Liamkins started as the act of Yury (stage name George) Lyamkin, a Moscow based
musician and songwriter. He originally formed a band called The Plane in Moscow
in 2002 afterwhich NME (New Musical Express, Russian edition) released on its CD
his song "One Diamond". Yury then when on to perform in trend-setting Moscow
clubs and achieved more fame when Play magazine chose his song "No one can play" for its CD in 2005.
Yury then changed the name of his band to Updiverss, and recorded his first album 'I Am Happy With
My Jacket' at the Woodhouse Studio (Hagen, Westfalen) with the producers Siggi Bemm and Dan Diamond.
Updiverss' songs are played by European radio stations (Krass Radio-Germany, Pulse Rated-UK, Radio Netherland, Belarus Radio Stations). Their song "Treasure" peaked at
number one in the top 50 of Midnight Special Blues Radio (Paris, 2009). The band took part in many festivals, for example Linz fest (Austria, 2005) and
the biggest rock-fest in Russia 'Nashestviye' (2009).
In 2010 Yury formed his current band, Liamkins which regularly performs in Moscow arenas and the internet radio Poptastic Radio.
In May 2012, Liamkins musicians teeamed up with Michael Ponkratyev (drums) and the producers,
Andrey Sinyaev and Timur Dolotkazin at MMS Records to create their album "Reason Softly Speaks Or Just Make It Louder".
"Yury (George) Lyamkin is an amazing artist and songwriter. His addition to our
roster is one that is irreplaceable. Yury's songs are melodic and detailed. If
Paul McCartney had somehow been born in Russia instead of the UK...he would have
ended up being Yury Liamkin. Both his acoustic singer/songwriter songs and his
rockers heavily reflect influence by The Beatles, in particular, Paul McCartney
in both his Beatles and his Wings tenure and solo career as well. He is nothing
short of honest and brilliant as a songwriter and a performer.
As a solo artist, his songs scream movie and television
adaptation! Melodic, reflective, emotional compositions that capture the
heartstrings of the listener. What a talent! I am sure you will agree!"
(Geoff Eaton - President, Respectable Artists Management and Publishing, Inc)
You can follow Liamkins music on their SoundCloud page and Twitter page.
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