The Russian band "A'Studio" has been pleasing music lovers with its musical compositions for 30 years. For pop groups, a term of 30 years is a significant rarity. Over the years of existence, the musicians have managed to create their own style of performing compositions, which allows fans to recognize the songs of the A'Studio group from the first seconds.
History and composition of the A'Studio group
The talented musician Baigali Serkebaev stands at the origins of the collective. Behind Baigali already had experience of working on stage. In addition, the love of creativity was inherited by Serkebaev.
At the beginning of the creation of the team, Baigali worked in the Arai ensemble, which was led by Taskyna Okapova, and the star of the Soviet and Kazakh pop music Roza Rymbaeva was the soloist in it.
But soon the ensemble broke up, and did not have time to appear. Serkebaev did not lose his head and created a new team. The new soloists were: Takhir Ibragimov, vocalist Najib Vildanov, guitarist Sergei Almazov, virtuoso saxophonist Batyrkhan Shukenov, and bassist Vladimir Mikloshich. Sagnay Abdulin soon replaced Ibragimov, Almazov left to conquer the United States of America, and Bulat Syzdykov took his place.
Vladimir Mikloshich deserves considerable attention. The musician graduated with honors from the Polytechnic Institute. In the team, he solved all issues with malfunctions or setting up musical equipment. Interestingly, the band's music studio was created thanks to Vladimir.
In 1983, the new team became a laureate of the All-Union Competition of Variety Artists. With the participation of Rymbaeva, the musicians managed to release three worthy collections.
The popularity of the ensemble increased and the confidence of the artists in their significance increased. The team has outgrown the framework of a simple accompaniment and in 1987 went on a "free flight". From now on, the musicians performed under the creative pseudonym "Almaty", and then - "Almaty Studio".
Debut album "The Way Without Stops"
Under this name, the musicians presented their debut album "The Way Without Stops". At this stage in the life of the team, Shukenov became the frontman of the team. Najiba left the Almaty Studio group. He preferred to go alone.
In the late 1980s, Bulat Syzdykov announced his retirement. He decided to build his own project. The place of the musician was taken by Baghlan Sadvakasov. Baghlan's Peru owns most of the songs of the early period of "Almaty Studio". In particular, he wrote songs for the collections: “Soldier of Love”, “Unloved”, “Live Collection”, “Such Things”, “Sinful Passion”.
In 2006, tragedy struck. The talented Baghlan passed away. For some time Sadvakasov was replaced by his son Tamerlane. Then he was forced to go to study in England. His place was taken by Fedor Dosumov.
Sometimes at the performances of the musical group of the late 1980s, you can see other musicians - Andrei Kosinsky, Sergei Kumin and Evgeny Dalsky. At the same time, the musicians shortened the name to A'Studio.
In the early 2000s, Batyrkhan left the band. For the group, this was a significant loss, since for a long time Batyrkhan was the face of the A'Studio group. The celebrity began to build a solo career. Then the remaining soloists seriously thought about disbanding the group.
Band collaboration with producer Greg Walsh
The situation was saved by producer Greg Walsh. At one time he managed to work with more than one popular foreign team. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the A'Studio group has worked closely with the producer, thanks to whom they began touring far beyond the borders of Russia and the CIS countries.
During a performance in America, the musicians met the talented singer Polina Griffis. With the advent of the singer, the style of presenting musical material has changed. From now on, the tracks have become club and dance.
The team was covered by a wave of popularity. Musical compositions took a leading position in the music charts, and video clips got into the rotation of European TV channels.
However, it soon became known that Polina Griffis left the group. As a result, the A'Studio group was headed by:
- Vladimir Mikloshich;
- Baigal Serkebaev;
- Baglan Sadvakasov.
Soon Baigal had a record with the recordings of Keti Topuria in his hands. Already in 2005, the group's album was released, on which was the track "Flying Away", performed by a new soloist. The inimitable timbre of the singer's voice hit the top ten. Traditional rock was added to the usual dance melodies.
Music of the group "A'Studio"
Baigali, in an interview with a journalist, spoke about the fact that he divides the creative life of the A'Studio team into three periods: "Julia", "SOS" and "Fly away". One cannot but agree with this opinion, since the last compositions are the calling cards of the group.
