Alias: | Peter Dranga |
Origin: | Moscow, Russia |
Genre: | Electronic, Classical, World |
Instruments: | Accordion, Vocals, Piano |
Years Active: | 2008-present |
Pyotr Yurievich Dranga (Russian: link=no|Пётр Ю́рьевич Дра́нга, Moscow), also known as Peter Dranga, is a Russian accordionist, singer and composer based in Los Angeles, CA.[1]
Dranga's father, Yuir Petrovich Dranga, is a classical accordion player and introduced the instrument to Pyotr at a young age. Dranga was the first to incorporate the accordion in electronic music, which he brought to the Russian and world stages.[2]
Dranga was born in 1984 in a family of musicians. His father, Yuri Petrovich Dranga – is a professor at Gnessin Academy of Music Art in Russia, People's Artist of Russia;[3] his mother- Elena Kirillovna Dranga.[4]
In 1999 he was named Laureate at the VII Moscow Open Music Competition and began his concert career organized by Russian Cultural Foundation.
In 2008, he presented his first CD.[5] Pyotr prefers to play on the instruments of the Italian brand Bugari Armando.[5] As of May 2022, Dranga has 11 releases on Spotify.[6]
Metamorposis | EP | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Any Woman | Single | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Perspective | Album | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Stepping Into | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
You Will Never Be Gone | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Don't Stay Down | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
What I Do | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Today | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Malibu | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Joshua Tree Experience | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
Beat & Jumps | Album | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |