"Virtual Life" album contributors

• Vlad Zhukov — vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, music & lyrics
• Pro'fit — vocals (rap) and lyrics
• Oleg Belov — piano, keyboards
• Nikolay Bichan — keyboards, cello; co‑writer of "Emptiness" (2017 reissue)
• Ilya Razin — guitar
• Viktor Savich — bass
• Denis Sladkevich — drums
• Alexey Kindikov ("Affective") — keyboards; co‑writer of "When Everything Goes Wrong" (2017 reissue)

Mastering:

• Boris Istomin — all tracks except "Day by Day"
• Mike Marsh — "Day by Day"

Guest musicians:

• Madi Serebryakova — backing vocals
• Maria Grigoryeva — violin
• Nina Zayats — violin
• String orchestra (conducted by Oleg Belov)
• Sano — percussion

Piano recording was done at the Melodiya studio (St. Petersburg), sound engineer — Alexey Barashkin.

All songs performed, produced and mixed by Vlad Zhukov.

Special thanks to Andrey Samsonov and Nikolay Bichan for their help with mixing.

Vlad Zhukov: Music Without Borders

Vlad Zhukov is a musician, composer, sound producer, director, and multi‑instrumentalist whose work spans a wide range of genres — from electronic and trip‑hop to symphonic, ethnic, and rock music. His projects are heard in film, on the radio, on theatre stages, and in clubs.

For a long time, Vlad worked as a producer, composer, and remixer for pop artists such as Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Linda, Anastasia Stotskaya, Abraham Russo, Zara, Varvara, and others. He has collaborated with the bands Polyusa, Billy's Band, Andrey Mashnin, and also produced remixes for the pop band Marseille. Yet his own work has always been far from pop conventions.

Back in 1996, he was one of the first in Russia to release a trip‑hop album, Secret Language, on the German label Hyperium Records. Later, he worked with a full symphony orchestra as a musician and sound producer (performing in Dubai with orchestra and electronics, playing the Matrix OST), and experimented with ethnic music — collaborating with Sergey Starostin (Alliance, projects with Inna Zhelannaya). In 2003, their joint track from the album Bylo Solntse was nominated for a BBC World Music Award.

In the early 2000s, Vlad was invited by Mikhail Mateshvili to Georgia, where he created the ethno‑project Sameba, rooted in Georgian folklore. Six tracks from the album were featured on the soundtrack to the American film Power Trip. The album was released in Russia and Georgia, and the track "Gelino" became a hit, later re‑released in Germany.

In 2008, Vlad launched a new project — Vlad Zhukov FDA (Few Days Ago). It all started with the track Nothing, which reached No. 2 on the "Hit Parade of Two Capitals" and, based on listener voting, finished the year at No. 4 — the highest ranking among Russian artists. The project featured a remarkable lineup of musicians across two albums — Virtual Life (2009) and Another Day (2017) — as well as in live performances.

Engineers and mastering:

• Boris Istomin — sound engineer, mixing engineer. Mastered the FDA album Virtual Life and served as sound engineer for live concerts (except "Day by Day"). Worked with Aquarium, Mumiy Troll, Zemfira, Vyacheslav Butusov, Chaif, Splin, Polyusa, Zveri, Dima Bilan, and many others. Over 150 albums to his credit.
• Mike Marsh — mastering engineer (Virtual Life album, track "Day by Day"). Worked with Björk, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Oasis, The Prodigy, Jamiroquai, Calvin Harris, Zedd, and Kasabian.
• Yury Shcherbakov — mastering. Mastering engineer who collaborated with Vlad Zhukov on many projects, including the new Sameba album, the FDA album Another Day, and the album Bylo Solntse (Sergey Starostin & Volkovtrio).

