"Velvet": We are not in a party!

The soloist of the pop-rock band "Velvet" Kate Belokon before the Moscow concert, told how he was on the live sound and why it was supported by the deputies of the State Duma and the Foundation's "Our Time". Concert "Velvet" is the 27th October, when "Sixteen Tons," he promised the first musicians perform a new song "Hero". Automatically the song "Velvet" that have the band rarely plays. On the eve of the concert on 23 October in the same club "16 tons" in 14 hours is an autograph session in the autumn leaves. The first 20 winners will be special for signing in autumn leaves, was the musician in the park "Sokolniki" assembled, decorated with beautiful paintings and signed personally. Of course, signing autographs on the last disc of the "Velvet" are - "Dealer Dolls" (2011). Kate Belokon - The group "Velvet" a lot of information over the Internet. Let us be clear. The Group has an employee base? - The last two years we have a permanent staff Denis Saevich, Eugene Tartsus Sasha Lifshitz. And more recently, we started with a session keyboardist for concerts. - They play on opposite in spirit scenes - milk and "New Wave", for example. Different feelings? They play different programs for different platforms? - I would say that the "invasion" and "New Wave" - so it will be quite different. Audience very different. Coming to the "invasion" and in tents can not afford to buy a table for 100 thousand lats in Riga expensive club. A song - are the same. Although the "invasion" We take a more "rock" songs, and the "Wave" - more coiffed. Arrangements that we do not change. There is a difference in the sound. Simultaneously "invasion" we play live, and live in milk, and all solo concerts. And the "Golden Gramophone" and "Song of the Year" - sounds natural soundtrack. Even less should not be used. Television live sound is not needed, even the way. - On the "Muz-TV" Many sing live. - What happens when a failure? Until now, with horror, remember when Maksim had a problem with the sound. I sat in the hall and heard her last words chmoryat fellow musicians. But it's not my fault! Metronome, to bring space - it's like? So for all these days, holidays or in Gorky Park on Poklonnaya Hill - we have only "plus". If you can set the tone - the "minus". Because the track has received. - Back to the beginning of your career. We have a musical education? - Yes, I graduated from music school Ippolitov-Ivanov as a teacher ear training and music literature. Then ended the Humanities Institute of TV and radio, special sound. Music was five. - Why such a strange choice - according to the Academy of Music in audio engineering? - In the last year the school, I sang in a vocal student ensemble, mostly retro repertoire. And the interest in recording, arranging. I was to penetrate very interested. I tried to go on Gnesinka sound, but it was a great competition, and I was not ready. Not arrived, and went to the GITR. Stayed there. - How came the next leap - from the sound design for the creation of the group? - It was a long road. Back in the early studies in GITR appeared first two or three songs, there were people who supported me, the musicians and the people with money, and we started working. Then there was the name "Velvet". But it did not grow together, were not even rotation. I do this all the time to continue working as a sound engineer at the club at the Moscow meat factory. We had a small room, a Mac, and we made arrangements to cater for all the local teams. I did vote imposed processing ... About 20 years ago I realized I could not get everything. in his musical career, as so wanted And a few years left in general music. She worked as an accountant in a shoe factory. Mastered the wisdom of all the accounting practice - primary documents, checks, bank. I'm a smart girl ... had to temporarily replace a girlfriend who went on maternity leave, and stayed there for 4-5 years. Even the music was not listening. At one point, there were old friends, and offered to take the three songs that I had, - to pay for a good studio musician. I thought - why should I? But agreed. And with the rules of five years ago, came into the studio Bolshakov that in almost Moscow. Imagine what a culture shock they experienced there. I did not even know what a sequencer, all parts of points in the hand. We recorded these songs. When she began to record vocals, I realized that I missed the years strong. My voice has changed, and nothing happened, although I was going to sing in the studio every day for two to three hours per day. Had to find their style. During this time I became friends with the guys, and Jack Pankow offered to work with them as an arranger. In 2005, I went in the studio working Bolshakov. And there is - all great musicians. "B-2" will be the first "Odd soldier" Zemfira "Umaturman" written all. Overgrown