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Zhanerke(Janya)

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-03 08:42:22 UTC

I am a professional classical pianist, originally from Karagandy, Kazakhstan. Now I am on my way to becoming a producer and sound engineer. For more than 14 years I have been professionally developing in classical music and in the meantime, I was interested in the art of music production. Since childhood, I loved to compose my own music on the piano. As a teenager, I started to learn how to record sound, how to record a piece played on the piano professionally, add effects, and how to create tracks. In 2023 I realised that I am closer to electronic music and I am more interested in developing in this direction than in classical music. Dequine and Skrytonite encouraged me to take a big step in changing careers and doing what I really want to do. Dequine was supposed to go to an American university, Skryptonite was forced to go into architecture, but they both decided to change directions. Regardless of the opinions of the people around them and their parents, they choose the path they really want to take. My story resonates a bit with theirs, because I also had to go to a conservatory for classical piano, but I decided to choose in favor of my goals and dreams rather than the opinions of teachers, parents and others.

Dequine

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-03 08:58:30 UTC

A lovely singer from Kazakhstan, technically belonging to the R'n'B genre, but sounding much richer.

Danelya Sadykova, who today we know as a young singer from Kazakhstan under the pseudonym Dequine.(SRSLY, 2021) Dequine was preparing to go to an American university when she was in 11th grade, as it was the dream of almost all students at that time. But she secretly started recording her songs and devoted her 11th-grade year to writing an album instead of going to university. Despite arguments with her parents, she convinced them that she wanted to be a performer and that's what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.Through her story, she inspired me to become what I really want to be, not what everyone else tells me I need to become.

Skryptonite

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-03 13:05:29 UTC

Adil Oralbekovich Zhalelov (A.K.A. Skryptonite) is one of the main innovators and driving forces of Russian-speaking hip-hop. The creative breakthrough made by the album "House with Normal Phenomena" back in 2015 radically changed the approach to rap music creation in the CIS. A man whose name is now directly associated with the Kazakh dialect and the city of Pavlodar. A successful producer, a talented musician, and the owner of a wide audience around the world. (Ilya Vlasov, 2022) Skryptonite dropped out of university to pursue music instead of architecture. His art reflects his career choices and encourages individuals to choose their own paths despite family opinions. At different ages I resonate with Skryptonite's songs, with time passes by I can find new meanings in his songs that I listened for years. In his songs, he raises social issues like generational conflicts, career choices, and financial issues. I consider his album "A House with Normal Phenomena" as a masterpiece because it is particularly intriguing due to its holistic approach, with interconnected songs that sound different yet connected.

Batyrkhan Shukenov

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-03 13:08:37 UTC

Batyrkhan Kamaluly Shukenov was a Kazakh and Soviet singer, musician, composer, and poet. Shukenov was co-founder and lead singer of the Kazakh-Russian pop music group A-Studio from 1987 until 2000. After leaving the group in 2000, he began his solo career (Wikipedia Contributors, 2024). For Dequine, Shukenov’s influence is both cultural and artistic. His work embodies a proud Kazakh identity while also appealing to diverse audiences, something Dequine aspires to achieve in her music. Shukenov's emotional depth, sincerity, and dedication to his craft have inspired a generation of Kazakh musicians to bring personal, authentic narratives into their art. This approach aligns with Dequine's own lyrical and compositional style, as she also focuses on expressing genuine, relatable experiences for her listeners.

Dr. Dre

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-10 06:16:59 UTC

Andre "Dr. Dre" Young is one of the most influential artists in popular music. As a member of the controversial hip-hop group N. W.A. and, later, as a solo rapper and producer, Dr. Dre was the main creative force behind a new style of music that in the early 1990s would come to be known as

"gangsta" rap, a subgenre of hip-hop, the main feature of which is a lyrical emphasis on the lifestyle of inner-city gang members.(Borgmeyer & Lang, 2007)

Dr. Dre played a key role in shaping Skryptonite's approach to album creation. The rapper himself emphasises that it was Dre who helped him realize that an album is not just a set of tracks, but a whole picture in one mood (sobaka, 2015). With this approach, Skriptonit strived to create his debut album as a completed piece of work, reflecting Dr. Dre's influence on his style.

James Brown

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-10 06:18:04 UTC

James Brown was an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer, who was one of the most important and influential entertainers in 20th-century popular music and whose remarkable achievements earned him the sobriquet “the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.”(Lipsitz, 2020). In an interview on "Вдудь" (vDood"), Skriptonite talked about his musical sources of inspiration, mentioning that he was heavily influenced by artists from the 60s and 70s. One such artist he spoke about is James Brown. Brown, known as the ‘godfather of soul,’ influenced Skriptonite with his unique rhythm and style, which inspired him to create his own beats and musical atmosphere.

Eminem

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-10 06:18:22 UTC

Eminem is one of the world's most popular rap artists.

Between 1999 and 2006, he sold more than 73,000,000 albums worldwide. He is one of the top-selling rappers of all time, second only to the late Tupac Shakur. (Interestingly, Eminem produced Tupac's album Loyal to the Game. It is the eighth album of remixes and previously unreleased material to be released since Tupac's murder in 1996.)(Abrams & D, 2009) Eminem had a profound influence on Skryptonite's creative style, especially through his albums The Eminem Show and Encore. These works introduced him to the possibilities of revealing his personality through music, thanks to which the rapper began to use emotional and autobiographical elements in his lyrics (sobaka, 2015).

Michael Jackson

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-10 09:15:14 UTC

Michael Jackson (born August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana, U.S.—died June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, California) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was one of the most popular and influential entertainers in the world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Jackson transformed popular music in the 1980s, earning himself the title the “King of Pop.” His influence went beyond songwriting and singing to encompass revolutions in dance, concert touring, video presentation, and music production. He also shattered racial barriers for Black singers and musicians in a time when American radio had become racially segregated and African American artists were struggling to get their videos played during prime viewing hours on MT (Vincent, 2019).Dequine was inspired by the rhythmic vocals of Michael Jackson. His unique style and sense of movement in music influenced her greatly, encouraging her to create something special and energetic.(Daily, 2020)

Timbaland

8br5mcrtry — 2024-10-10 09:16:20 UTC

Timbaland (born March 10, 1971, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.) is an influential American producer and hip-hopand rhythm-and-blues performer who contributed to the chart-scaling success of a host of recording artists in the early 21st century. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019) Dequine determined her creative spark by using looking on the extremely good competencies of legendary producer Timbaland, who's regularly taken into consideration a pioneer in R'n'B tune. His drum sections are regarded for his or her precise sounds and powerful beats, that have influenced many artists. Inspired with the aid of this, Dequine worked tough to include comparable rhythms and strategies into her track. This choice not simplest made her songs more interesting but also delivered layers that invited listeners to actually sense the track. When it came to the chorus, she made positive to encompass active Latin sounds. These delivered elements helped specify a sense of pleasure and freedom, allowing lovers to enjoy a launch from pain through the act of dancing. The aggregate of these impacts shaped her work into something unique, mixing exclusive styles to create an effective emotional effect.(Daily, 2020)