New album. GilZa
The frontwoman of the Gilza group, Lesya Gismatulina, quickly established herself as one of the most prominent and powerful rock vocalists on the domestic stage. At the beginning of winter, Lesya was among the nominees for the “Chart Dozen” award in the “Soloist” category, and the group’s fans quite actively showed their fighting spirit by participating in the voting. On April 15, Gilza will play a big spring concert for St. Petersburg residents in the Aurora hall. All these important events in the life of the group became an occasion to ask Lesya a few questions about what is happening in the group’s work now, how OUR Radio influences the success of Russian rock artists, and with whom Gilza is flying forward together.
EM: Hello, Lesya! In just a few days you are setting up a St. Petersburg concert hallAurora with concert program"We are together". With whom is the Gilza group together, and with whom apart?
Lesya Gismatulina: Hello Eatmusic! I am together with my friends, family, listeners... With those who have a heart, a soul, and in their souls - true and sincere love, with those who in any situation remain, first of all, human.
EM: What new will be included in the “We Are Together” program, and how will it differ from what listeners see at concerts today?
Lesya: We have already played the program “TOGETHER” on solo concert in the beginning of December. There will be differences, but not significant... These are more improvements.
EM: Not long ago you took part in the “Chart’s Dozen” award in the “Soloist” category. The voting was accompanied by an excellent flash mob, in which listeners posted their pets with signs. Why was this particular topic chosen?
Lesya: An absolutely spontaneous decision. I just decided to involve my dog in the voting. Then friends and fans joined along with their favorites. It turned out to be a small flash mob.
EM: Any competition is not only competition and the spirit of competition, but also an opportunity to discover the creativity of other people. Which of the contestants at the last “Dozen” did you single out for yourself? Who did you want to meet in person, and who were you glad to see?
Lesya: To highlight means to give higher value. For me no more or less talented people. Absolutely all the contestants are worthy opponents. But the one with the largest army of fans always wins. The one who has already become close to his audience, who has managed to long years become one whole world. And only she knows who my universe will introduce me to in this life! And I trust her!
EM: In general, assessing the situation with rotation. Is it still difficult to develop thanks to just one format radio station, or is it even more comfortable? OUR Radio is a win-win, or is getting there a drop in the bucket?
Lesya: Such a difficult question in our time. A new generation is storming the vast fields of information on the Internet. In my opinion, most of it. The little one listens to the radio. And someone is listening to ours Russian performers, someone Western. The development of an artist today depends on all segments at once: format radio station, Internet and outdoor advertising. If we are talking about introducing the public to an artist, “NASHE Radio” is an excellent platform, a stable and effectively operating organization today. And personally, I am grateful to OUR Radio for its support.
EM: Besides the concert schedule, what is the Gilza group planning in the near future?
Lesya: We are planning a duet with one famous performer. The song is currently in the mixing stage. I think that during the spring streams you can hear her on “NASHE Radio”.
EM: Thank you for the interview! What is your final wish for your fans and readers?Eatmusic?
Lesya: I always wish everyone love and happiness!!! Thank you.
Hello friends!
I started playing music at the age of 15, although I composed my first “conscious” song only three years later. Then I collected in my hometown, Taishet, the group "Sterkh" - we played something like alternative rock. Of course, this group did not last long: very soon there was no longer enough room for creativity. Few people even know where Taishet is located (and this is the Irkutsk region), and almost no one suspects that there is some kind of rock scene there. That is why I made a decision and moved to Moscow in 2006.
In the capital, I continued to write music, and, one might say, this is where the GilZa group began. These songs were heard by Oleg Nesterov, head of music company"Bullfinches."
He liked them so much that he introduced me to Dmitry Groysman, a producer collaborating with the groups “Chaif” and “Pilot”, who is also a co-producer of the “Invasion” festival. It was Groysman who introduced me to our future guitarist, Sergei Pismerov, and everything started happening: the first concerts in small clubs, then performances at large festival venues: “Dobrofest”, “Invasion”, “Wings”... After one of them, Dmitry Emmanuilovich became our producer, and under his leadership our first record was released.
Now we are ready to release the second one, and we would like it to become not just a “producer”, but truly folk, created by many people who love music in all its forms. You may have already heard some tracks from the new album at our concerts, but they have never been recorded - these are “Doves” that have already been played many times. There will also be guest musicians - for example, we have already recorded another great duet with Shura BI-2. Everything else will be new in every sense: not only have we prepared great material, but we also want to experiment a little with the form of the album and with the sound in general.
Actually, it’s up to you and me to create this sound. To record high quality sound, appropriate means are needed. We need to collect 400,000 rubles. Any support from you will be simply invaluable, but we will not remain in your debt. We have prepared many rewards for fans: branded flash drives, discs with the new album and digital recordings - if you want, we will even sing a duet or record a special video for you! There will be other surprises, but we'll save them for later, so take part in the project, tell your friends about it and stay tuned for updates! Let's unite and release this album together!
