Vadim Pruzhanov
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.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vadim Pruzhanov |
| Born | June 18, 1982 |
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Genres | Power metal, Glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Keyboards Piano Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner Records |
| Website | dragonforce.com |
Personal life
changeHe 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
change- Valley of the Damned - (2003)
- Sonic Firestorm - (2004)
- Inhuman Rampage - (2006)
- Ultra Beatdown - (2008)
- The Power Within - (2012)
- Maximum Overload - (2014)
Playing influence
changeHe 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
change- ↑ "Vadim Pruzhanov Biography". DragonForce. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ↑ 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
change- Vadim's page on Metal Archives
- Vadim's page on DragonForce.com Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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