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- Svoy abstract "Mikhail Tarasov (Russian: Михаи́л Тара́сов), better known by his stage name Svoy (which can be loosely translated as "self-contained"), is a Billboard-charting multi-Independent Music Award winning recording and performing music artist/producer/writer in the genre of pop/electronica. He has three self-produced albums released via Mack Avenue Records/Sony Music Entertainment, P-Vine Records/Blues Interactions and Thistime Records, respectively. In 2009, his single "Beautiful Thing" reached #69 on the Billboard Japan Hot TOP 100 Airplay and #82 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles chart. Besides remaining in top 40 and 100 airplay charts of numerous major Japanese radio networks for over 8 weeks, the song peaked at #3 on Alpha Station FM Kyoto 89.4's TOP 40 Overseas Chart. Also in 2009, Svoy's album Automatons reached #100 on the Billboard Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles chart. In 2011, Automatons and its title track were nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Dance/Electronica Song at The 10th Independent Music Awards, subsequently winning in the latter category, as well as winning 10th IMA's Vox Populi in both categories. 10th Independent Music Awards judging panel included Seal, Fall Out Boy, Portishead, McCoy Tyner, Counting Crows, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Suzanne Vega, Jesse Harris, Tom Waits, Aimee Mann, Jonatha Brooke among other notable artists and music industry professionals. In 2004, Svoy won the BMI John Lennon Award for songwriters and received the award personally from Yoko Ono. In 2002, he won BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship for film composers, that led to studying with Mike Post and Atli Orvarsson for one month at Post's studio in Los Angeles. Over the course of his career, Svoy has collaborated with Kenny Garrett, Meshell Ndegeocello, Claudia Acuna, Raul Midon, Adam Levy and Ilya Lagutenko, among other notable artists. Svoy is a writer/artist for Universal Music Group, a Yamaha Digital Artist, a Berklee College of Music and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music scholarship recipient/graduate. New York music critics Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover Magazine and Jesse Seilhan of TheCelebrityCafe.com describe Svoy as a "...Robot-driven repetitive-trance big-dance-rhythm cold synth-pop modern-chart soul futuristic electro-disco techno meister" and an artist who "...Is not afraid to explore" with Tokyo's Thistime Records dubbing him "...Prince of Electropop". Svoy is presently residing in New York City.".
- Svoy activeYearsStartYear "2005".
- Svoy alias "Misha Tarasov; Svoy".
- Svoy associatedBand Adam_Levy.
- Svoy associatedBand Ilya_Lagutenko.
- Svoy associatedBand Kenny_Garrett.
- Svoy associatedBand Meshell_Ndegeocello.
- Svoy associatedBand Mumiy_Troll.
- Svoy associatedMusicalArtist Adam_Levy.
- Svoy associatedMusicalArtist Ilya_Lagutenko.
- Svoy associatedMusicalArtist Kenny_Garrett.
- Svoy associatedMusicalArtist Meshell_Ndegeocello.
- Svoy associatedMusicalArtist Mumiy_Troll.
- Svoy background "solo_singer".
- Svoy genre Alternative_rock.
- Svoy genre Ambient_music.
- Svoy genre Electronica.
- Svoy genre Indie_rock.
- Svoy genre Pop_music.
- Svoy genre Rock_music.
- Svoy hometown Russia.
- Svoy hometown Vladivostok.
- Svoy instrument Digital_audio_workstation.
- Svoy instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Svoy instrument Piano.
- Svoy instrument Singing.
- Svoy instrument Yamaha_Motif.
- Svoy occupation Keyboardist.
- Svoy occupation Pianist.
- Svoy occupation Record_producer.
- Svoy occupation Singing.
- Svoy occupation Songwriter.
- Svoy occupation Visual_arts.
- Svoy recordLabel Mack_Avenue_Records.
- Svoy recordLabel P-Vine_Records.
- Svoy recordLabel Rendezvous_Music.
- Svoy recordLabel Thistime_Records.
- Svoy recordLabel Universal_Music_Group.
- Svoy recordLabel Universal_Music_Publishing_Group.
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- Svoy wikiPageRevisionID "605063790".
- Svoy alias "Misha Tarasov; Svoy".
- Svoy associatedActs Adam_Levy.
- Svoy associatedActs "Ilya Lagutenko".
- Svoy associatedActs "Kenny Garrett".
- Svoy associatedActs "Meshell Ndegeocello".
- Svoy associatedActs "Mumiy Troll".
- Svoy background "solo_singer".
- Svoy birthName "Mikhail Tarasov".
- Svoy caption "Live at CBGB in New York on 04.22.06".
- Svoy gender "male".
- Svoy genre Electronica.
- Svoy genre "Alternative".
- Svoy genre "Ambient".
- Svoy genre "Indie".
- Svoy genre "Pop".
- Svoy genre "Rock".
- Svoy hasPhotoCollection Svoy.
- Svoy instrument Singing.
- Svoy instrument "Digital Audio Workstation".
- Svoy instrument "Electronic Keyboard".
- Svoy instrument "Piano".
- Svoy label Universal_Music_Group.
- Svoy label "Mack Avenue Records".
- Svoy label "P-Vine Records".
- Svoy label "Rendezvous Entertainment".
- Svoy label "Songs of Universal".
- Svoy label "Thistime Records".
- Svoy name "Svoy".
- Svoy notableInstruments Yamaha_Motif.
- Svoy occupation Singing.
- Svoy occupation "Keyboard Player".
- Svoy occupation "Music Producer".
- Svoy occupation "Pianist".
- Svoy occupation "Songwriter".
- Svoy occupation "Visual Artist".
- Svoy origin Russia.
- Svoy origin Vladivostok.
- Svoy shortDescription "Russian singer".
- Svoy website www.svoy.com.
- Svoy yearsActive "2005".
- Svoy description "Russian singer".
- Svoy description "Russian singer".
- Svoy subject Category:Living_people.
- Svoy subject Category:People_from_Vladivostok.
- Svoy subject Category:Russian_electronic_musicians.
- Svoy subject Category:Russian_pop_musicians.
- Svoy subject Category:Russian_pop_singers.
- Svoy type Artist109812338.
- Svoy type CausalAgent100007347.