Live lineup (joined at various times):

• Viktor Savich — bass (Symphonic Kino, Chizhik‑Jazz‑Quartet, Optimystica Orchestra, B. Grebenshchikov, Non Cadenza, A. Kondakov, JD Walter, David Morin). Worked with B. Titomir, N. Noskov, Zh. Aguzarova. Permanent member of "Symphonic KINO".
• Igor Belenko — drums (Polyusa, Torba‑Na‑Kruche).
• Denis "Ringo" Sladkevich — drums (Volkovtrio, S.P.O.R.T., PEP‑SEE). Played in Mladshie Bratya and Prepibaki.
• Sviatoslav Kurashev — guitar (Volkovtrio). Composer of music for over 70 films. Worked with Leonid Fedorov (Auktyon), Sergey Starostin, Igor Butman, Kaigal‑ool Khovalyg (Huun‑Huur‑Tu), and many others.
• Yury Zaslonov — guitar (Kis‑Kis, PRAVADA, Skoty).

Alongside Nothing, other tracks from the album Virtual Life received radio airplay: "Day by Day", "Losin' Myself" (feat. Pro'fit), "Sometimes" (feat. Pro'fit), and "Don't Wanna Pretend Anymore", where Vlad also made his directorial debut.

Remixes of these tracks were played on the radio and featured on compilations such as Transmission 6, Transmission Trance Festival, and Transmission 7. Vlad has collaborated with DJ Feel, DJ Alexander Popov, Aurosonic, Affective, ReOrder, Eximinds, and many others. In 2011, his collaboration with Aurosonic was released on the renowned dance label Armada.

Beyond music, Vlad is actively involved in video production, shooting music videos for himself and other artists. His directorial work includes music videos, commercials, short films, and the comedy YouTube project "Blue Tales".

Vlad Zhukov continues to work across a wide range of genres — from electronic to symphonic music — remaining one of the few Russian musicians who has managed to carve out his own niche in a densely populated musical landscape.

Vlad Zhukov — Don't Wanna Pretend Anymore (2009)

https://music.apple.com/ru/album/virtual-life/1273204112?l=en-GB
https://music.yandex.ru/album/4629711

Vlad Zhukov — director, producer, production designer, editor
Arseny Kan — director of photography
Fyodor Kan — editor, production director
Andrey Mesnyankin — color grading
Vasily Ryzhov — focus puller
Anton Lykov — production designer
Alisa Kharms — stylist
Vladislav Zhukov (Sr.) — production designer
Vyacheslav Mogildya — video engineer (FRP studio)
Diana Panteleeva — production manager
Anastasia Malysheva — makeup artist
Mitya Tarasevich — extras coordinator
Pasha Gusev — shareholder
Vanya and Anton — lighting technicians

Cast:
Vlad Zhukov — vocals
Nikolay Bichan — guitar
Alisa Kharms — bass
Sergey Kivin — drums
DJ Feel — cool guy (pimp)
Pro'fit — rapper 1, Igs Brook — rapper 2,

Daria Solomina, Kristina Belaya, Irina Rosenberg

Special thanks to:
FRP Company and personally Andrey Udovichenko, Russian World Studios and personally Maria Averbakh,
Postproduction.ru and personally Andrey Mesnyankin, A&T Trade Professional North-West* and personally Sergey Smorodinsky and Andrey Makoveev,and personal gratitude to Ilya Razin and Igor Belenko, to the photographers: Vasily Korolyov, Olga Melnik, Natalia Smirnova,
as well as Damir Kabyshev, Alexey Tulin, Sergey Burenkov, Ivan Sviridov, Snow, Anastasia Shikarnaya, Olga Molchanova, Anna Mironova, Sveta Mironova, Maria Vasilyeva, Nina Zayats, Oksana Sotnikova, Katerina Noskova, Ekaterina Ezavskikh, Andrey Lavrentyev, Eduard Klyagin, Zhanna Ukraintseva, Maria Enenko, Karina Rushkevich, Evgenia Maksimova, Alina Ivanova, Egine Muradyan, Maria Okolichnikova, Ksenia Shevtsova, Irina Kostina, Konstantin Chernetsky, Anastasia Vikhrova, Vlad Grozdinsky, Alyona Levkina, Ivan Kalinin, Dmitry Ermakovich, Stas Kachkovsky, Frau Sorokina and others...

