On DJ SMASH’s birthday: 5 of the coolest performances by the best DJ in the country

Today Andrei Shirman, aka DJ SMASH, also the owner of PPLTLK and DJ of all Russia, celebrates his birthday. The artist, songwriter, music producer, and man who’s been on everyone’s lips for over a decade turns 40 and continues to appear regularly on your playlist, with new hits and blowing up dance floors around the world. And by the way, two years ago, the “father” column was added to his record: Andrei and his wife, model Anastasia Krivosheeva, had a daughter named Seraphim, and it is impossible not to lose your head from her photo. . So now the loud sets in her life necessarily change with the upbringing of the baby. Today, on DJ SMASH’s anniversary, we want to talk in more detail about their debut – believe me, there is something to remember!

Electrobeach Festival Port-Barcarès (2011)

The electronic music festival in France was one of the first large-scale events where DJ SMASH performed on stage with David Guetta and Nicky Romero. This happened a year before the premiere of his second album, Twenty Three, and the release of the third – “New World”. And four years later, the main DJ of Russia again participated in the festival and again turned to the whole crowd.

Alpha Future People (2016)

Six years ago, one of the country’s biggest festivals was held with an anthem written by DJ SMASH, and he took the stage as one of the main stars of the event. In a later conversation with reporters, he admitted, meanwhile, that he could create the country anthem if “electronic music is allowed to sound like an anthem.”

FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony (2018)

Closed by DJ SMASH with an opera singer from Kazan Albina Garifullina, this was definitely the event of the year. And even then Will Smith, Nicky Jam, Era Istrefi and Diplo performed in Luzhniki Moscow.

VK Festival (2020)

In the 2020 pandemic, one of the country’s biggest festivals (thanks to the coronavirus) was held online. Then broadcasts of the event were watched not only in Russia and the CIS countries, but also in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, Jamaica and even North Korea. And the recording of DJ SMASH’s performance received 85 thousand views on different platforms!

ELBOW (2021)

Last year Ibiza’s most infamous show arrived in the capital where DJ SMASH also performed. And if you missed it, we sympathize – this is not just a party, but a real holiday, when it is impossible to stay still. We are sure that the star guests of the event are ready to confirm this: in 2021, Timati, Danya Milokhin, T-killah and others gathered at ELROW.