acquaintances. At this point, the producer of "B-2" Alexander Ponomarev, Vadim Samoilov and my current producer, a cultural foundation "Our Time" for beginner musicians organized support. Some of them had heard my songs and offered to take them up to competition fund. I took a demo six songs. The kids liked the song, and they offered a contract. - A recording contract or a permanent position? - I will not reveal details, but a long-term contract was not on an album. And we started to work. When we shot the first clip, I realized that I combine working in the studio with the concerts. And in 2006 the name "Velvet" was. - I want to stop at this point. Foundation "Our Time" was a project of Vladislav Surkov adaptation of Russian rock to the new reality. If you give an ideological orientation? - No, the problem is extremely creative set. And until now, nothing else. For this I love my producer, it is the fact that he never interferes in the creative process and gives me all the freedom. Want to send some of the album in America - please, though he did not like the result. Needed to write a string quartet - please give the money. No limits! - And what the fund is scheduled to fight back? Money-it was heavily invested. - There is a mystery to me, to this day. If you add all the costs to fund us - clips, recording - we are probably not even repulsed. - Were, however, only "Corduroy" from the new generation, which increases the funds and fast! - Fund still exists, Samoilov it to do something. But probably agree. There were groups of Groisman "Wires" and Nikel, but they broke about them or hear anything. However, there is a group Znaki, I am regularly to cross with them. - But it was a set of recordings superprofessionalnyh Bolshakov. Their producer Konstantin Vetrov seems already have a State Duma deputy. How is it that he is involved in the affairs of the Fund, and now deals only with "Velvet"? - About him an MP does not know when. They shared with Sasha Ponomarev influence. In Vetrova besides us the "Comet" and "sea" were. During the crisis, it seems to have calculated the risks and decided to focus on us. But the "Comet" and "sea" it still helps. - We do not have much Duma deputies who are actively involved in show business. And in different parties - the Liberal Democratic Party, the "United Russia", then the Liberal Democratic Party ... - As far as I know, he's basically in the Liberal Democratic Party ... But Constantine - musician at heart. He graduated from the directing department of the Institute of Culture. He is artistic, amazing person. Communicate with him - a pleasure. He is the way, were the songs he sang. So he is a creative person. In addition, there is also the deputy Kovalev, he is also active in show business. - The wind was initially as an investor or manager? - No, the concert he never did. But the song on the radio - it please. And we begin to live as soon shaft. - On the last album in the list is the name of the first votes, Vladislav Surkov. What role he played for "Velvet"? - No way - for me. The list is generated. He called me and asked me who I would like to receive appreciation. I called out the names of their stylists and makeup artists. When a disc is out, I saw the name Surkov. You see, they have their relationship. It is thanks to people with whom I did not know personally - Aven or Sergey Kozhevnikov, for example. I just do not go for business meetings, I have enough of their duties. Actually, the foundation we almost did not happen. It was an office, it communicates producer. And at the end was a dress rehearsal. We were regular musicians, with the exception that we are not looking for jobs anywhere, unload trucks. - A community with other musicians fund did not work? Not with each other, to go to tea? - No, no, we were purely cooperation. Group "Velvet" - By the time of your first album, many of the song "Velvet" played on the radio already. And so various stations, such as "Russian Radio" and "Maximum". Such examples are too few. - Yes, it is. On the other hand, this is a "Russian Media Group" is, they distributed traces. Listeners "maximum" led us to pieces just because our songs played on the "Russian Radio". Mystery to me, how do they know that we are playing the "Russian Radio", if they do not listen? - For me it is also a mystery. But we rock and pop music has always been antagonistic. You have something like feeling part rock movement or the character of the pop? - I do not feel. I continued to work in the studio. My songs have already been made on the "Russian Radio", and I went to go to work and write a variety of groups. Alexander Vasiliev came to me, and I cried in their get-together for tea. And I was embarrassed. Artist, recently I began to feel, and then ... not quite. I do not know in the community. I wonder if flies feel at some events, I too