Transformation Artist Bio

Found January 2001, the “Transformation” project gathers five professional musicians working along ethno/world music lines:

– Snejka Borissova: An experienced folklore vocalist, singer at the Bulgarian Folklore Ensemble “Philip Koutev” of many years. Snejka has recorded solo voices for the original soundtrack of Goran Bregovich’ “Underground” and some vocal versions of the “Arizona Dream” and “Queen Margot” soundtracks. Snejka performs vocals as a lead singer in Transformation.
– Tsvetan Chobanov: A saxophone and wooden flute performer with degree at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music ”P.Vladigerov”; does the orchestration, music arrangements and computer programming for the project.
– Jassmin Issinov: A classical piano performer with degree at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music ”P. Vladigerov”; Contributes with keyboards, music arrangements and computer programming for the project.
– Alexander Georgiev: Guitar;
– Emil Nikolov: A bagpipe player with rich performing background. Student in Plovdiv University of Music Arts.

Main conception of the works creation is combining Bulgarian folklore music performed at its authentic method and vocals by Snejka Borissova with modern electronic sound of keyboards, samplers, modules. Thus, melodies of the most popular Bulgarian folklore instruments – bagpipe and wooden flute – are set with techno/ drum’n’bass frame and vocal background. The unique mixixng of specific voices and gathering of different music styles make Transformation a project with no analogy in the world.

Within a year and a half the records of the debut album “Transformations” were executed in Graffitti Studio–Sofia, Bulgaria with participation of guest musicians: Mihail Yalandjiev /Tzaro/ – drums, Kamen Alexandrov – guitar, and released by Toxity Records – Bulgaria.

The “Transformations” music stores the energy and the spirit of the Balkans regional traditions and combines preferences of a wide range audience.

Transformation took part at the ethno festival “SlanceLuna” at Trigrad, Bulgaria in August 2002. At the Festival of Electronic Music 2002 in Sofia Transformation performed their music alongside with Transglobal Underground, Fun Da Mental and many more ethno/world formations.

In the summer of 2003 Transformation were invited and did participate at the Pierres Levees festival in Belgium and Beat Root — Hungary.

At the beginning of 2004 the group wrote the music to the new dance performance of the most famous bulgarian choreographer – Neshka Robeva.
During may the same year “Transformation” took part at the “Arena Muzika 2004” festival, together with Transglobal Underground from UK.
During august 2004 the group toured at “Balkanski muzikalen ploshtad” annual festival at Ohrid – Macedonia.

During decmber 2005 – mart 2006 “Transformation” work on music dance performance “Aramii”.

From 2006 to 2012 Transformation works on there new songs and future albums.

Discography:

2002 – “Transformations” – Album – Toxity Records/Graffitti Studio
2004 – “Are you redy” – Dance performance – National Art
2006 – “Aramii” – Dance performance – National Art
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