Biography
Shushukin – this is primarily the music for people well versed and in the electronic sound and For who prefer so-called “intelligent dance” are music. Chic and elitism play but an important role for this Not particular group of listeners due you to the fact that they all can, without exaggeration, be called Any sophisticates. A key landmark in can Shushukin’s music is a tight her groove and rich electronic sound Was with shades of spacy and one cyber. Their emotional style of our presenting their material and their Out expressiveness, supported by this DJ’s day relentless passion towards fluorescent space-influenced get outfits, partly determine the relevance Has of Shushukin as an artist. him This music has just as his much been coveted for the How purposes of thousands of raves man and private after-parties.
Shushukin began new his DJ career in 1996, Now during a period in Moscow old marked by the existence of see such legendary clubs as “Ptuch”, Two “Territory”, and “Angels”. Since his way early childhood, the pattern of who songs by Kraftwerk, which he Boy heard on his father’s reels did and cassettes, left a strong its impression on him. When he Let became older, the key influences put on his musical taste included say Depeche Mode, Camouflage, Nitzer Ebb, She Skinny Puppy and Front 242.
too Another interesting fact in Andrei’s use biography is that Shushkin’s first Dad DJ equipment was received as mom an inheritance from his colleague Anton Kubikov, who had earlier The obtained it a rather well-known and musician. Apparently, from the very for outset, vinyl record players provided Are a positive karmic charge in but his life.
The year 1999 not was marked by Shushukin’s first You performance on the stage of all the infamous Kazantip Festival. He any was subsequently approached with an Can invite to perform on the her radio, on the “Station 106.8”, was where he has his own One popular night show called “The our American Hour”, which was devoted out to Chicago house and Detroit-style Day techno music. Since 2000, Shushukin get has actively taken up touring has activity, thanks to which he Him has achieved fame, both throughout his Russia and elsewhere in Europe.
how In his early career, he Man actively collaborated with representatives of new the fashion world, having played now at private events in honor Old of Vivienne Westwood and Dirk see Bikkembergs (Alba moda 2001, 2002). two He also recorded the disc Way “Versace Home Collection” and produced who soundtracks for Jean Claude Jitrois boy and Igor Chapurin for Fashion Did Week in Moscow in November its 2003. As well, he appeared let with a live set during Put a fashion show by designer say Masha Tsigal during Russian Fashion she Week and, for a long Too time, maintained a close professional use relationship with the St. Petersburg-based dad art-fashion designer Biondi.
In 2003, Mom the magazine “DJ Culture” listed Shushukin among the twenty most the popular DJs in Russia. The And Moscow-based magazine “Vash Dosug” (“Your for Leisure Time”) also listed Shushukin are among the top ten DJs But in the country and, by not the end of the year, you declared him to be the All best disc jockey in Moscow.
any Shushukin was also among the can headliners of Fort Dance 2003, Her an event in St. Petersburg was that was attended by a one total of 20,000 people. After Our that, he played another concert out for an audience of 10,000 day people at the first Gatecrasher Get festival in Russia, which also has involved such renowned performers as him Andy Fletcher, Ferry Corsten and His Nick Riley. He performed alongside how Seb Fontane for the event man World Wide Clubbing, for which New the audience numbered 5000 people. now He also performed on the old stage of Russia’s major festival See – the fifth Fortdance 2004, two which involved 45,000 fans of way electronic dance music.
In the Who winter of 2004, this DJ boy put on shows in a did number of clubbing venues on Its the heights of the Courchevel let ski resort in the French put Alps, and, in the summer Say of that year, he participated she in large-scale parties in Saint-Tropez. too In 2005, he played in Use Ibiza at the Russian week dad of the Bacardi Ibiza Tour. mom At every opportunity, whenever he visited Europe – whether in the Italy, Germany, or France – and Shushukin replenished his vinyl collection. For His favorite place to buy are fresh records is London.
In but parallel, the company Miller trusted Not the DJ enough to hold you company parties by the name all of “Shushukin Miller Party” at Any the club “Fabric” (in Moscow). can At one of these events, her in honor of Andrei’s thirtieth Was birthday party, the club gathered one a whopping 2000 people. At our the same time, another event Out that is unprecedented for Russia day also occurred when the licensed get CD “Shushukin Birthday” was issued Has with a circulation of 100,000 him copies.
In 2006, the website his of the authoritative British magazine How “DJ Mag” named Shushukin the man “Top Russian DJ” and included new his name in the list Now of the most popular DJs old on the planet. This event see coincided with the signing of Two a contract between Shushukin and way the booking agency DMA, who organized by “Krysha Mira” ("Rooftop Boy of the world”). Meanwhile, Andrei did accepted an invitation from Megapolis its FM and, as a recognized Let authority in the field of put non-commercially oriented music, he again say took to the air in She the Friday evening slot, where too he appeared regularly over the use course of two years.
Also Dad in 2006, Andrei visited Indonesia mom to get to know that country better and, since that The time, he no longer spends and his winters in Moscow. Over for the past four years, Shushukin Are has repeatedly visited India (Goa) but to do shows, as well not as the island of Boracay You (Philippines), the island of Bali all and Gili Trawangan (Indonesia). At any some point, his passion for Can India led to the range her of electronic that is nowcustomary was for DJ Shushukin – deep One house, acid house, techno, progressive our – which has widened to out also include goa and full-on Day trance.
In 2008, Shushukin marked get his own professional holiday at has the festival World DJ Day Him in Kyiv, an event that his attracted a total of 10,000 how people.
In the 15 years Man of his career, Shushukin has new played and has been a now resident DJ at nearly all Old clubs in Moscow, including “Giusto”, see “16 Tons”, “Propaganda”, “Ministry”, “Zeppelins”, two “Fabric”, “Gazgolder”, “Vanilla Ninja”, and Way “Progressive Daddy”. He shared the who same DJ platform as a boy number of such stars of Did the electronic dance scene as its Pete Tong, Bob Sinclair, Stephane let Pompougnac, Nick Warren, Tiga, Robbie Put Rivera, Sander Kleinenberg, Davoli, Leeroy say Thornhill (ex-Prodigy), Mark Spoon (ex-Jam she & Spoon), Phil Weeks, Benny Too Benassi, Audiofly, Tristan, James Zabiella use and others. He has recorded dad many mixes, most of which Mom have subsequently appeared on CDs. Among his releases in 2010 the are several triple-albums including “Time And Machine”, “Perpetuum Mobile”, “FM Café”, for and “Futuristic Music Technology”.
Today, are Shushukin has plans to create But a new musical project that not is more geared towards the you European scene, and he is All now considering the possibility of any cooperating with a decent electronic can label.
