Shapov

Alexander has been interested in music and experimenting with sound since the age of 16. In the autumn of 2005 he and other DJ and producer Denis Chepikov formed the music project “Hard Rock Sofa”.

In 2015, Alexander left the project 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 is headed by Axwell. On 23 February 2015 Shapov released the extended play on Axtone Records called “Shapov EP”.

On 5 October 2015 came out the second EP titled “Everybody”. A month later, Shapov released the track “Our World” featuring the American singer and songwriter Justin Tranter. This composition was included in the anniversary album “Axtone Ten[5]”, dedicated to the decade of the existence of the label Axtone Records.

According to the Beatport portal, Shapov became the “Breakthrough of the year 2015[6]” in the EDM style.

Early in 2016 Shapov presented the track “Future Rave”, performed in the guest mix recorded for the Diplo & Friends[7] show on BBC Radio 1.

In 2017 took place the release of the third EP "Four Corners" consisting of 4 tracks on the labels Axtone Records and Armada. The first track “Breathing Deeper” was a collaboration with producers Meg & Nerak. The second track “Some People” was written with the participation of the Russian electronic project “Beverly Pills”. The third work is a single "More Than Love" featuring a group “Rookies“. The solo track "Analogue Soul" completed the "Four Corners". The next project in his career was the release of “The Way[8]” together with the trio Trouze.

In 2018 Shapov collaborated with Dutch Trance music legend Armin van Buuren on “The Last Dancer[9]”. DJs played their track together on the main stage of the Ultra Music Festival[10] in Miami. Soon took place a release of a new collaboration called “Our Origin”, which Armin van Buuren presented at the beginning of his set on Tomorrowland.[11] Then “Our Origin”[12] was used as a soundtrack for the festival aftermovie.[13]

At the end of 2019, a joint release with Magnificence is coming out, which becomes the official track for the promotional presentation video of the new generation of Peugeot 208. Peugeot brand confidently enters the era of 'energy transition', offering its vision of the future in collaboration with 'Unboring the Future[14]'.

In 2020, Shapov continues to experiment, so this leads to collaboration with Vini Vici and Nervo in a brand new style for him Psy-Trance, called 'My World[15]'.

Tracks by Alexander Shapovalov are featured in Hollywood movies and TV shows, such as Fast & Furious 6, The Lego Batman Movie[16] and Netflix series: Quicksand,[17] Werewolf [18]and The Last Days of American Crime.[19]