Education:
- International Theatre Academy «SM Drama Academy» by Sergey Melkonyan (Moscow, Russia) - acting (1 year)
- The Gnesins’ Russian Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia) – jazz vocal, piano (2 years)
- Conservatory (Kharkov, Ukraine): orchestral string department – violin, jazz department – piano, additional – composition (2 years)
- Special Music School at the Conservatory (Kharkov, Ukraine): class – violine, additional – composition (11 years)
INFO:
Maria Brodskaya is a singer, songwriter, pianist and violinist, as well as an actress and photo model.
She was born into a family of professional musicians in the Russian town of Belgorod. At the age of four Maria began studying music, playing the violin and piano. By the age of seven she began writing music and with her first two songs she won her first composer award at the famous Ukrainian contest "Young composers" in Kiev (Ukraine). By now Maria is a winner of many contests as a singer and songwriter. She has performed in Moscow (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine), Berlin (Germany), Copenhagen (Danmark), Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Maria has recently recorded her debute album “Apple-Moon”. This is the mix of pop, soul, slavic folk, jazz and ambient music. It unites the modern and ancient musical traditions. East and West. Maria's music is influenced by Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Bob James, Sade, Sting, as well as slavic folk music...
Now "Apple-Moon" airs on 14 radio stations (US and UK).
In her album Maria is acting not only as a singer and songwriter, but also as a piano-and-violin-player, and an author of some arrangements of her songs, as well.
Work Experience as a Musician/Singer/Composer (concert activity):
- 2011 – Faena Hotel “Library Lounge” (Buenos Aires, Argentina), “L&C” club (Moscow, Russia) – as a singer and pianist
- 2010 – Official events: World Trade Centre «Congress Hall» (Moscow, Russia) – as a singer
- 2003 – 2010 – Jazz clubs: JazzTown, «Union», «Alabama», «Jazz Art Club», «Imperia» etc. (Moscow, Russia) – as a singer and pianist
- 1999 – 2009 – Art galleries, museums, theatres: «OntoArt Gallery», «Arlekin Theatre» (Moscow, Russia), «Aivazovsky’s museum» (Feodosia, Ukraine) – as a singer, pianist and composer
- 1999 – 2009 – Concert halls: «Moscow Conservatory’s Grand Hall», «Rahmaninov’s Hall» (Moscow, Russia) – as a composer; «Urania» (Berlin, Germany) – as a singer and composer; «Theatre of Opera and Ballet», «Organ Hall» (Kharkov, Ukraine) – as a singer, pianist and composer; concert halls of Copenhagen, Nurnberg and Hannover – as a violinist - an artist of orchestra
- 1999 – 2002 – Musical centres: «Union of Composers of Russia» (Moscow, Russia), «Union of Composers of Ukraine» (Kiev, Ukraine) – as a composer and pianist
- 1999 – Open areas: the park «TIVOLI» (Copenhagen, Denmark) – as a violinist - an artist of orchestra; Independence Square (Kiev, Ukraine), Freedom Square (Kharkov, Ukraine) – as a singer
Recordings:
- 2011 – album “Apple-Moon” (in English) (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocal, piano, violins)
- 2011 – the two songs: "So Easy" and "Flashback" (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocals)
- 2010 – demo-album «Only Piano II» (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocals, piano)
- 2009 – demo-album «Only Piano I» (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocals, piano)
- 2008 – the two songs: "Remember" and "Your Lover" (Maria Brodskaya – music, arrangement, lyrics, vocals, piano, violins)
- 2007 – demo-album «Listen to Love» (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocals, piano)
- 2006 – demo-album «Outer World» (Maria Brodskaya – music, lyrics, vocals, violins)
Music Competitions, Festivals / Honors, Awards, Achievements:
- OMJ Artist of the Month (London, UK) – July 2011
