Vladimir Zakharov: the Beginning of his Career, the Peak of Popularity and Rock Islands

In the late '90s, a composition by the collective "Rock Islands" rocked "Say nothing."The band's history is not an easy one, but an outlet and a chance for a better future. Regular member and vocalist Vladimir Zakharov had a lot of hopes for further Rock Islands albums and songs, but things didn't go quite so smoothly.

This article will talk about how to started The story of a pop group that didn't become famous until the sunset of the '90s, the rise of their fame, destiny of the team and its irreplaceable leader Vladimir Zakharov.

Where did the story begin...

The history of "Rock Islands" begins in the mid-80s, when young Zakharov and his schoolmates form the band Octavian Augustus. At the same time Vladimir had to learn to play the keyboardsThe band had to look for a new vocalist after a while. After a while we had to look for a new vocalist with more expressive The band decided to put Zakharov on the microphone. Not having found a singer, the group decided to put Zakharov to the microphone. Soon the band gets acquainted with Alexander Kutyanovwho taught the kids to understand the intricacies of music.

The school ensemble soon ceased to exist, and then Zakharov and Kutyanov became members of the collective "Sirin.". In addition, aspiring musicians were actively recording own The other members of the ensemble did not know about it. At that time Oleg, who had recently left, joined the collaboration, and the three guys continued to make music. Then came the name for their future band, chosen by Zakharov: "Islands.".

On the eve of a rock concert in his native Gorky, it was decided to staff the band, and then the band hired a drummer Anatoly Gorbunov. The participants decided to take part in the event with a slightly changed name. That's how the concert debuted with the fresh and young "Rock Islands.".

The main stages of creativity 

Participation in a large-scale concert for those years was start success The Rock Islands gradually began to gain popularity and earn their first money by playing at weddings and dance parties. However, for several years the musicians had to be local stars without big stages, while working hard to record albums in various musical styles.

In the short period of the late '80s and the beginning of the new decade, Rock Islands recorded about six albums. A record called "Nashi" became fateful: the team has come Oleg RazinHe later became the director of the band. The year 1991 was just as significant for the band: there was a man who could sponsor all the musicians' endeavors, and then the band released three The Rock Islands were still without any iconic songs. "Rock Islands was still without the iconic and hit compositions.

Collaboration with "Soyuz Records" brought the release of a successful song "Only the Sun."The music video for which successfully appeared on television. "Rock Islands" began working with a recording studio in 1995, and then the opportunity to more to promote the band's music. Two cassettes and a couple of clips were ready for release, but the success never came. In 1997 the record "Take Off to the Sky" was released, which marked the creative success: the composition "Say nothing." from the new album and the video for it were long-awaited hits.

What did the zeros bring?

After the rise and the first successful composition, the band began to tour, and a little later interest in the musicians faded. By the 2000s, Rock Islands, though they had enough material to release fresh records, stopped to chase glory. The band members gradually estranged from music, and only Vladimir Zakharov continued to work hard.

From 2000 to 2003, Vladimir, along with an old acquaintance, became a member of the project "The Kotui Story.". Despite the new genre for the musician, the series of recordings was successful and brought Vladimir not only pleasure as an experimenter, but also earnings. The beginning of the noughties also became a turning point for Rock Islands: on Zakharov's initiative he created forumdedicated to the band's work, where listeners could not only find a large layer of the band's history, but also chat with the team leader.

The composition of the Rock Islands begins to change after care Razina. In the mid-2000s four collections of the band's favorite and unreleased tracks are released, as well as one full-length album "The Joy of Times.". A few years later, Kutyanov leaves the group, and Vladimir Zakharov and his renewed team begin preparations for to the anniversary of the foundation of the collective. The record "New Sound" is released, which includes hits of past years in other musical treatment.

Vladimir Zakharov today

After a big break and a move in Rock Islands, the video for the track is released on the band's You-Tube channel "I am your secret."And after a while videos for the compositions "Bonfires" and "Only the Sun" appeared. It is important that Vladimir insisted on fresh musical treatment of the best compositions: it showed the development of the group and an attempt to interest interesting arrangements by dedicated Rock Islands fans.

Vladimir actively promotes the band's work in social networks and never stops performing. At the concerts of Rock Islands you can hear not only favorite compositions, but also unreleased and new material. Last The collective's current releases are "Grace" and "Eternal System," which were released in the mid-2010s.