Sergey Vladimirovich Mazayev (), also known as Mazay, is a musician, singer, songwriter and lead singer of the rock band " Moral Codex". He heads his own production, sound and publishing label Mazay Communications.

Honored Artist of Russia Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

. (2010).Honorary title awarded by decree President of Russia № 999 of 11.08.2010
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Early life

Sergey Mazayev was born in 1959 Moscow,

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(now

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia North Asia or Northern Asia, also referred to as Siberia, is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographic ...

Projects

* Moral Codex (Moralny Kodex) (''

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: Моральный кодекс'' means ''Moral code'') is a legendary Russian

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band founded in 1989. The band gained popularity and has successfully retained a large following, with a musical blend for various preferences. Incorporating

big beat Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as t ...

, rock’n’roll and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

/ blues along with the lead singer's characteristic and recognisable voice this band is a unique phenomenon on the rock stage. The band performs on a regular basis in the CIS countries. It also participates in festivals i.e. Live 8 in 2005 and has collaborated with big international names such as record producer

Chris Kimsey Christopher Kenneth Kimsey (born 3 December 1951 in Battersea, London, England) is an English record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' ''Undercover'' and ''Steel Wheels'' albums. He was also an ...

, who worked with

Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

.Sergey Mazayev's Queentet is a

quintet A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single ...

established in 2013. The title of the group is a play on words; Queentet / quintet referencing to the majority of its members being women. * Sergey Mazayev's dance orchestra founded in 2011 is a unique gathering of different musicians on one stage.

Career

Music

2005 — founded production centre Mazay Communications.

Bands

1977 — 1989 "Zdrastvuy, pesnia". 1979 — 1990 "Autograph" formed in Moscow and was one of the most popular rock performers on the Soviet stage. 1989–present "Moral Codex"

Collaboration

1996 — Duet with

Natalya Vetlitskaya Natalya Igorevna Vetlitskaya (russian: Ната́лья И́горевна Ветли́цкая; born 17 August 1964) is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress, popular in the 1990s, who released six studio albums between 1992 and 2 ...

1999 — Started performing with the legendary jazz musician

Igor Butman Igor Butman PAR is a Russian jazz saxophonist born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1961. Butman holds dual citizenship for both the US and Russian Federation. He is considered to be a virtuoso saxophonist, and a skilled bandleader. American saxo ...

. 2004 — Participated in the making of Singing Together's (''Russian:'' «Поющие вместе») music video, which went viral due to its humorous nature. 2013 — featured in the "GQ" song along with famous Russian rappers

Timati Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (born August 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Timati (russian: link=no, Ти́мати), is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Biography Early life Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( ...

and

L'One Levan Emzarovich Gorozia ( ka, ლევან ემზარის ძე გოროზია, ) also known professionally as L'One and more recently as Levan Gorozia is a Georgian-Russian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Known for his solo ...

. 2015 — Another humorous video that Mazaev took part of was a project in the frameworks of "

Evening Urgant ''Evening Urgant'' (russian: Вечерний Ургант, Vecherniy Urgant) is a Russian late-night talk show hosted by Ivan Urgant on Channel One, a show based on similarly styled American late-night shows. The first episode aired on 16 Apri ...

" show (similar to the Jimmy Fallon show in America). The song "Эх, лук-лучок" was created after an interview with Oleg Oparin. The show's creative team were so impressed by the interviewee's ability to improvise, that they decided to turn his simple tune into a hit. Among those who took part in the creation of this are

Ilya Lagutenko Ilya Igorevich Lagutenko (russian: Илья́ И́горевич Лагуте́нко; born 16 October 1968) is the founder and lead singer of the rock band Mumiy Troll. Career He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soon after his birth his fa ...

(frontman of Mummiy Troll), Vera Brezhnev,

Valeriya Valeriya (russian: Валерия) is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova (russian: Алла Юрьевна Перфилова, born April 17, 1968 in Atkarsk), a Russian singer and fashion model. Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titles Pe ...

and

Philipp Kirkorov Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR (russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров; bg, Филип Бедросов Киркоров, Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five ...

. The project resembles the 1985 "

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" song produced by over 20 famous musicians.

Acting

1979 - "Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya" as saxophonist in the restaurant.

Awards

2010 — Awarded with the title of Distinguished artist of

by then president

Dmitriy Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

. 2010 — Received "Musician of the Year" award at the yearly ceremony of "GQ people".

Personal life

Mazaev is married to Senior Lifestyle Editor of GQ Russia (

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) Galina Mazaeva. Mazayev has a son from his first marriage; Ilya Mazaev, who after graduating from

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

(Russian: МГУ) studied in the prestigious

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cou ...

, Boston, USA.

References

External links

Official Website
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazayev, Sergey 1959 births Living people Russian male singer-songwriters Russian singer-songwriters Russian male composers Soviet composers Soviet male composers Soviet male singers Russian record producers Russian rock singers Moscow State University alumni Honored Artists of the Russian Federation 20th-century Russian male singers 21st-century Russian male singers