• Source: Triangle Sun

      • Triangle Sun is an international pop/electronic, downtempo, chillout 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, 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 to play in world famous Cafe Del Mar (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, and then a project that performed at the festival Global Gathering 2007 in London.
      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 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, Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Jazzanova, Yonderboi, 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 has included a composition "When you go forward" to the 13th volume of Buddha Bar compilation series.

      Since 2011, Triangle Sun has been in MTV's global rotation. Also the project rotated on VH1 in Brazil, VIVA TV in Germany and Poland.
      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 to perform in the cultural and entertainment part of the Formula 1 Russia Grand Prix.
      In 2016, Triangle Sun became a headliner at the largest fashion events of the year in Russia — "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.


      Members


      Alexander Knyazev (founder of the project) — vocal, composer, programming. He was born in Moscow, 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. 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 of Russia. In parallel writes music for television shows (TEFI, The King of the Ring) and commercials (Beeline, Dove, Philips, Panasonic, OBI, Samsung etc.).
      Pavel Kovan — drummer.


      Discography




      = Studio albums

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      = Compilations

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      Awards


      2013 — Golden Gargoyle — "Best electronic project of the year".


      Festivals


      2015 — Bosco Fresh Festival;
      2015 — Wake Weekend;
      2015 — VK Fest;
      2017 — Alfa Future People;
      2019 — Super MEGA Fest.


      Soundtracks


      In 2006, a film Slide was released, directed by Anna Kelchevskaya, where the composition "Buddha" 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 Los Angeles, which released the film Ray Meets Helen and made this composition the soundtrack to the film.


      Music videos


      Triangle Sun shot 2 music videos on singles from both albums. In 2011 both albums entered a global MTV and now are on air in such regions as:

      United Kingdom;
      Germany;
      France;
      Netherlands;
      Belgium;
      Denmark;
      Sweden;
      Hungary;
      Poland;
      Israel;
      South Africa;
      Brazil;
      Australia;
      South Korea.
      Both of the videos are also being rotated on VH1 in Brazil, VIVA TV in Germany and Poland, A-One, Music Box, BRIDGE TV in Russia, M1 in Ukraine.


      = Videography

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      Release: 15 January 2010
      Beautiful
      Director: Roman Jirnih
      DOP: Marat Adelshin
      Producer: Anton Kirillov
      Cut: Ivan Gaev
      Color grading Salamandra
      Where will you go
      Release: 19 September 2010
      Director: Charley Stadler (DE)
      DOP: Charley Stadler (DE)
      Producer: Anton Kirillov
      Cut: Cutting Edge (GB)
      Color grading: Scanwerk (DE)


      Remixes


      Beautiful

      2007 — BarBQ;
      2010 — Wamdue project;
      2010 — Santerna
      Label: SongBird, Netherlands.
      Upside Down

      2014 — Betoko & Jose Maria Ramon;
      Your little Clown

      2015 — Sasha Knyazev;
      The Red Line

      2016 — Sasha Knyazev.


      Rotations


      Triangle Sun tracks are rotated on more than 100 Russian and European radio stations, such as Radio Record, Relax FM, Radio Jazz, Silver Rain Radio, Radio Mayak, Radio Maximum, Hit FM, Ibiza Sonica (Spain), Klassik Radio (Germany), Lounge FM (Austria), Radionotte (Italy) and others.


      References




      External links




      = Triangle Sun on the Internet

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      Official web site Triangle Sun
      Triangle Sun at Myspace
      Triangle Sun at Facebook
      Triangle Sun at Youtube
      Triangle Sun at Soundcloud
      Triangle Sun at Spotify


      = Press about Triangle Sun

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      GQ: Fans put each new song on repeat
      Elle: Alexander Knyazev: "Music is the voice of the soul"
      Eclectic Magazine: Triangle Sun - World famous stars of electronic music
      Maxim Magazine: Alexander Knyazev: "My compositions are better known abroad, but in Russia they recognize me on the streets"
      TONSPION.de Digital release

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