- International Festival «Golden Hanukia» (Berlin, Germany) Jazz-vocal – Diploma – December 2009
- «European Music Festival» (Copenhagen, Denmark) - an artist of symphony orchestra – First Prize
- Modern Music Festival «Chervona Routa» (Kiev, Ukraine) Pop-vocal – Third Prize
- Competition «Young Composers of Ukraine» (Kiev, Ukraine) Composition – Second Prize
- Competition «Slavyanskaya Yarmarka» (Kharkov, Ukraine) Jazz-vocal – First Prize
- Contest of vocalists “Kiev’s Spring» (Kiev, Ukraine) Vocal – First Prize and the special award as the author and the singer
- International Competition «Juvenile Assemblies of Arts» under the chairmanship of T. N. Khrennikov (Moscow, Russia) Composition – Diploma
Acting Experience:
- 2010 – sketch-series «Persons and special effects» – lead (2 series) – Film-company «Amedia» for «RenTV» Channel
- 2010 – comedy TVmovie «Love and others nounsenses» – lead (1 series) – TV Company «Partner» for «Domestic» Channel
- 2010 – series "Spouses" – episode – TV company «Film-group» for «NTV» Channel
- 2009 – series «Nasty Job» – episode – Film-company «Pyramid» for «NTV» Channel
- 2009 – Sergey Melkonyan’s Theatre «Arlekin Theatre»: children’s musical play Pinocchio – lead
Modeling:
- 2011 – photo-project of Sergey Mironov "The Natural Emotions"
- 2010 – photoshoot of photographer Ivan Messmer – Moscow
- 2010 – show of spring collection of clothes «Pelican» – Moscow
- 2010 – project of photographer Sergey Mironov «Photography XX Century» – Moscow
- 2009 – master-class of photographer Andrew Fursov – Moscow
Work Experience as a Composer:
- Music for trailers – for radio, TV and DVD: «Radio Sport-FM», «Altair TV», «Constanta Film», «Profilm», «Cinema Prestige», «Punchfilm», «News Outdoor», «RUSCICO» etc. (twenty six)
- Vocal works – songs and song-sycles (two hundred)
- Instumental works
- Music for corporate film – for company «News Outdoor»
Instrumental and Vocal Works:
- Two hundred songs
- The music for twenty six trailers for radio, TV and DVD
- The music for the orchestral fantasy «Images»
- «Five Preludes» – miniatures for piano
- About fifty different pieces for piano and violin
- «Meditation» – a fantasy for trumpet and chamber orchestra
- «Trio» – for violine, cello and piano
Literary Works:
- More than three hundred poems of love, landscape, philosophical and religious poerty (Russian)
- Ten miniatures in prose «Sketches» (Russian)
- Two hundred lyrics for songs (Russian, Ukrainian and English)
- Full-length movie script «A.V.» – psychological thriller
- Full-length movie script «Sepia» – melodramatic comedy
List of publications:
- 2008 – literary magazine «Na lyubitelya» (Atlanta USA) – Russian
- 2008 – literary magazine «Southern Star» (Stavropol, Russia) – Russian
- 2008 – literary magazine «Epilogue» (Kharkov, Ukraine) – Russian
- 2007 – collection of contemporary poetry «Magnolia» (St.Petersburg, Russia) – Russian
- 2005 – literary magazine «Treci Trg» (Belgrade, Serbia) – translated into Serbian
- 2005 – literary anthology «Esenin’s Coronet III» (Moscow, Russia) – Russian
- 2004 – literary anthology «Esenin’s Coronet II» (Moscow, Russia) – Russian
Literary Competition / Honors, Awards:
- 2007– The Fourth Virtual Poetic Competition «Magic of solid forms and freedom» nomination «Haiku» – First Prize
- 2005 – The International Virtual Literary Competition «Spring Debut 2005» nomination « Poetry» – First Prize
- 2005 – The Second International Literary Competition «All the King’s Men» (Moscow, Russia) nomination «Amorous Poetry» – First Prize
- 2004 –The First International Literary Competition «All the King’s Men» (Moscow, Russia) nomination «Cycles of Poems» – First Prize
Memberships:
- Member of the Russian Authors' Society
- “Russian Writers Association” member
Full Name:
Maria Genesis-Brodskaya
Birth:
April 9
Belgorod, Russia
Info:
singer, pianist, violinist, composer, music arranger, poet, actress, model
