Vadim Ehrlich (Ganzha)
My Bio:
I was born 29 April 1956 in Ust-Kamenogors, former USSR now that is Republic of Kassastan.
I am amateur photographer and Artist (graphics) since 1964.
Since 1976 I have started education as Biologist in Kazakh University.
Since 1980 DJ of University Disco.
During 1979 – 1980 I have assembled my first DIY Analogue Synthesizer and start home taping as an amateur music composer. I had assembled complete DIY music studio with sequencer, Synths, Drum Composer and three 8 chanells tape recorders. You could see it at very rare video here http://youtu.be/hVYAiXYerrs
Since 1978 from 1984 I was Electronic Engineer at Bio Physical Department of Kazakh University
From 1984 sound Engineer of pop band “Dos Muckasan”. The first most famous band of Kazakstan.
From 1984 I had been an owner of home sound studios and DJ of own independent Disco.
1986 I had been participant of movement “Next Stop SSSR” and I was producer of Rock concert Next Stop SSSR at Alma-Aty. I had been participant with my own music.
I had been professional synthesizer musician at Music band at 1986 and I was Light engineer at famous music band Aray (singer Rosa Rimbayeva) at 1987.
Since 1987 I had been producer of amateur experimental music band MaxUs and at 1988 I have opened a rock society “New Times” to support experimental and amateur musician in Alma-Aty region.
One of in live performance of band Maxus is here http://youtu.be/loPiq6oMFeQ
1987 had been participant as a producer of MaxUs band in First Kassastan Rock Festival at Tzelinograd.
It registered as a music band Ganzha since1989. I started concerts in Alma-Aty region with Experimental Creative Laboratory “Rooch”.
With cooperation of famous Kassastan Pop Artist Shai-Zia (Shaigeldinov Ziakhan 1950-2000) at 1988 I have opened independent gallery of Pop Art. (That was first and only one gallery of Pop Art in Kassastan).
Video trailer is here http://youtu.be/830GlbNmPJc
1988 I had been participant of first music and song festival Voice of Asia and Altyn Alma.
My home music studio had been visited by Mr. Peter Janner the first manager of Pink Floyd and John Boyd famous music producer from UK (now he is writer).
My music was broadcasted via Myak (all around USSR) and Jugend Radio DT64 in East Berlin. Some modern galleries used my music.
I am self established person since 1992.
This video I had been composed before my first visit of USA.
Burocrat, Propaganda, Perestroyka
http://youtu.be/g0JRLDCVm9I
At 1992 I have started an own 30 minutes bi-weekly TV shows named Captain NEMO (No Official Music News) at Alma-Aty independent channel “TAN”.
When I have visit NY (USA) in 1992 I have an opened a company (with cooperation with citizen of NY Lev Shneider) LEV International Inc., to produce independent TV shows at Manhattan at 16 and 16 Channel’s in MNN (New York non commercial public Cable TV). I have opened two bi-weekly shows Po Russki(about independent musician and Artists from Kassastan) and Captain NEMO (about underground music events in night clubs of Manhattan). All my TV shows was non commercials and had been made by basis of my own expenses.
In Alma-Aty I have opened a TV shows about Manhattan named Nite Subway since 1994. 15 Issues of these 30 minutes shows were broadcasted in Alma-Aty.
During 1994-1997 I am a director of my private home sound and video studio Vadim-TV at Alma-Aty.
This is video of this times “Guten Eveving “liebe freunde”!
http://youtu.be/6hXYPkkVcnE
"Free....DOM"
http://youtu.be/oIp7BwEhzFg
Nite in the city
http://youtu.be/PhWQmCJFqWs
Fear of the Future
http://youtu.be/sewqG2J4YE4
During 1997 – 2000 I have been co-director and director of Independent Art society ART Center in Alma-Aty.
This is video from this times about Shai-Zia Art Club
http://youtu.be/20TCr_q5Eq8
At 1997 I have founded VTV pictures Inc,. in NYC to produce weekly TV shows for First Republican TV Corporation of Kassastan, but to end of 1997 finance support was ended.
Since 2000 I have started my own private “TV Metro” studio in Almaty it located Gogolya 207, room 306.
Aim was to create experimental music performances, pop art gallery and TV shows, music videos.
At“Metro TV Studio” I have directed and shooted and edited Music video “How Much I miss U! This video had been chosen to short music video in Vienna short films festival in 2006.
My short cinema clips were participant of cinema festivals in Florence in 2007.
As a photo artist I have some art works with “pinhole” and “monocle” cameras. As a videographer I have success not only in Kazakstan and Germany and in New York too.
Since 2007 I am electronic music musician – in live performer.
List of some events:
Summer Solstice 2011 Live streaming concert saturday June 18th
via radio.electro-music.com
http://youtu.be/i8zCZIWS1aY
Summer 2011 part 1
http://youtu.be/_WtVc2SbOXE
Summer 2011 part 2
http://youtu.be/ycFAW1FcXKY
Summer 2011 part 3
December 31th 2010- January 1st 2011 New Years Eve
Electro-music live Streaming Concert via radio.electro-music.com
2010 3 July in live Audio-Video performance Retrospective Club, Almaty
http://youtu.be/ggBDaaMy6IM
Reyrospective part 4
http://youtu.be/JbtchVXGmlQ
Retrospective part 3
http://youtu.be/Rip8K0WwlE0
Retrospective part 2
http://youtu.be/uZmnlQyfpJA
Retrospective part 1
2009 Streaming Fest via radio-electro-music.com
http://youtu.be/JMiBtHsKWOU
Electro Music.com NRM
http://youtu.be/Gh90Uvm6UiI
Electro Music.com Electroabsurd
In Mai 2009 I had been participant a Asian Village Das Grossen Strassenfest
2008 Almaty Kazakstan New Year Eve (Dec 2008- Jan 2009) performance - Dreams in Submarine – live.
Dreams in HD
http://youtu.be/fhInRFU05X0
Dreams on U-boat
http://youtu.be/19zMJJFgg2k
2008 27 Sept in live performance via radiovombat.com
http://youtu.be/cdMh0wh8i98
radio Vombat part 1
http://youtu.be/iKLPvICUc0g
radio Vombat part 2
http://youtu.be/yCOrktG2QrU
radio vombat part 5
http://youtu.be/dLfCBlH83xE
radio vombat part 6
http://youtu.be/6AqGjOBj5Co
radio vombat part 7
2008 April - August - bi weekly 30 minutes performances in SecondLife.com
in Live performance in Second life (vadim Moonites)
http://youtu.be/JJ_bheQsBYA
2007 August, "Unglaublisch Music concert" Munich (Germany) Domagk eV.
http://youtu.be/lSNJsGXLvvA
live in Muenchen.
2007 in Munich I was participant of a=v#2 Experimental Mini-Festival
During my life in Germany (2004-2008) I was freelancer – audio video productions and Leiter of Audio-Video courses in Gustav Leutelt Schule.
Since my first DIY home studio from 80’s I am working under audio-visual Arts. I am trying to create a “perfect” creative extravagant mixture of sound paintings and video and light installation.
In 1980’s I have to live in USSR under pressure of “Soviet” ideology but I was DJ and try to struggle agains communism my way – I use only music from west and some of those music samples were even prohibited. The KGB officers could easily catch me. But I did successfully escapeв from possible conflicts with Authorities.
My idea in 80’s to use such perfect syntheses of sound and light was to get effective influence to help listeners to be more open minded and be free from communistic ideology and propaganda. This is still my idea – to use audio visual Arts as a medicine for everyone to be ‘perfect and clever” until now.
