Artist, songwriter and the first Russian producer of the international level. Nova is the "best and most famous music producer in Russia"
CHRONOLOGY
1996 – Anna started to run her own recording studio in Russian (ACN Recording Studio), where she was producing first experimental English language music projects.
1998 – the beginning of professional creative activity in Germany. Anna got an offer to co-operate with a recording studio owned by Luis Rodrigez (co-producer of Dieter Bohlen). Having became one of the songwriters and arrangers of star Team 33 in Hamburg, Anna worked for artists who were already
well known in Germany: 2Eivissa, Fun Factory (as well as for beginners like Anna & John, Joelly).
2001 – Anna founded her own music Production Company in Russia (ACN Music Production), which has been preparing pop and classic artists and making music projects of the international level.
2002 – Anna created the mega project “PARADISE”, which was released on CD in Germany. “PARADISE” became the leader of German charts and the very first breakthrough of Anna as the pop artist, songwriter and producer from Russian on the international market.
2003 – Anna C. Nova founded Russia's very first international action “Music Bridge”, which has been aimed on presentation of Russian artists in the international music industry. Anna’s ACN recording studio became registered as a top studio by American information music resource Billboard.
2004 – Anna C. Nova was named as the first Russian producer of the international level for “PARADISE” project by the materials of the world information music resource HitQuarters.
2005 – Anna introduced to the American public 7 new music projects/artists: Multi, RoxyLight, R-Oxolana, Lighter, Aleger, Dasha and Elena Cherkasova.
2006 – songs written and produced by Anna C. Nova were released in USA. CD compilation “Best of Nova” contains 10 songs performed by ACN Music artists. As to why the music was unavailable to the public in her native country, she answered: “There is no secret. Just my professional career was started in Europe, although I was and still I’m the resident of Russia. My main goal is to represent Russia internationally in the best way and appropriately as the great country. I’d like to show, that Russian artists are very professional and have strong potential to be named international artists on the same level with European and American artists. And if I was lucky to get any results in this direction, it means my work is worth while” .In 2004, the world information music resource HitQuarters named Anna C. Nova as the first Russian producer of the international level for project “PARADISE".
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MUSIC PRODUCTION
Anna C. Nova’s progressive producer activity, knowledge of the international copyright law, and promotional activity attracted attention of many famous world known companies of the music industry, which offered Anna a chance to represent Russian artists and music projects in the international level. In this direction Anna co-operated with such a companies like BMG Berlin Music (Germany), Sondock Media Network (Germany), Scoop Music (Germany), Mainland Media (Germany), Cicada Agentur (Germany) and others and officially represented some of the above-mentioned companies in Russia.
In 2003 Anna C. Nova founded the first international action in Russia, “Music Bridge”, which helps talented Russian artists in building up their own careers and makes them represented in Western Europe and USA. Anna says that the main goal of this action is not just discovering new names, but also all-round purposeful preparation and educating of the potential artists for the further promotion in the international music industry, which includes getting experience working at the professional recording studios, performance activity, stage skill, experience of communicating with press, photo and video sessions-- and, of course, learning foreign languages. Training of artists and preparation of music projects proceed on the basis of the music production company of Anna C. Nova, where work is in full swing every minute. “I don’t make a star, I build up the real artists," Anna says. "Only professionalism and experience can make a star of a high class”. From the moment of organizing the action there were a lot of interest in “Music Bridge,” and people were willing to try themselves in international music. By now, people were still coming, but strict and tough law of the artistic life keeps only most strong, hard-working and self-confident persons. By now ,“Music Bridge” joins a great team of high professional Russian artists in each and every direction of artist activity. Many of them made impressive and interesting international partners in the music industry and got offers for further co-operation. More detailed information about ACN artists is found on ACN ARTIST TEAM page.
PARADISE PROJECT
To create something totally new in music, win the love of public and attract attention of professionals in international industry is a quite difficult goal. But that’s exactly what Anna achieved for seven years of co-operation with world music companies. Mega project “PARADISE” became a very good example, which Anna created not only as songwriter, bravely and progressively mixing polar directions )pop, classic and chorus music as well as English, Italian and Latin lyrics)--but she represented the project also as the artist, performing a lot of vocal parts, including imitation of a classical chorus. Furthermore, Anna made all of the producer work for the project, and started the recording of the titles at her own ACN Recording Studio. The final recordings took place in most famous recording studios in Hamburg such as Audio Parc Studio and Chameleon Recording Studios, where Anna was invited by German music label Playbones Records, which made an official CD release of “PARADISE” in 2001 in Germany. “Music on Demand”, one the greatest promotion internet platforms in Germany, organized big presentation of “PARADISE” in 2002. Special one/eighth hours reportage has been run in Berlin, where Anna was interviewed, talked to press and public, and participated in photo and video sessions, visiting historical places of Berlin with MoD team. After the presentation was set on-line “PARADISE” got in Top News, immediately took the first place in chart of MoD and was holding the #1 position for 16 weeks during 2002 (ahead of Britney Spears!). Anna and “PARADISE” became extremely successful. “PARADISE” won the recognition, was named as the unique project in European market and gave a start for new music style “Symphonic Dance”.
In 2002, graduating from the musical faculty of Saratov University in Russia, Anna got a permission to perform, with University chorus, a title from “PARADISE” project called “Dominus Deus” at her state conducting exam . For the first time in the history of the University, the chorus performed the title accompanied by electronic music conducted by nearly graduate conductor Anna C. Nova, as the premiere of an already well-known project in Germany. Since that moment, there were many publications which told about achievements of Russian artists in the international music level. Anna was getting press interviews regularly.
RECENT ACTIVITY
Since 2004, Anna has been cooperating with American based music company Goettel Publishing, (see PRESS page) which founded the new music label Nova Songs with the goal of representing Anna’s projects and ACN Artist Team in the USA. In June, 2006 Nova Songs released CD compilation “Best of Nova” with 10 songs performed by ACN artists written and produced by Anna. “Best of Nova” was reviewed by Richard Banks of Christmas Reviews.com, who gave 3 of the songs 5 stars and proclaimed Nova "my new dance diva." (Read the entire review HERE.
The activity of ACN Music Production Company is one of a few chances for the artists from Russia to be established in the international music industry, learn how to be international artists, and get positive results.
iN 2007, Nova has released several singles as a follow-up to Best of Nova, most notably "Again Again Again" by Dasha, and "(You'll Be) Mine" By Elena Cherkasova. All of her songs are doing extremely well on internet sites, and she is seeking collaborations with American artists. See the PRESS page for more details about her American collaboration.
ACN Music Production contacts for sending demo materials:
P.O. 11 74
410028 Saratov Federation of Russia.
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Email: acnmusic@mail.ru