all three of his world tours - Jennifer Batten. In late 2018, Roman Miroshnichenko joined the judging panel of the 17th Annual Independent Music Awards program, along with Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Paquito D'Rivera, Lee Ann Womack, Todd Rundgren, and others. In 2019 Roman was one of the presenters of the 17th Annual IMA ceremony at the Symphony Space Performing Arts Center in New York City.

In 2019 he toured with jazz drummer Paul Wertico, who gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group.

Roman Miroshnichenko owns custom guitars made for him by Paul Reed Smith, Abraham Wechter, Gibson and Ovation Guitar Company.

Gear

PRS Private Stock Ted McCarty Singlecut, hand signed by Paul Reed Smith. 2014.

PRS Swamp Ash Special Narrowfield 25th Anniversary Scarlet Smokeburst. 2010.

PRS Prism. 2008

Ovation Custom Legend 1669 black with built-in Roland GK-2 kit, 1985.

Ovation Custom Legend 1769 sunburst, 1992

Ovation Custom Legend 1119-4 w/RMC piezo-midi saddless, Poly Drive II preamp and buil-in mic. 1975.

Ovation Custom Legend 1619, tobacco sunburst, 1981.

Ovation Custom Legend 1658 vintage 12-string, 1979.

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Reissue Special Edition 50th Anniversary DaPra Bourbon Fade w/WIZZ Pickups. 2009.

Abraham Wechter Florentine 9303C w/RMC piezo-midi saddless and built-in mic custom made for Roman Miroshnichenko. 2007.

Jeronimo Perez custom made RM signature flamenco guitar w/RMC piezo-midi saddless, Poly Drive II preamp and built-in mic. 2014.

D'Addario strings

Roland/Boss pedals, processors

Orange amplifiers