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Oleg Mokhov, known by his stage name Mokhov, is a Russian-born American electronic music producer[1] based in Las Vegas.[2] He creates his music in a mobile manner, programming and recording sounds with music software on a laptop in various locations.[3]

His productions are influenced by electronic musicians such as Four Tet, Boards of Canada, and Aphex Twin.[4][5][6] His productions were initially offered on three 3-track releases on netlabels, which are all free downloads: Glass Soul EP, Purity EP, and Midnight Love EP.[1][3] In July 2011, he released his first full-length, Halcyon Days, which collected the nine previously-mentioned tracks and added a new track called "Eternal Wings".[1] In October 2011, record label Made in Glitch released his first new material since his first full-length on the 4-track release Kickback EP.[1][7] In May 2012, he released his second full-length in less than a year, Perfect Dream.[1] In October 2012, Mad-Hop Records released his track "U Know" on the compilation album Mad-Hop Vol. 5.[8] In April 2013, he released his third full-length, Magic Times, also in less than a year.[1]

In June 2014, he released his fourth full-length, Future Hope.[1] In November 2014, charitable organization Touched released his track "Dream Aroma" on the compilation album Touched Two for Macmillan Cancer Support.[9] In December 2014, charitable organization Mo Chroí released his track "Eternal Soul" on the compilation album Mo Chroí for Irish Heart Foundation.[10] In January 2015, he released his fifth full-length, Euphoric Magic.[1] In April 2015, record label Sun Sea Sky Productions released his track "Hidden Love" on the compilation album Seasons: Volume One.[11] In February 2016, he released his sixth full-length, Solace Embrace.[1]

Mokhov co-founded the podcast network BlueRize[6][12] and on it has interviewed other electronic musicians about the topics of music production and business - "by a musician, for musicians". He has interviewed the following artists: Braiden, J Boogie, Asura, Christopher Willits, Loscil, Com Truise, Oliver Chesler aka The Horrorist, Dr. Strangeloop, Solvent, Austin Peralta, Ochre, and Tobias Tinker.[13]

Music placements

Mokhov's track "Fly Away" was used in a video for the 2014 Australian Open major tennis tournament,[14] in a video commissioned by the City of Toronto documenting the installation of the art installation Forever Bicycles by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei[15] and in a commercial by Braun for their CoolTec electric razor.[16] His tracks "Soul Link" and "Love Shine" were used in videos by Boeing about metallic microlattice and solar cells respectively.[17][18] His track "Bliss Life" was used by Vail Ski Resort for their opening day 2015 video.[19] His tracks "Purity" and "Glass Soul" were used in videos by Shiseido featuring American film actress Jennifer Connelly for their skin care product line Future Solution LX.[20][21] His track "Magic Times" was used in the ice truck melt video by Canadian Tire.[22] His track "Halcyon Days" was used in a video by Harvard Business Review featuring the author Jeff Dyer[23] and in a video by Boeing about digital flight decks.[24] His tracks "Morning Light" and "Sunrise Promise" were used in "Stay Classy SZ" commercials by Korean fashion brand Style by Shez.[25]

Soundtracks

Mokhov has created the scores for the 2008 documentary film Signed and the 2012 short film Academic Integrity.[26] He has also created the soundtrack for the 2014 puzzle video game Digits by the software company Simple Machine.[27]

Remixes

Mokhov has, on YouTube, the most-played remix of the song "Endorphin" by Burial.[28]

In November 2010, Morphosis Records released Aeron Aether feat. Catherine - Twilight (Notable Mentions), a remix release which features a Mokhov remix of the song "Twilight" by Aeron Aether featuring Catherine.[29] In August 2011, Mokhov won a remix competition for the band Vanity Theft.[30] The competition was hosted by the website Laptop Rockers. His remix will be officially released along with the other winning remixes by Vanity Theft's record label Vigilante Music.[31] In September 2011, Neferiu Records released graciellita - Past the Hour EP: Mokhov Remix, which contains 5 Mokhov remixes of songs from Montreal, Quebec-based singer graciellita's Past the Hour EP.[1][32] In November 2011, Los Angeles-based group NazcarNation released their single "Hot Girls" on Totes Dece, which features a Mokhov remix of the song "Hot Girls Have It So Easy".[33][34]

In July 2012, website MTV Hive featured a Mokhov remix of the song "White" by Frank Ocean.[35] In September 2013, Sun Sea Sky Productions released Melorman - Waves Remixes, which contains a Mokhov remix of the song "Lights",[36] and in October of that same year they released Melorman - Mokhov Remixes, which contains 8 Mokhov remixes of songs by Melorman.[37] In January 2015, Export Label released Printempo - Fluctuation Remixes, which contains a Mokhov remix of the song "PT03".[38] In June 2015, Touched released the compilation album Touched Two (The Remixes) for Macmillan Cancer Support, which contains a Mokhov remix of the song "Sea Bound" by 2020k & Wet Eyes.[39]