The musicians call Pugacheva the godmother of the A'Studio band. With her light hand, the group began a completely different life. In addition, it was she who recommended shortening the name of "Almaty Studio" to "A'Studio".
The prima donna's acquaintance with the work of the group began with the musical composition "Julia", the recording of which the musicians of the then Almaty Studio group gave to listen to colleagues from Philip Kirkorov's group. Philip "squeezed" the track from the guys and performed it himself. Alla Borisovna could not leave the team without a gift.
The team received an invitation from the Pugacheva Song Theater. This made it possible for the A'Studio group to go on a tour, which lasted more than one year. The group performed "on the heating" of popular artists, which made it possible to gain the first "portion" of popularity.
The team gained genuine success after it appeared at the concert program "Christmas Meetings". From this period of time, the group began to be invited to various events, which were broadcast on television. The A'Studio group secured the status of superstars.
For a long creative activity, the discography of the A'Studio group has been replenished with over 30 albums. The team visited many countries with their concerts, but most of all the musicians were welcomed by music lovers from the United States of America and Japan.
It should be noted that the team quite often entered into collaborations with other representatives of the stage.
Mandatory listening to musical compositions: “If you are near” with Emin, “Without you” with Soso Pavliashvili, “Heart to Heart” with the group “Inveterate Scammers”, “Falling for You” with Thomas Nevergreen, “Far” with the CENTR group.
In 2016, the band released a bright live video. The work was notable for the fact that the most "juicy" tracks of the A'Studio group performed by a symphony orchestra sounded in it.
Some of the band's compositions were used as soundtracks. For example, the tracks of the A'Studio group sounded in the films Black Lightning and Brigada-2. Heir".
Interesting facts about the A'Studio group
- Vocalist Keti Topuria is practically the same age as the group. She was born in the autumn of 1986, and in 1987 the Almaty group was created.
- All members of the team do not like changing trends and stage images.
- If strength permits, then after the performances, the soloists of the group gather together in order to have a good dinner. This is a ritual that they have not changed for more than 30 years.
- Keti met with rapper Guf for a short time. Journalists assumed that the couple broke up because of Dolmatov's adventures.
- Baigali Serkebaev told that he started his career at the age of 5, when his brother sat him down for the first time in his life at the piano.
A'Studio group today
In 2017, the Russian team turned 30 years old. The stars celebrated their anniversary in the Moscow concert hall Crocus City Hall. And before that, the musicians went to their homeland to play 12 concerts for fans of their work.
In 2018, the presentation of the video clip for the song "Tick-tock" took place. The clip was directed by Baigali Serkebaev in tandem with clip maker Evgeny Kuritsyn. The words to the mentioned track belong to Olga Seryabkina, the soloist of the Russian group Silver.
Musicians were often asked the question: “How did they manage to spend so much time on stage?”. The soloists of the A'Studio group believe that success, first of all, lies in the fact that they experiment with sound from time to time, and also improve the quality of songs, adding semantic load to the tracks.
And in the group there is a real friendly atmosphere, which helps the team to stay at the top of the musical Olympus. In a recent interview with OK! Baigali Serkebaev spoke about the fact that there is absolute equality in the A'Studio group. No one is fighting for the "throne". Musicians listen to each other and always try to find common ground.
Once the musicians were asked the question: “What topics would they not like to compose songs on?”. Taboo for the A'Studio group is politics, swearing, homosexuality, and religion.
In 2019, the presentation of the video clip "Chameleons" took place. In a few days, the clip gained several thousand views. The work was warmly received by fans and music critics.
The A'Studio group celebrated 33 years in 2020. In honor of this event, an official article "An excursion into the history of the group" was posted on the official website. Fans could learn about the ups and downs of the team from the very beginning of the creation of the team until 2020.
A'Studio team in 2021
The A'Studio team finally broke the silence with the release of a new track. This significant event took place in early July 2021. The composition was called "Disco". According to the band members, the song will be included in the upcoming A'Studio LP. The guys noted that they had a cool summer dance track.
