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Victor Smolsky. Biography. Creation

Viktor Smolsky is a musician of the USSR and Belarus, son of the famous Belarusian composer Dmitry Bronislavovich Smolsky.

How it all began

Viktor Dmitrievich Smolsky is a versatile musician who plays several instruments (multi-instrumentalist), composer, member of the rock group Rage (Germany), the band Mind Odyssey.

Victor Smolsky was born in February 1969 in Minsk. Since childhood, the boy liked music, and he happily attended classes at a music school. As a result, I learned to play the guitar, piano and cello.

In 1986, when the young man turned 17, he joined the experimental youth studio, which was created on the basis of the Pesnyary collective, popular not only in Belarus, but also outside the country. Two years of studies in the studio did not pass without leaving a trace, allowing Victor to work out a certain musical experience. In 1988, Smolsky founded his own team "Inspector", performing hard rock music.

I must say that the idea Smolsky was very successful - the group successfully toured the cities of Germany. After some time the band released the first and only musical album "Russian Prayer". However, only a few years have passed, and the Inspector group, unfortunately, disintegrated. Viktor Smolsky decided to perform solo. He stayed to live in Germany and seriously began to pursue a musical career.

Working with Mind Odyssey and Rage

In 1995, the musician joined the Mind Odyssey group. Together with the members of the team, Victor took part in recording two music records. The connections and contacts that remained at Homeland Smolsky helped to organize a joint performance of the rock band with the Belarusian Symphony Orchestra. In addition to speaking with the band, Victor toured Europe with his father, Dmitry Smolsky. The musicians co-wrote several symphonic works for electric guitar and orchestra.

In 1999 Victor Dmitrievich Smolsky learned that the old lineup of the popular German band Rage broke up, and a new band needed a guitarist. The man decided to use the chance given by fate and not lost. In addition to the functions of the guitarist, Victor, as part of the group work, became the author of the musical material - he recorded nine studio albums and two concert albums.

For three years (from 2004 to 2007) Smolsky played in another group - "Kipelov", because this team lost the guitarist Sergei Mavrin. However, on the posters of Viktor Smolsky pointed out as a "specially invited guest" - he was torn simultaneously between two groups (Rage did not leave the musician).

Biography

With "Kipelov" Smolsky organized and conducted several concerts, participated in recording a musical record "River of Time". In addition, the musicians have organized a whole tour in support of this album. There was a period when Victor played simultaneously for two groups - collectives Rage and "Kipelov" performed in joint concerts. In 2006, as part of the Kipelov group, a new guitarist appeared - Vyacheslav Molchanov, and Victor Smolsky returned to Rage.

In 2007, Viktor started a very interesting work - he participated in the recording of a special CD "Nuclear Blast Allstars: Into the Light". The record was dedicated to the anniversary of the record company Nuclear Blast.

I must say, the event was quite ambitious, because the recordings of this album were attended by famous world-class vocalists who are still partners of the campaign or have ever resorted to its services.

Among the star names can be identified Tobias Sammet, Peter "Beer" Wagner, Tony Kakko, Andy Deris. It is interesting that Viktor Dmitrievich Smolsky was the composer and producer of all the songs on the musical plate.

In 2015, Victor Smolsky, whose biography is inextricably linked with the band Rage, left the collective. At the same time, Rage officially announced its disintegration.

To date, Smolsky is a producer of the Krasnodar metal band FreaKozaks.

What happened to Rage?

The disintegration of the team caused a lot of rumors - an incredible number of versions and reasons for what happened happened. The news was especially unexpected because in 2014 the group celebrated its thirtieth anniversary, confirmed by a grand concert tour not only in Russia, but also in Europe. However, despite the active musical activity, oddities in the biography of the musical collective sometimes happened. For example, Peavy Wagner - the "face" of the group - on the eve of a grandiose musical event (anniversary) united with former musicians Rage in the group Refuge, and began to actively promote the newly created team.

Viktor Dmitrievich Smolsky commented on this situation. It turned out that in the team there were already disagreements, and the group members understood that the collapse was inevitable, it was just a matter of time. It's just that no one knew when this would happen. On the other hand, the presence of some personal claims to each other did not stop the musicians from doing their work excellently - they played perfectly well, and every concert, every performance brought genuine satisfaction.

What's next?

Parted musicians in an adult way - without squabbles, quarrels and resentment against each other. Smolsky admits that he does not like conflicts and clarification of relations. For him, the most important and favorite thing is music. According to the musician, a lot of musical material has gathered in his piggy bank, and he plans to do studio work - Smolsky plans to record songs, which were typed into as many as two albums. In addition, Viktor Dmitrievich constantly receives proposals from various musicians about cooperation - a man does not exclude the possibility of working together.

As for the old repertoire of the band Rage, then all the members of the band pretend to play it. Smolsky is sure that there should not be any disagreement in this matter, since all the musicians are co-authors.

Victor Smolsky, whose personal life has developed successfully, is today inspired and full of daring plans. An important reason for creative inspiration is the little son of a musician. Recently, a child has appeared in Smolsky's family, and on the frank confession of a musician, he enjoys a cozy family hearth. In the near future, Viktor Dmitrievich does not plan a lot of tours, and he is going to devote all his free time to communication with the baby. And also - to do music for fun. According to Viktor Dmitrievich Smolsky, this is the most important for him, everything else is trifles.

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