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| Pyotr Dranga | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Peter Dranga |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Electronic, Classical, World |
| Instruments | Accordion, Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 2008-present |
Pyotr Yurievich Dranga (Russian: Пётр Ю́рьевич Дра́нга, Moscow), also known as Peter Dranga, is a Russian accordionist, singer and composer based in Los Angeles, CA.
Dranga's father, Yuir Petrovich Dranga, is a classical accordion player and introduced the instrument to Pyotr at a young age. Dranga was the first to incorporate the accordion in electronic music, which he brought to the Russian and world stages.
Life and career
Dranga was born in 1984 in a family of musicians. His father, Yuri Petrovich Dranga – is a professor at Gnessin Academy of Music Art in Russia, People's Artist of Russia; his mother- Elena Kirillovna Dranga.
In 1999 he was named Laureate at the VII Moscow Open Music Competition and began his concert career organized by Russian Cultural Foundation.
In 2008, he presented his first CD. Pyotr prefers to play on the instruments of the Italian brand Bugari Armando.As of May 2022, Dranga has 11 releases on Spotify.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metamorposis | EP | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Any Woman | Single | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Perspective | Album | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Stepping Into | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| You Will Never Be Gone | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Don't Stay Down | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| What I Do | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Today | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Malibu | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Joshua Tree Experience | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Beat & Jumps | Album | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
References
- 17 декабря в Твери состоится концерт известного аккордеониста и певца Петра Дранги
- (in Russian) Посмотреть фото Петра Дранга Casual Life magazine
- Награждён указом президента России № 135 от 26 января 1999 года Archived 14 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Пётр Дранга: рождённый играть на аккордеоне
- ^ В гостях у звезды: Пётр Дранга Archived 17 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Peter Dranga". Spotify. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- "Peter Dranga". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- (in Russian) Piotr Dranga in Argumenty i Fakty
- Concert in Samara
- Peter Dranga took part in the project named Dancing on ice, where he took the third place with Oksana Grishuk
- Russian Tango
- Gnesein music academy