DJ Smash tracks are heard on the best dance floors in Europe and America. Over the years of creative activity, he realized himself as a DJ, composer, music producer.
Andrey Shirman (real name of a celebrity) began his creative path in adolescence. During this time, he received many prestigious awards, collaborated with various celebrities and composed a significant number of popular compositions for fans.
Childhood and youth
The celebrity was born on May 23, 1982 on the territory of the provincial Perm. He was brought up in a creative family. From the age of 6, Shirman began to take an active interest in music.
Andrei's mother worked as a choirmaster. The head of the family is a talented jazz musician. Later, my father led several vocal and instrumental ensembles and taught at the school. The head of the family became a real example in life for Shirman Jr.
He attended school and studied English in depth. Parents tried to interest Andrei in useful activities. In addition to studying at school, he attended a chess club and a music school.
The music school teacher was one of the first to note Andrei's abilities. Shirman Jr. liked improvisation. At the age of 8 he composed his first musical compositions. He recorded a full track when he was only 14 years old.
Presentation of the musician's debut album
During this period of time, the presentation of a full-length disc took place. Andrey Shirman's debut album was called Get Funky. It was published in an edition of only 500 copies. While still at school, he released a full-fledged hit.
The head of the family insisted that his son change his educational institution to a more prestigious one. Shirman Jr. listened to his father's recommendations. After graduating from school, Andrei entered the Institute of Art and Culture of his native city.
Fame and success motivated Andrey to make a decision to move to the capital of Russia. At the time of the move, he was 18 years old. He did not take root in Moscow. At the beginning of his creative career, Shirman lived in New York and London. When the goals were achieved, the musician bought real estate on Rublyovka.
The creative path of DJ Smash
A few years after the release of the debut LP, fans enjoyed the sound of the new composition. The DJ recorded the song "Between Heaven and Earth" with Shahzoda. The track got on the radio. After the presentation of the presented track, Andrei began to be invited to various shows and programs. During this period of time, he took on the creative pseudonym DJ Smash. Under the stage name, the musician held a full-fledged concert.
In the early 2000s, he was the manager of the Depo group. Andrei created original arrangements for the guys and tried to "promote" the team. In parallel with this, the musician entertained the audience at the Shambhala establishment. At one of the concerts he was noticed by Alexei Gorobiy. Alexei did a lot to make DJ Smash noticed by influential representatives of show business.
Soon he became the most invited DJ of the capital. At the same time, the musician took part in the Zima Project and created dance compositions in his native language.
He devoted a year to creating remixes of popular tracks of the last century. Musical compositions that once sounded in Soviet films and on the radio, thanks to the artist, have acquired a completely different, but no less “tasty” sound.
After recognition in the capital of Russia, the DJ continued to compose musical compositions that resonated not only in Russia. European music lovers began to be interested in his work.
Premiere of the musician's most recognizable track
In 2006, he released a composition that later became his hallmark. We are talking about the song Moscow Never Sleeps. In 2010 Andrey re-recorded the track in English. The composition gained popularity in European countries. Then the DJ presented a remix of Antonov's track "Flying Walk".
In 2008, the discography of the DJ was replenished with the IDDQD disc. The collection was headed by the tracks: “Wave”, “Airplane” and “Best Songs”. In 2011, the premiere of the album "Bird" took place.
Creating a SMASH LIVE group
A year later, he founded his own band SMASH LIVE. During this period of time, he collaborated with the Vintage group. With the participation of A. Pletneva, he recorded the musical composition "Moscow". The novelties from Andrey did not end there. Together with Vera Brezhneva, he recorded the song "Love at a Distance", for which a video clip was shot.
During this period of time, the musician showed his organizational skills and opened a restaurant. And in parallel, he worked at the main job in a recording studio. The DJ signed a contract with Velvet Music. Soon the presentation of the full-length LP "New World" took place.
At the end of the year, he took part in the filming of the thematic film "12 Months". Andrei not only starred in the film, but also wrote music for it.
In 2013 there was another new achievement. The musical composition Stop the Time gained 10 million views. Then he was invited to take part in the prestigious festival, which was held in France.
Change of creative nickname
Since 2014, the musician has performed under the pseudonym Smash. Soon he presented the Star Tracks record to fans. Then, with the participation of the “comedian” Marina Kravets, the musician shot a video for the track “I love oil”. The work was warmly received by the fans.
In 2015, he was seen collaborating with Stephen Ridley. With the participation of the British singer DJ Smash recorded the track The Night is Young. The presented composition not only became a hit, but also material for the work of Til Schweiger. Clip Lovers2Lovers topped the charts in Russia and it was discussed due to excessive frankness.
Cooperation with the team "Silver"
In 2016, he joined the popular pop group Silver. The decision to cooperate with the popular DJ was made by the group's producer Maxim Fadeev.
A year later, the musician released a video clip for the track "Team-2018" (with the participation of P. Gagarina and E. Creed). The release of the clip was timed to coincide with the upcoming World Cup in Russia. In 2018, he recorded with A. Pivovarov the musical composition "Save". Then he presented the song "My Love" to the fans of his work.
Musician's personal life
In 2011, fans became aware that the popular DJ was in a relationship with the charming model Krivosheeva. He met a girl on a plane. Anna and Andrei were public people, so they often traveled to different countries. The long distance relationship soon ended. At the same time, the separation took place peacefully and without unnecessary proceedings in public.
In 2014, he began dating Elena Ershova. Their romantic relationship was watched by the whole country. At first, they hid that they had an affair. Then it turned out that Andrei had already introduced the girl to his parents. They said that the wedding will take place soon. But it turned out that the couple broke up. Who initiated the divorce was a mystery to journalists.
Andrei for a long time could not establish a personal life. This gave journalists a reason to spread rumors about his non-traditional sexual orientation. However, the speculations of ill-wishers were dispelled when the fans found out that he again decided to improve relations with A. Krivosheeva.
Andrey proposed to the girl, and she reciprocated. In 2020, it became known that the couple had their first child. The musician shared the happiest moments of the birth of his first child on social networks.
Interesting facts about DJ Smash
- The artist's restaurant was awarded the Time Out award for winning the "Discovery of the Year" nomination.
- He has acted in several films.
- The artist took his stage name in honor of a tennis strike.
DJ Smash in the present time period
In 2019, the musician presented the track "Amnesia" (with the participation of L. Chebotina). Later, a video clip was also filmed for the composition. In a short period of time, the video gained several million views.
In the same year, his discography was replenished with the album Viva Amnesia, which included 12 tracks. A year later, the presentation of the composition "Spring at the Window" took place. Some time later, he took part in VK Fest 2020. He managed to "rock" the audience on the other side of the screen.
It turned out that these were not the latest novelties from the DJ in 2020. Soon the presentation of the clips "Run" (with the participation of Poёt) and "Pudding" (with the participation of NE Grishkovets) took place.
At the beginning of April 2021, the presentation of the composition "New Wave" took place (with the participation of rapper Morgenshtern). And on the day of the release of the song, the premiere of the video clip on YouTube video hosting took place. The new composition is an "updated" version of DJ Smash's hit "Wave" released in 2008. The clip is not recommended for people under the age of 18, as it contains profanity.
