
Triangle Sun is an international
pop
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Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
/
electronic,
downtempo,
chillout
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band. It was created in 2004 by international musician and composer
Alexander Knyazev. Based in Los Angeles.
The compositions of the project are included in the world music collections
Café del Mar,
Buddha Bar
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, Mykonos 2019 and more than two dozen collections. Triangle Sun songs are rotated in 53 countries.
History
In 2004 Triangle Sun began the ascension on a musical scene. Same year they have won the Russian festival Cafe Del Mar Lounge. Then went to Spanish coast of
Ibiza
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to play in world famous
Cafe Del Mar
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(Ibiza) and won there too. Soon the track Beautiful was licensed by Cafe Del Mar XIII, thanks to which Triangle Sun has become popular in Europe and America.
As a result, in summer 2005, Triangle Sun performed as headliner at festival Parliament Lounge.
Thus, Triangle Sun became a project included in the series of compilations
Cafe del Mar
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, and then a project that performed at the festival
Global Gathering 2007 in
London
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.
The debut album of Triangle Sun under the name ''Diamond'' was released in September 2007 on
Diamond Records.
In 2009 Alexander Knyazev have found their own musical label TSM.
In 2010
Mars
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licensed a track by Triangle Sun founder Alexander Knyazev, called "Moments" as a soundtrack for the TVC of chocolate
Dove on the American market.
Same year managers of German division Sony music have included their composition "Diamond" in 9th vol. of Erotic lounge, among such musical collectives as
Air,
Tosca
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,
Thievery Corporation
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,
Kruder and Dorfmeister
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Career
In 1993, they released their first EP ''G-Stoned'' ...
,
Jazzanova,
Yonderboi
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,
Blank&Jones,
Groove Armada and many other well-known masters of international downtempo scene which figured throughout previous issues. The release took place in October 2010.
In 2011 French label,
Wagram
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has included a composition "When you go forward" to the 13th volume of
Buddha Bar
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compilation series.
Since 2011, Triangle Sun has been in
MTV
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's global rotation. Also the project rotated on
VH1
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in
Brazil
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,
VIVA TV in
Germany
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and
Poland
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.
In 2013, the project received the club's
Golden Gargoyle award in the category "Best electronic project of the year".
In 2015, the band members were invited to
Sochi
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to perform in the cultural and entertainment part of the
Formula 1
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Russia Grand Prix.
In 2016, Triangle Sun became a headliner at the largest fashion events of the year in
Russia
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— "Vogue Fashion's Night Out 2016" and "SNC NET DAY 2016".
In 2017, Triangle Sun headlined ''
GQ''s "100 most stylish" and ''
Maxim'' magazine's "100 sexiest women in Russia" event.
In 2018, the project became the headliner of
ELLE magazine's event in
Russia
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.
Members
* Alexander Knyazev (founder of the project) — vocal, composer, programming. He was born in
Moscow
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, 21 April 1984. Lives in Los Angeles. Permanent member of the jury of the Russian National Music Award. The author of the music of the main video of the opening ceremony of the
Winter Olympic Games in 2014 in
Sochi
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. Host on the radio Relax FM his author's program Relax Single. The author of the music of the world exhibition
Expo 2017 in
Astana. Composer of the opening ceremony of the historical stage of the
Bolshoi theatre
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of
Russia
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. In parallel writes music for television shows (''
TEFI
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'', ''The King of the Ring'') and commercials (
Beeline
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,
Dove,
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etc.).
* Pavel Kovan — drummer.
— "Best electronic project of the year".
* 2019 — Super MEGA Fest.
In 2006, a film ''Slide'' was released, directed by Anna Kelchevskaya, where the composition "
" was chosen to be the main musical theme.
In 2012, song "When you go forward" has been licensed for the feature film ''Everything is simple'' directed by Sonia Karpunina.
In 2016, song "When you go forward" has been licensed for the feature film ''Box'' directed by Eduard Bordukov.
In 2018, the composition "Buddha" was licensed by a film Studio in
'' and made this composition the soundtrack to the film.
Triangle Sun shot 2 music videos on singles from both albums. In 2011 both albums entered a global
and now are on air in such regions as:
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Both of the videos are also being rotated on
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Upside Down
* 2014 — Betoko & Jose Maria Ramon;
Your little Clown
* 2015 —
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) and others.