Shapov

Shapov
Background information
Birth nameAlexander Shapovalov
Born (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 35)
OriginSmolensk, Russia
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ, music producer
Years active2005 – present
LabelsAxtone, Def Jam, Ultra, Armind, Armada
Websiteshapovmusic.com

Alexander Shapovalov (Russian: Александр Шаповалов, Aleksandr Shapovalov; born 28 January 1989, in Smolensk), better known by his stage name Shapov, is a Russian record producer and DJ. He is also a former member of the electronic project Hard Rock Sofa, and in his solo career has most notably collaborated with Axwell[1] and Armin van Buuren.[2][3][4]

Biography

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Hard Rock Sofa

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Alexander was interested in music from a young age and began experimenting with production when he was 16 years old. In 2005, he and another DJ and producer Denis Chepikov joined together to form the music project Hard Rock Sofa.

Shapov

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In 2015, Alexander left Hard Rock Sofa and began his solo career under the stage name Shapov. In the same year he joined the British label Axtone Records, which was founded by Swedish House Mafia member Axwell.

On 23 February 2015, Shapov released an extended play on Axtone titled “Shapov EP”. On 5 October 2015, he released a second EP titled “Everybody”, with both songs on the EP being collaborations with duo Meg & Nerak.

A month later, Shapov released the track “Our World” featuring American singer and songwriter Justin Tranter. This composition was included in the anniversary album “Axtone Ten",[5] which celebrated a decade since Axtone's formation. At the end of 2015, he was named as a “Breakthrough Artist of the Year"[6] in the EDM category by Beatport. Early in 2016, Shapov released the song “Future Rave”, which he debuted in a guest mix he recorded for the Diplo & Friends show on BBC Radio 1.[7]

In 2017, Shapov released a third EP titled "Four Corners", consisting of four tracks across both Axtone and Armada Music. Among the songs released on this EP were “Breathing Deeper”, which was another collaboration with duo Meg & Nerak, and “Some People”, which was written with Russian electronic group Beverly Pills. The next project in his career was the release of “The Way"[8] together with the trio Trouze.

In 2018 Shapov collaborated with Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren to release “The Last Dancer",[9] accompanied by van Buuren inviting Shapov up to play their track together during van Buuren's mainstage set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami.[10] Shortly afterwards, the pair released a new collaboration called “Our Origin”,[11] which van Buuren played to open his set at Tomorrowland that year.[12] “Our Origin” was also used in the Tomorrowland 2018 festival aftermovie.[13]

Near the end of 2019, a collaboration with Magnificence titled "Unboring the Future" released and was subsequently used in the promotional presentation video for the new generation of the Peugeot 208.[14] In 2020, Shapov continued to experiment across genres such as psy-trance, leading to a collaboration with Vini Vici and Nervo for a song titled 'My World'.[15]

Tracks by Shapov under both his time in Hard Rock Sofa and his solo ventures have been featured in Hollywood movies and TV shows, such as Fast & Furious 6, The Lego Batman Movie,[16] and Netflix series such as Quicksand,[17] Werewolf,[18] and The Last Days of American Crime.[19]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details Tracklist
Shapov
  1. Party People (with Meg & Nerak)
  2. Disco Tufli
Everybody
  • Released: 5 October 2015[21]
  • Label: Axtone
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. Everybody (with Meg & Nerak)
  2. Dream About It (with Meg & Nerak)
Four Corners
  • Released: 10 February 2017[22]
  • Label: Axtone, Armada
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. Breathing Deeper (with Meg & Nerak)
  2. Some People (with Beverly Pills)
  3. More Than Love (with Rookies)
  4. Analogue Soul
Trilogy
  1. La Résistance de L'Amour (with Armin van Buuren)
  2. The Last Dancer (with Armin van Buuren)
  3. Our Origin (with Armin van Buuren)
Circles[24]
  • Released: 27 August 2021
  • Label: Armada
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. Vetra (with Nerak)
  2. Heaven (with Nerak)
  3. Illusion (with Nerak)
New Dimensions[25]
  • Released: 11 February 2022
  • Label: Armada
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. Resolution (with Sam Bagira)
  2. Dark in the Light (with Nerak)
  3. Cornerstone
  4. Inside the Rave

