Bio

Nikita Karev – Laureate of the Prize of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for outstanding achievements in the field of culture and art. Composer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist, graduate of the Kazakh State Conservatory. Kurmangazy. Instruments – piano, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, drums. Born in 1981 in Almaty, in the family of composer Alexander Karev. In 1988 he entered the school for gifted children. Kulyash Baiseitova, from which she graduated in 1999 in the piano class of prof. Kadyrbekova G.I., being a diploma winner of international competitions.

In 2003 he graduated from the Kazakh State Conservatory named after. Kurmangazy (pianist). From 1999 to 2003 he worked as a multi-instrumentalist in the State Brass Band.

From 2001 to 2005 he worked as an artistic director, arranger, bass player, composer of the popular rock band Maxim Sergeyich.

From 2007-2008, the head of the Kerulen project from the fund & nbsp; Alem-Art – popularization of Kazakh national ethno music and its combination with modern world musical genres.

2008 – collaboration and recording of musical works with the ethno-ensemble – Turan.

2008 – 2012 CEO of full cycle creative agency “Universal Communication”

From 2001 to the present, the author, arranger and composer of songs of popular Kazakhstani performers and groups: Ivan Breusov, 101 group, FM group, Jamila Serkebaeva, Yerlan Kokeev, Roza Rymbaeva, Urker group, Asem, Berkut, Kental, Kanat Sybanov and others . Author of music for theater performances. Lermontov, German Drama Theatre, Art and Shock Theatre. From 2008 to the present, composer of many films, TV series, animated films, short films, auteur films, a huge number of advertising jingles. (See filmography). Diploma winner and laureate of international competitions as a pianist.

Author, co-founder of the OrchestraVR.com project

From childhood, Nikita was fond of jazz and classical music, and in college and at the conservatory he was the creator and leader of various groups, rock and jazz bands. He has always sought to combine classics and rock, jazz and pop, national color and classical harmonies. Knowledge of classical music and folk instruments, close cooperation with populist musicians (project “Kerulen; guitarist of the ethno group ABAD, under the direction of Akos Beibut”) opens up the possibility of creating unique musical sketches, unique in their sound and content.

The combination of Kazakh ethno-melody and classical orchestra is the hallmark of the film composer.