Vlad Zhukov & Friends – Day by Day (2011)
https://music.apple.com/ru/album/virtual-life/1273204112?l=en
https://music.yandex.ru/album/4629711

Appearing and singing in the music video:
Vlad Zhukov, Vladislav Zhukov (Sr.), Sergey Kivin (Animal Jazz), Andrey Kulemin, Andrey Reznikov “Ryzhik” (Billy’s Band), Stepan Ledkov (Marsel), Andrey Samsonov, David Webb as Harry Potter, Viktor Savich, Oleg Belov, Ilya Razin (Polyusa), Alexander Krasovitsky “Mikhalych” (Animal Jazz), Philipp Belikov “DJ Feel”, Natasha “Miusha”, Lera Masskva, Nikolay Bichan and Olga Melnik, Sergey Poznyakhovsky (Pro’fit), Zara, Alexander Nuzhdin, Anna Sashina, Anastasia Devyatykh, Anna Nova, Alisa Kharms

Vlad Zhukov – director, production designer, cinematographer, editor
Arseny Kan – director of photography
Fyodor Kan – editor, camera operator
Lera Masskva’s footage was shot by Pasha Chekhov

Thanks to Andrey Udovichenko and FRP Studio for their help with lighting equipment.
Thanks to Borya Istomin for mastering.

Dedicated to my beloved dad… R.I.P.

Audio:
Vlad Zhukov – vocals, bass, bucket, faemi, children’s toy, programming, sound design, etc.
Pro’fit – rap
Nikolay Bichan – panduri, Native American solo, maracas, beatbox
Olga Melnik – kalimba
Andrey Reznikov – auto-harp
Andrey Kulemin – accordion

Vlad Zhukov — Nothing (2010)

https://music.apple.com/ru/album/virtual-life/1273204112?l=en

https://music.yandex.ru/album/4629711

Vlad Z production and Kan Brothers studio,

with the participation of FRP studio, present 

Vlad Zhukov — director, postproduction

Arseny Kan — director of photography

Second camera operator, director — Fyodor Kan

Editing — Fyodor Kan, Vlad Zhukov

Video engineer — Vyacheslav Mogildya (FRP)

Makeup artist — Natalia Mayorova

Postproduction: Postproduction.ru 

Vlad Zhukov — the vampire

Alisa Kharms — the vampire's victim 

Special thanks to Andrey Mesnyankin (Postproduction.ru), Andrey Udovichenko (FRP), and many others

— composer, sound producer, director, multi‑instrumentalist.
Creator of the band FDA and the project Sameba, whose tracks became the soundtrack to the American film Power Trip and were featured on BBC in tourism advertising for Georgia. Composer for the films Salyut‑7, How Stars, the series Angel or Demon, and others. Sound producer and co‑composer of the ballet "Three Masks of the King" at the Mariinsky Theatre. Director of the YouTube project "Blue Tales" featuring E. Dzharakhov, Animal Dzaz, Billy's Band, and the band Polyusa. Released albums on Hyperium Records (Germany). Worked across electronic, symphonic, rock, ethnic, and hip‑hop genres. In the past, he worked with Alla Pugacheva, Linda, Zara, and the band Marseille. Participated in the album by Sergey Starostin and Volkovtrio (nomination for BBC World Music Awards).

— lyrics, vocals (rap).
Russian rapper, songwriter, and MC. In 2009, he recorded a duet with Bogdan Titomir, after which he moved from Saint Petersburg to Moscow. He has worked as a songwriter and performer with many artists: Sergey Lazarev and Timati (co-writer of "Moscow to California"), Vlad Topalov, Pavel Volya ("Nopassport"), Irakli ("Give it all to you", "Dirty girl"), Karina Koks, DJ M.E.G. ("Freeworld", "Turn the volume up"), the band Gradusy, T‑Killah, David Vendetta, and others. In 2011, he co-wrote the song "Boom Boom" for T‑Killah.

