Shapov

Alexander was interested in music from a young age and began experimenting with production when he was 16 years old. In 2005, he and another DJ and producer Denis Chepikov joined together to form the music project Hard Rock Sofa.

In 2015, Alexander left Hard Rock Sofa and began his solo career under the stage name Shapov. In the same year he joined the British label Axtone Records, which was founded by Swedish House Mafia member Axwell.

On 23 February 2015, Shapov released an extended play on Axtone titled “Shapov EP”. On 5 October 2015, he released a second EP titled “Everybody”, with both songs on the EP being collaborations with duo Meg & Nerak.

A month later, Shapov released the track “Our World” featuring American singer and songwriter Justin Tranter. This composition was included in the anniversary album “Axtone Ten",{{Citation|title=Axtone Ten by Various Artists|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/axtone-ten/1059440092|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-17}} which celebrated a decade since Axtone's formation. At the end of 2015, he was named as a “Breakthrough Artist of the Year"{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/chart/breakthrough-artists-of-2015-edm/377826|title=Breakthrough Artists of 2015: EDM: Tracks on Beatport|website=www.beatport.com|access-date=2018-12-17}} in the EDM category by Beatport. Early in 2016, Shapov released the song “Future Rave”, which he debuted in a guest mix he recorded for the Diplo & Friends show on BBC Radio 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03hnq91|title=BBC Radio 1 - Diplo and Friends, Herobust and Shapov, Shapov on Diplo and Friends|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-17}}

In 2017, Shapov released a third EP titled "Four Corners", consisting of four tracks across both Axtone and Armada Music. Among the songs released on this EP were “Breathing Deeper”, which was another collaboration with duo Meg & Nerak, and “Some People”, which was written with Russian electronic group Beverly Pills. The next project in his career was the release of “The Way"{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/11/shapov-trouze-way/|title=Shapov & Trouze - The Way|date=2017-11-03|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-18}} together with the trio Trouze.

In 2018 Shapov collaborated with Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren to release “The Last Dancer",{{Citation|last=Future Music Russia|title=В студии с Shapov|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11OH7fJZRjk|access-date=2018-12-22}} accompanied by van Buuren inviting Shapov up to play their track together during van Buuren's mainstage set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami.{{Citation|last=A State Of Trance|title=Armin van Buuren vs Shapov - The Last Dancer [Armin van Buuren live at UMF 2018]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ALZyvhFR5E|access-date=2018-12-17}} Shortly afterwards, the pair released a new collaboration called “Our Origin”,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ravejungle.com/2018/07/26/armin-van-buuren-shapovhere-our-origin/|title=Armin van Buuren and Shapov go back to where it all began with 'Our Origin'|last=Andry Bosk|date=2018-07-26|website=Rave Jungle|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-18}} which van Buuren played to open his set at Tomorrowland that year.{{Citation|last=Armin van Buuren|title=Armin van Buuren live at Tomorrowland 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79nFO8dTJfY|access-date=2018-12-17}} “Our Origin” was also used in the Tomorrowland 2018 festival aftermovie.{{Citation|last=Tomorrowland|title=Tomorrowland Belgium 2018 {{!}} Official Aftermovie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkyVTxH2fIM|access-date=2018-12-17}}

Near the end of 2019, a collaboration with Magnificence titled "Unboring the Future" released and was subsequently used in the promotional presentation video for the new generation of the Peugeot 208.{{Citation|title=Unboring the Future {{!}} Peugeot 208 Track|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEAArmV_Pw|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}} In 2020, Shapov continued to experiment across genres such as psy-trance, leading to a collaboration with Vini Vici and Nervo for a song titled 'My World'.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-21|title=Vini Vici, Shapov and NERVO – My World|url=https://weraveyou.com/2020/02/vini-vici-shapov-and-nervo-my-world/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=We Rave You|language=en-US}}

Tracks by Shapov under both his time in Hard Rock Sofa and his solo ventures have been featured in Hollywood movies and TV shows, such as Fast & Furious 6, The Lego Batman Movie,{{Citation|title=The Lego Batman Movie (2017) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/soundtrack|access-date=2021-05-20}} and Netflix series such as Quicksand,{{Cite web|title=Music from Teen Wolf S3E01|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/teen-wolf/season-3/14419|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Tunefind}} Werewolf,{{Cite web|title=Music from Teen Wolf S3E01|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/teen-wolf/season-3/14419|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Tunefind}} and The Last Days of American Crime.{{Cite web|title=Music from The Last Days of American Crime|url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/the-last-days-of-american-crime-2020|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Tunefind}}

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• {{official website|http://www.shapovmusic.com/}}
• [https://vk.com/shapovmusic Shapov VK]

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Category:1989 births

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Category:Russian record producers

Category:Russian electronic dance music DJs