probably. Recently, when the prices RU TV photographer asked me to play against the press oxen, and I stepped fence, I immediately flew guards and almost overwhelmed me. Had to get badges. I - unrecognizable person. Unfamiliar with their peers who do not. In social events - Why not? - I'm not interested. Why? If PR people brought me on a talk show, I knew it was not mine. Who always refuse - thanks, I'd rather sit at home. - So, you do not see the rockers from him, and not pop Tusovka as their own. - A day of "Captain Artico" out of rotation on "Nashe Radio" removed, as explained by the negative test results. When I was at the positive stage "invasion" spoke was very surprised - the audience sang not only the "Captain Arctic", but also songs that were only on the album. I do not understand all of these tests. If you live to get the people - that's where all the tests. - But your husband Lifshitz - active rock party-goer. How has your friend? - If we made with studio musicians for a series of songs, the question of a permanent concert lineup. We have a number of our good musicians. Then due to various disagreements they began to withdraw. The first broke a bass player, and Alex Lifschitz has this place. He was my husband. We met him on the grounds of the site. My friend Boris Lifschitz, now drummer "B-2" - his older brother. He told me his brother to help with the programming of the site. We met, I knew he was playing bass, we got married, and then he started playing with us. We prior to the wedding was not enough time. Bluth's all (laughs). Frequently in the press, see that Sasha came to the group because he is the brother Boris Lifschitz. In fact, I do. Restarted with Shura and the left, and then with their drummer, then Borja introduced me to Sasha All the way around! - Are you following the sale of their albums? - In the winter, I read in the press that the "Seller Dolls" hits record sales. I did not know who wrote it. Industry sales of CDs are in decline, everyone knows about it. - The disc is written that all rights to the music belong to Nicholas wind. - He is the son of Constantine. He is responsible for management, sign contracts. On the first album as well. This is normal, when the artist conveys all the rights to the album as his producer for a certain period. It is written in the contract. But this is not forever, just for a certain period. I even get royalties from RAO. About 4000 rubles for 2 months! Maximum - was 18,000. I look forward to the first payments from CPR! - Your album came on non-traditional media - flash drives, vinyl? - No. We put on the Internet, pay-per-download access. - Do you drive a car? - No. And I do not do. Never wanted to. My sister diehard motorists, mother, friend ... And I'm never interested. We have two cars, and one is idle. All say - go and learn. I still hesitate. - How to write a song - the guitar or piano? - Back in 6-7 years grandmother bought me a piano "Lyrics". And the main melody of the songs that I received at the piano. I tried electric piano, synthesizers - all wrong. I do not know what the secret is. And I have a piano in frustration, he was pulled pulled from floor to floor. It troubled, broken, pays half of the room ... But I can with him. Words and music appear simultaneously. First, there are a few words to the melody. Then runs forward melody, words behind. I bring the studio, the song is a demo arrangement. The song is given to the arranger, he brings it to mind. In this state, I will show it to the manufacturer, and we are. The song with the musicians As a rule, no surprises does not appear at this point, the song is almost finished. - Separately, write poems? - No I do not need. I write a little, for me it is a difficult process. Write three songs in a day - that's impossible. Here's the picture - yes. I thought, an exhibition of paintings, while making only a little. I graphics, mainly Venetian streets. It's beautiful. Exhibits must be treated, and I was not before. Once I wanted to paint the dishes. I bought a stack of glass, custom paint - one represented by, and somehow everything falls silent. - What music do you listen? - Almost no music to listen to! Also in the car, I ask my husband to go to the radio station some conversation, and a better ride in silence. Debussy, Mozart, Liszt, Bach, Beethoven - I was on the classical music from vkontakte the music that is played once raised pumped. Sometimes pereslushivayu. - The traditional last question - about the plans. - Preparation of a new album. In particular, I am not sure that this will be the album - I think this format has survived himself. Rather, it will be releasing singles. Although our producer how the process of the release of the album - to make the cover, place the song. We will give concerts in concert in milk, just got my musicians. Spring is sure to make a great concert! Guru KEN