Sergey Mazaev

The Moral Code group has become a wonderful example of how a creative approach to business, combined with the talent and hard work of its members, can lead to fame and success. For 30 years now, the group has been delighting its fans with original directions and approaches to their creativity. And the constant hits “Night Caprice”, “First Snow”, “Mama, Goodbye” do not diminish their popularity. Moral Code: Biography of the Group The musicians managed to perfectly combine rock with blues, jazz, and even funk. The group's constant and charismatic leader is Sergey Mazaev. He was adored by all the women of the country; he had thousands of fans both in Russia and far abroad. The idea for the new musical group came from Russian producer Pavel Zhagun. He intended the group to consist of attractive men who would perform philosophical songs with a touch of irony and humor. The main direction is a fashionable symbiosis of rock and roll with funk, jazz, and punk. The producer managed to assemble the core group in 1989. It included musicians from the already existing musical “crowd” - N. Devlet (former member of the group "Scandal"), A. Solich (was a guitarist in the group "Flowers"), I. Romashov and vocalist R. Ivasko. The latter was replaced a few months later by Sergei Mazaev, who had previously participated in the musical groups “Autograph,” “Six Young,” and “Hello, Song.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v7kw3KlOjAlo Коллектив, состоявший из профессиональных музыкантов со значительным опытом и пониманием дела, изначально назвали «Бриллиантовой рукой». But this option did not take hold. And Mazaev suggested changing it to something more philosophical, something that makes you think: “Moral Code.” After several months of intense work, the musicians presented their debut work – the English-language song "Why Do Tears Flow," which instantly became popular among connoisseurs of trendy music. Later, the musicians made a Russian version, calling it “I Love You.” The band shot their first video clip for this same song in 1990. He was presented on the popular music program "New Mail". The video caused a sensation, as it was essentially one of the first to use 3D graphics. The next video for the song "Goodbye, Mom" was created by the popular director Fyodor Bondarchuk. Thanks to the composition, the group gained national fame and mega-popularity. This song became the anthem of victory over the coup in 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vZ_ci1xlhATw Слава и признание Презентация первого альбома «Сотрясение мозга» состоялась также в 1991 году. In December, the group took part in a grand concert at the Olympic Concert Hall. It was organized by the VID television company. That same year, the group was invited to perform at the Independence festival in Kyiv, which was attended by Swedish music critics. They were so impressed by the music of the Moral Code group that the musicians subsequently organized a tour of the Scandinavian countries. After the rotation of the second album "Gibkiy Stan", the group began touring extensively throughout Russian cities. And then she went on a big European tour. The guys became laureates of the Bratislava Lyre competition. The band's members changed: drummer Igor Romashov was replaced by the talented musician Yuri Kistenev. Moral Code: Biography of the Group In 1993, the producers decided to attract significant attention to the group's work and radically changed the image of the members. They were stripped of their former calling card - black sunglasses. And Mazaev, Devlet and Solich cut their long hair. In this form, they presented their work “Looking for You” to the public. The audience received the song and the new looks of the participants warmly. In 1995, while preparing to participate in the Maxidrom festival, the musicians invited saxophonist and People's Artist of Russia Igor Butman to join their group. In the end, the musician stayed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vp_PuU5UzYSM В следующем году солист Сергей Мазаев был больше занят в съёмках фильма «Новые приключения Буратино». Two members left the group at once: Nikolai Devlet and Yuri Kistenev. Dmitry Slansky was invited to fill the vacant position. At the same time, the group "Moral Code" presented their new song "I'm Going" and simultaneously a video for it. The video was recognized as the best clip of the year. In 1997, the group enjoyed enormous popularity. The new disc, “I Choose You,” occupied leading positions in all music charts in the country. Musicians are welcome guests at all concerts, TV shows, and radio stations. Every glossy magazine dreams of interviewing them and doing a photo shoot. Life in the 2000s Until 1999, everything was fine in the team, but then tragedy occurred. Oleg Salkhov, sound engineer for the band Moral Code, died suddenly of cardiac arrest. He has worked with the musicians since the band's inception. The musicians began actively searching for a replacement for the man who understood the artists at a glance. Moral Code: Biography of the Group Three months later, the position of sound engineer was taken by Andrey Ivanov, who still works with the group to this day. The band spent almost two years creating the new album. But fans patiently waited for new hits from their favorite musicians, and they lived up to their expectations. The list of songs includes favorite compositions: “Lost Paradise”, “You Are Far Away”, etc. In 2000, Yu returned to the group again. Kistenev. And since 2001, the group began collaborating with the Real Records label. The company helped the musicians release their new album, Good News. In 2000, the collection The Best was released, which included the most popular songs of the Moral Code group. In 2003, together with the group "Disco Crash", the musicians created a wonderful dance hit "Sky". They used a sample from the song "First Snow" by the band "Moral Code" in the track. Over the next few years, the band changed drummers several times. For some time, his place was occupied by the popular American musician Zachary Sullivan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v4o1nou7uFwo В 2008 и 2014 гг. The group's next albums, "Where Are You" and "Winter," were released, respectively. To celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, the musicians have prepared their seventh studio album.

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