Discography

Albums

  • Halcyon Days (Magnatune/Mokhov Music, July 2011)
  • Perfect Dream (Magnatune/Mokhov Music, May 2012)
  • Magic Times (Magnatune/Mokhov Music, April 2013)
  • Future Hope (Sun Sea Sky Productions/Magnatune/Mokhov Music, June 2014)
  • Euphoric Magic (Mokhov Music, January 2015)
  • Solace Embrace (Mokhov Music, February 2016)

EPs

  • Glass Soul EP (Otium, March 2011)
  • Purity EP (Catnap, March 2011)
  • Midnight Love EP (Dusted Wax Kingdom, April 2011)
  • Kickback EP (Made in Glitch, October 2011)
  • Halcyon EP (Neferiu, December 2011)

Compilation appearances

  • "U Know" on Mad-Hop Vol. 5 (Mad-Hop Records, October 2012)
  • "Dream Aroma" on Touched Two for Macmillan Cancer Support (Touched, November 2014)
  • "Eternal Soul" on Mo Chroí for Irish Heart Foundation (Mo Chroí, December 2014)
  • "Hidden Love" on Seasons: Volume One (Sun Sea Sky Productions, April 2015)

Remixes

  • Aeron Aether feat. Catherine - "Twilight (Mokhov Remix)" (Morphosis Records, November 2010)
  • graciellita - Past the Hour EP: Mokhov Remix (Neferiu, September 2011)
  • NazcarNation - "Hot Girls Have It So Easy (Mokhov Remix)" (Totes Dece, November 2011)
  • Melorman - "Lights (Mokhov Remix)" (Sun Sea Sky Productions, September 2013)
  • Melorman - Mokhov Remixes (Sun Sea Sky Productions, October 2013)
  • Printempo - "PT03 (Mokhov Remix)" (Export Label, January 2015)
  • 2020k & Wet Eyes - "Sea Bound (Mokhov Remix)" (Touched, June 2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mokhov Discography. Discogs.
  2. ^ Mokhov. MTV.
  3. ^ a b Friday Feature: Makin' Beats with Mokhov. Groove Loves Melody.
  4. ^ Four Tet - Angel Echoes. Indie Shuffle.
  5. ^ Mokhov - Halcyon Days. Groove Loves Melody.
  6. ^ a b Mokhov - Halcyon Days. Bandcamp's Best.
  7. ^ Mokhov - Kickback. Made in Glitch.
  8. ^ Mad-Hop Releases. Mad-Hop Records.
  9. ^ Touched Two. Touched.
  10. ^ Mo Chroí. Mo Chroí.
  11. ^ 'Seasons: Volume One' Compilation Out Today. Sun Sea Sky Productions.
  12. ^ About BlueRize. BlueRize.
  13. ^ Mix & Master. BlueRize.
  14. ^ Australian Open 2014. Australian Open TV on YouTube.
  15. ^ Ai Weiwei Forever Bicycles Toronto 2013. Vimeo.
  16. ^ Braun CoolTec. Braun USA on YouTube.
  17. ^ The Lightest Metal Ever. Boeing.
  18. ^ Space Powered by Solar Cells. Boeing.
  19. ^ Vail Opening Day 2015. Vail.
  20. ^ Jennifer Connelly - A New Star for Future Solution LX. Shiseido Germany on YouTube.
  21. ^ Shiseido with Jennifer Connelly. Shiseido Spain on YouTube.
  22. ^ Melt Video of the Canadian Tire Ice Truck. Canadian Tire.
  23. ^ Jeff Dyer, coauthor of The Innovator's Method, on testing new ideas inside organizations. Harvard Business Review on YouTube.
  24. ^ Flipping the Switch to a Glass Flight Deck. Boeing.
  25. ^ Stay Classy SZ CF & Making Film. Style by Shez.
  26. ^ Oleg Mokhov. IMDb.
  27. ^ Digits. Simple Machine.
  28. ^ Burial - Endorphin (Mokhov Ghost Drum and Bass Remix). YouTube.
  29. ^ Aeron Aether feat. Catherine - Twilight (Notable Mentions). Morphosis Records on SoundCloud.
  30. ^ Vanity Theft Remix Top 20 Published. Laptop Rockers.
  31. ^ Vanity Theft Remix Contest Winners. Laptop Rockers.
  32. ^ graciellita: Past the Hour EP: Mokhov Remix. Neferiu Records.
  33. ^ Hot Girls (Single + Remixes). NazcarNation.
  34. ^ Hot Girls (Single + Remixes): NazcarNation. Amazon.
  35. ^ The 10 Best Frank Ocean 'Channel Orange' Remixes So Far. MTV Hive.
  36. ^ Melorman 'Waves Remixes' Out Sept. 17th. Sun Sea Sky Productions.
  37. ^ Melorman | Mokhov Remixes Out Oct. 29th. Sun Sea Sky Productions.
  38. ^ Printempo - Fluctuation Remixes. Export Label.
  39. ^ Touched Two (The Remixes). Touched on Bandcamp.

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