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Alexandr Misko Александр Мисько | |
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 Alexandr Misko (2017) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 November 1997 Krasnodar, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, composer |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | https://alexandrmisko.com/ |
Alexandr Misko (Russian: Александр Мисько) (born 28 November 1997), also known as Alex Misko, is a Russian fingerstyle guitarist and musician. He gained fame thanks to cover versions of famous songs published on YouTube and Facebook.[1][2] He is now based in Germany.[1][3]
Early Life
editAlexandr Misko was born on 28 November 1997 in Krasnodar, Russia.[1] He started playing guitar at the age of 12, when his parents gave him his first guitar, a classical acoustic guitar.[2][4] He attended private classical guitar lessons for three years.[4] At the age of 14 he became interested in fingerstyle guitar and started teaching himself after hearing music by the famous Canadian guitarist Don Ross.[5][6]
Career
editIn 2015, the attention of the Russian media was attracted by a video, of then 14 year old Alexandr Misko, in which he played the guitar with one hand and taped a desk using a pen in his other hand. The video went viral recieving 500 000 views on YouTube in four days.[5]
In 2016 Misko’s cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" went viral receiving 30 million views on Facebook and by 2024 it had more than 9 million views on YouTube.[1][2] He published his first album The Songs of Adolescence in 2016.[1]
In 2018, his cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" went viral, and received over 80 million views on Facebook and YouTube in under a month.[3][2] He spoke at TEDxMannheim 2018 (an independent TED conference in Mannheim) with a speach and performance titled “What if you could make one instrument sound like an entire band?”[7][8] In October 2018 he won "Guitarist of the Year" at the UK Guitar Show (MusicRadar), for which he wrote and performed the composition “Tale of Lost Times”.[1][2][9]
Alexandr Misko has performed at venues across Europe, United Kingdom, United States of America and China.[10] His YouTube videos feature collaborations with other artists including Dmitriy Toporov, Pavel Stepanov, Andrea Valerie and Jon Gomm.
In 2020 he shared the Carnegie Hall stage with harpist Alexander Boldachev.[1] The duo also played live at the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival and their song “Crossroads” was used in the official after movie for the festival.[11]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Credit |
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| 2024 | “Zombie” (single) | Alexander Boldachev and Alexandr Misko |
| 2021 | Take Your Time | Alexandr Misko and Dmitriy Toporov |
| 2020 | Covers and New Versions, Vol. 2 | Alexandr Misko |
| 2019 | Covers and New Versions, Vol. 1 | Alexandr Misko |
| 2019 | Roundtrip | Alexandr Misko |
| 2017 | Beyond The Box | Alexandr Misko |
| 2016 | The Songs of Adolescence | Alexandr Misko |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Misko, Alexandr. "Alexandr Misko: Bio". Alexandr Misko.
- ^ a b c d e "Alexandr Misko An Awesome Guitar Maestro From Russia". The Music Man. 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b Bunting, Ian (15 Feb 2024). "World renowned guitarist Alexandr Misko will perform only gig on UK tour in Coatbridge". Daily Record.
- ^ a b Chaffin, Kaylee (2018-03-04). "Interview: Alexandr Misko". Beat Media. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ a b Ковалевская, Екатерина (2015-01-29). "Школьник из Краснодара покорил YouTube, сыграв "Гитаручку"" (in Russian). Российская газета. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ Sharples, Kevin (2018-02-11). "An Exclusive Interview with Alexandr Misko". STAGE PASS. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ TEDxMannheim (30 Mar 2018). "What if you could make one instrument sound like an entire band?". TED Conferences.
- ^ Dorn, Lori (2018-05-22). "Guitarist Alexandr Misko Explains and Demonstrates His Incredible Fingerstyle Talent to a TEDx Audience". Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Watch 2018's incredible Acoustic Guitarist of the Year finalists in action". MusicRadar. 10 October 2018.
- ^ Misko, Alexandr. "Alexandr Misko: Shows". Alexandr Misko.
- ^ "Dutch Harp Festival 2024: Line-up". Dutch Harp Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28.
External links
edit- Alexandr Misko discography at Discogs
- Alexandr Misko discography at MusicBrainz
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