Singles and collaborations

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Year Title Artist Label
2015 Vavilon Shapov, Amersy Axtone
2015 Runic Shapov Axtone
2015 Our World Shapov, Justin Tranter Axtone
2016 Future Rave Shapov Axtone
2016 Belong Shapov, Axwell Axtone, Ultra
2016 Beats Do Work Shapov Monomark
2017 The Way Shapov, Trouze Axtone
2018 Alternate Shapov, Sam Bagira Axtone
2018 The Last Dancer Shapov, Armin van Buuren Armind
2018 Our Origin Shapov, Armin van Buuren Armind
2020 My World Shapov, Vini Vici, Nervo Alteza
2020 Chasing Shadows Shapov, Cal Armada
2021 Inside The Rave Shapov Armada
2021 Heaven Shapov, Nerak Armada, Armind
2021 Illusion[26] Shapov, Nerak Armada, Armind
2021 Light up the World[27] Shapov, Avian Grays, KiFi Armada
2021 Cornerstone[28] Shapov Armada
2021 Dark in the Light[29] Shapov and Nerak Armada

Remixes

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Year Title Original artist(s) Label
2015 Paradigm (Shapov Remix) CamelPhat, A*M*E Axtone
2015 SummerThing! (Shapov vs M.E.G. & N.E.R.A.K. Remix) Afrojack, Mike Taylor Def Jam
2016 Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time (Shapov Remix) Panic! At the Disco Free download
2017 We Are Stars (Shapov Remix) Callum Beattie 3 Beat

References

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  1. ^ "Hear Axwell & Years' Long-Teased Remode of Shapov Collab 'Belong:' Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. ^ "Armin van Buuren drops new video 'The Last Dancer': Watch". DJMag.com. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. ^ "Armin van Buuren premiered a brand new song at Tomorrowland: Listen". DJMag.com. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  4. ^ "Armin van Buuren shares new track, 'La Résistance De L'Amour': Listen". DJMag.com. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. ^ Axtone Ten by Various Artists, retrieved 2018-12-17
  6. ^ "Breakthrough Artists of 2015: EDM: Tracks on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Diplo and Friends, Herobust and Shapov, Shapov on Diplo and Friends". BBC. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  8. ^ "Shapov & Trouze - The Way". Dancing Astronaut. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  9. ^ Future Music Russia, В студии с Shapov, retrieved 2018-12-22
  10. ^ A State Of Trance, Armin van Buuren vs Shapov - The Last Dancer [Armin van Buuren live at UMF 2018], retrieved 2018-12-17
  11. ^ Andry Bosk (2018-07-26). "Armin van Buuren and Shapov go back to where it all began with 'Our Origin'". Rave Jungle. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  12. ^ Armin van Buuren, Armin van Buuren live at Tomorrowland 2018, retrieved 2018-12-17
  13. ^ Tomorrowland, Tomorrowland Belgium 2018 | Official Aftermovie, retrieved 2018-12-17
  14. ^ Unboring the Future | Peugeot 208 Track, retrieved 2019-12-19
  15. ^ "Vini Vici, Shapov and NERVO – My World". We Rave You. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  16. ^ The Lego Batman Movie (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-05-20
  17. ^ "Music from Teen Wolf S3E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  18. ^ "Music from Teen Wolf S3E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  19. ^ "Music from The Last Days of American Crime". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  20. ^ Shapov - Single by Shapov, retrieved 2018-12-17
  21. ^ Everybody EP by Shapov, M.E.G. & N.E.R.A.K., retrieved 2018-12-17
  22. ^ Four Corners - EP by Shapov, retrieved 2018-12-17
  23. ^ Armin Van Buuren and Shapov To Drop 3 Tracks EP "Trilogy"
  24. ^ "Circles - Single by Shapov & Nerak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  25. ^ Chiang, Nina (2022-02-11). "Shapov stuns with future rave New Dimensions EP". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  26. ^ Gomez, Nancy (2021-06-19). "Shapov & Nerak- 'Illusion'". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  27. ^ "Light up the World (feat. KiFi) - Single by Shapov & Avian Grays on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  28. ^ "Cornerstone - Single by Shapov on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  29. ^ Gomez, Nancy (2021-11-27). "Shapov & Nerak join together again for 'Dark In The Light'". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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