Vadim Pruzhanov

Ukrainian musician

Vadim Igorevich Pruzhanov (Ukrainian: Вадим Пружанов) (born June 18, 1982 in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian musician, and was the keyboardist of the UK power metal band DragonForce until his departure in 2018.

Vadim Pruzhanov
Vadim Pruzhanov
Vadim Pruzhanov
Background information
Birth nameVadim Pruzhanov
Born (1982-06-18) June 18, 1982 (age 42)
OriginUkraine
GenresPower metal, Glam metal
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter
InstrumentsKeyboards
Piano
Vocals
Guitar
Years active2001-present
LabelsSanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner Records
Websitedragonforce.com

Personal life

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He was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine. He started to learn piano when he was 8 years old, and enrolled in music school.
He was interested in rock music when he was 12 years old, and started to compose.[1]
The young Ukrainian attended a Catholic 6th form college in North West London where he studied art and design. One of his first live performances was playing guitar in an all in one catsuit covered with tassles covering Steve Vai. He went on to meet DragonForce members in London in his school days. After that he met Herman Li again at club house, and joined DragonForce. Many songs of DragonForce are composed by him and Herman Li.

Pruzhanov left DragonForce in 2018. [2]

Discography

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Reaching into Infinity - (2017)

Playing influence

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He is famous for very fast keyboard playing. Sometimes he plays shoulder keyboard with his tongue or head.
He sticks to making sounds. He doesn't like ordinary sounds such as strings and chorus.

References

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  1. "Vadim Pruzhanov Biography". DragonForce. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. Mach, Neil (2019-09-24). "DragonForce: "Sad to see Vadim and Fred go [...] we continue to bring the full bombastic DragonForce experience" Extreme Power Metal 2019". RAMzine. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

Other websites

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