— drums

(Volkovtrio, S.P.O.R.T., PEP‑SEE)
Musician, arranger, keyboardist, and drummer. One of the founders of PEP‑SEE. In Volkovtrio, he plays as a drummer. He has played in the bands "Mladshie Bratya", "Prepibaki", Solus Rex,

and "Nikogda ne ver khizhi".

— bass

(Symphonic Kino, Chizhik‑Jazz‑Quartet, Optimystica Orchestra, B. Grebenshchikov, Non Cadenza, A. Kondakov, JD Walter, David Morin)
A renowned Saint Petersburg bass guitarist, collaborating with many Russian and international pop stars. Over the years, he has worked with B. Titomir, N. Noskov, Zh. Aguzarova, and others. He is a permanent member of the project "Symphonic KINO".

— keyboards.
A Saint Petersburg composer and pianist, known as a resident musician and keyboardist for the band "Frukty" on the TV show "Evening Urgant". He is also a member of the "Kvartet imeni Muzyki" alongside Alexander Potapov, Igor Timofeev (Aquarium), and Pavel Vovk. He took part in Ivan Urgant's musical project "Grisha Urgant". Composer of music for numerous films. Laureate of the D. D. Shostakovich Composers' Competition. Over the years, he has collaborated with Zemfira, Marc Almond, and Igor Vdovin. He is also known as a sound producer and arranger.

— cello, acoustic guitar, guitar; mixing of the FDA album "Another Day" together with Vlad.

A Saint Petersburg composer, sound producer, multi‑instrumentalist. Founder of SoHm Project and Bichan Orchestra, member of ORKiKO, producer of the trio "Letov — Marto — Bichan". He has collaborated with Aquarium, Auktyon, Polyusa, Pep‑See, Billy's Band, Chris Norman, Red Snapper, and many others.

— guitar, album cover design.

A Saint Petersburg musician, founder and permanent frontman and songwriter of the rock band Polyusa. He has been friends with Vlad for a long time and they help each other on various projects.

He played guitar in the live lineup of FDA and also designed the CD cover for the album Another Day together with Vlad.

By the way, Ilya also built this website.

— percussion.

Georgian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and founder of Sano Studio in Tbilisi. Member of The Shin and Adio. A long-time creative partner of Vlad Zhukov — contributed percussion to Sameba and appeared as a narrator in the project "Blue Tales".

— remixes

.
Russian electronic musician, composer, and sound producer. His releases have appeared on Tranceport Recordings, Mistique Music, and RUNE Recordings. He has produced numerous remixes for FDA and continues to collaborate with Vlad Zhukov, including on the new album of the project Sameba.

— violin.

A violinist and member of the duo "Duet Dolce". She has collaborated with Vlad Zhukov as a session musician.

• — violin
• composer, electric violinist from Saint Petersburg. Creator, producer and artistic director of the ensemble "Mini-orchestra".
• She has performed at festivals such as Schubertiade (Austria), Orlando Festival (Netherlands), Sound Ways (Russia), Fin de Siecle (Russia), Barent's Days (Norway), and others.

— sound engineer, mixing engineer.

He helped with mixing several tracks for the FDA album "Another Day" and also handled sound engineering at live concerts.

Together with Mike Marsh, he worked on the mastering of Vlad's previous album — "Virtual Life".

He also mastered the tracks from the Sameba album (2001–2003).

— a world‑renowned British mastering engineer.

He worked at the legendary London studio The Exchange from 1986 for nearly three decades. In 2015, he opened his own studio, Mike Marsh Mastering, in Devon.

Throughout his career, he has worked with artists such as Björk, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Oasis, The Prodigy, Jamiroquai, Calvin Harris, Zedd, and Kasabian.

— helped with post‑production on the album "Virtual Life".

Composer, music producer, sound producer. Artistic director of the festivals "Arsenyev LIVE" and "Rock over the Amur". He has worked as a producer and sound engineer with artists such as Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Bob Geldof, Vyacheslav Butusov, Piknik, Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii, MulFilmy, Animal Dzaz, Maksim, and many others.

• Sound engineer (piano recording at Melodiya studio)