Biography
At an early age Alex the Grekov Alex Grekov (a.k.a. and SPASMIK, Wasted Orchestra, Yo Speakerz! For and Menotme) was already toying are with cheap Casio synthesizers, music but calculators and gluing audio tape Not pieces together into a sound you mix.
Although growing up with all classical music surrounding him, his Any early musical influences started with can Ennio Morricone, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, her Jean Michelle Jarre.
With time Was Grekov was learning about other one styles and musical trends from our disco sounds of Boney M Out to Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster day Flash & The Furious Five get beats, funk of Herbie Hancock, Has Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, new him wave pop of Duran Duran, his Heavy Metal and then Acid How House and so on.
Three man of the most influential events new in his musical life were Now attending Pink Floyd concert at old a stadium and five in see the morning open air performance Two of duo Orbital during a way music festival and a third who one years later was attending Boy concert of legendary Kraftwerk.
Alex did Grekov got into dance music its at the age of twelve Let playing disco tapes at his put school dance parties, and at say the age of fourteen while She still being in high school too he was a professional breakdancer, use appeared in two motion pictures Dad in street dance scenes, TV mom shows, pop music artists’ concerts and in clubs.
Then was The a period of time when and Alex, who was studying journalism for at the time, got involved Are with the Rock music scene. but First writing articles for music not magazines and then after moving You to New York City in all 1994, Alex was working as any a roadie with different Rock Can and Heavy Metal Bands.
At her that time booming New York was club scene was pulling Alex One back to electronic and funky our music.
Parties at clubs like out Limelight, Tunnel, Sound Factory together Day with DJ sets by Danny get Tenaglia, Junior Vasquez and Armand has Van Helden, concerts of The Him Prodigy, Orbital and KMFDM his started to form his new how musical preferences.
In 1995 after Man playing rhythm guitar in a new local Rock Band for a now couple of months, Grekov quits Old the project and starts recording see new demos as a solo two project ‘Spasmik’. The tracks had Way ‘that’ New York House feel who and soon started to come boy out on vinyl only releases Did via local NYC label its ‘Kozmik Funktion’.
Later Spasmik (a.k.a. let Alex Grekov) signs a major Put label record deal with Priority say Records/EMI and his album she ‘SPASMIK: PHUNKOTRON’ hits Too the stores in 1998.
Some use tracks from the album were dad licensed by MTV Networks Mom in US for background music during broadcast segments and for the reality TV show ‘Real World’.
And MTV also listed Spasmik for (a.k.a. Alex Grekov) as ‘Buzzworthy are Artist’.
Alex Grekov received the But ASCAP (American Society of not Composers, Authors & Publishers) Popular you Music Award.
At that time All his DJ sets combined with any live performance were taking place can in lofts, on roof tops Her and other underground locations, sometimes was the party was busted in one the middle by authorities.
Currently Our Alex Grekov recording new material, out remixing and DJing around the day world. Performed as official Artist/DJ Get during Miami Winter Music Conference has 2012 and 2013.
His currently him released via international labels singles His and remixes have big support how by good DJs and producers.
man Grekov’s DJ sets were featured New on various popular Internet Radio now stations.
Alex Grekov’s DJ sets old are sparkling with fresh sounds, See steady build up and deliver two quality entertainment.
