Lex Plotnikoff
Encyclopedia
Lex Plotnikoff is the Russia
n composer
and guitar player
, founder of progressive metal
band Mechanical Poet
. He is also known as music composer of game soundtracks and painter
/graphic designer
whose original style and dazzling technique became one of the most noted Mechanical Poet
trademarks. Lex is endorsed by Schecter guitars
.
. The band recorded six albums in very different styles from progressive metal
to punk
and alternative rock
. In 2007 Plotnikoff was offered to compose several soundtracks
for video games developed by Akella
. He has also taken part in many projects as composer
, guitar player
, arranger
, orchestrator, lyricist
, graphic designer
, web designer and fashion designer. In 2010 he released his new electronic music
work called Hattifatteners roughly based on the Moomin
series by Tove Jansson
and started an industrial music
project Luna Damien with one of the ex-Mechanical Poet singers Jerry Lenin. In near future Lex is going to release his book about songwriting.
Mechanical Poet
Umbral Presence
Epidemia
Hatecraft
Black Obelisk
My Universe
Videogame Music
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and guitar player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
, founder of progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Mechanical Poet
Mechanical Poet
Mechanical Poet is a Russian metal band formed in Moscow in 2002. The band releases concept albums in post-prog and progressive metal genres with original orchestral arrangements and electronic instruments.-History:...
. He is also known as music composer of game soundtracks and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
/graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
whose original style and dazzling technique became one of the most noted Mechanical Poet
Mechanical Poet
Mechanical Poet is a Russian metal band formed in Moscow in 2002. The band releases concept albums in post-prog and progressive metal genres with original orchestral arrangements and electronic instruments.-History:...
trademarks. Lex is endorsed by Schecter guitars
Schecter Guitar Research
Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known as simply as Schecter, is a US guitar manufacturer. The company was founded in 1976 by David Schecter and originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson...
.
Biography
Lex started his music career as a guitar player in an alternative band Citi. In 2002 Citi has broken up and Lex has founded Mechanical PoetMechanical Poet
Mechanical Poet is a Russian metal band formed in Moscow in 2002. The band releases concept albums in post-prog and progressive metal genres with original orchestral arrangements and electronic instruments.-History:...
. The band recorded six albums in very different styles from progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
to punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
. In 2007 Plotnikoff was offered to compose several soundtracks
Soundtracks
Soundtracks may refer to:* The plural of soundtrack* Soundtracks * Soundtracks , an album by Tony Banks of Genesis...
for video games developed by Akella
Akella
Akella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella...
. He has also taken part in many projects as composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, guitar player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
, arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, orchestrator, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
, web designer and fashion designer. In 2010 he released his new electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
work called Hattifatteners roughly based on the Moomin
Moomin
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses...
series by Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
and started an industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
project Luna Damien with one of the ex-Mechanical Poet singers Jerry Lenin. In near future Lex is going to release his book about songwriting.
Discography
Hattifatteners- 2010 - Stories from the Clay Shore (Hattifatteners.com)
Mechanical Poet
- 2003 - Handmade Essence (Aural Music/SPV)
- 2004 - Woodland Prattlers (Aural Music/SPV)
- 2007 - Creepy Tales For Freaky Children (CD-Maximum)
- 2007 - Who Did It To Michelle Waters? (CD-Maximum)
- 2008 - Eidoline: The Arrakeen Code (CD-Maximum)
- 2008 - Ghouls (CD-Maximum)
Umbral Presence
- 2006 - Caelethi I (Sound Age)
Epidemia
- 2004 - Elven ManuscriptElven ManuscriptElfiyskaya Rukopis' is a metal opera and concept album by Russian power metal band Epidemia. Vocalists from Aria, Arida Vortex, Master, Chorny Obelisk and Boney NEM participated in the opera...
(Moroz)
Hatecraft
- 2005 - Lost Consolation (CD-Maximum)
Black Obelisk
- 2006 - Green Album (CD-Maximum)
- 2007 - Someday (CD-Maximum)
My Universe
- 2009 - Infinite Spaces (Infinite)
Videogame Music
- 2007 - Swashbucklers: Blue Vs Grey (Akella)
- 2007 - Red Cosmos (Akella)