Anton Tsygankov Project ANTI

Anton Tsygankov's new album features five instrumental tracks and eight vocal numbers. All could fall into the rock and hard rock category, and all feature Tsygankov's ripping guitar, which is kind of a cross between Blues Saraceno and Mattias IA Eklundh - some good company. The instrumentals, showcase his six-string arsenal - lightning-quick, liquid runs and mind-boggling licks being found in great quantity. The vocal tracks are more pop/rock with modern beats and lyrics in Russian, so you kind of have to be into that type of music in order to appreciate the addition of a skilled guitar player to the mix.

Anton Tsygankov (b. April 26, 1980 in Moscow, Russia) the son of an accomplished composer, started to play music when he was 4. He finished music school as a pianist, and began to study acoustic guitar when he was 8. At the age of 14, he started playing electric guitar and studying vocal. In 1996 Anton entered Gnesin’s Musical College and in 2001 graduated as guitarist (electric guitar) and singer.

Anton has been a nominee and prize winner in various competitions between:1999-2005
3rd place winner in the “North American Rock Guitar Competition 2005” in Buffalo, NY.
1st prize at the All-Russian “Russian Hendrix” competition. 2004
1st prize at the All-Russian competition “Many-sided Guitar” (“Mnogolikaya Gitara”), electric guitar nomination; 2001
2nd prize at the All-Russian competition “Firm 2000”, electric guitar nomination;
1st prize at the international competition “Wind Rose”, electric guitar nomination; 2000
1st prize at the All-Russian competition “Guitar 2000”, electric guitar nomination;
1st prize at the All-Russian competition “Fender guitar contest”, electric guitar nomination; 1999
2nd prize and The most virtuoso guitarist at the All-Russian competition “Russian guitar”, electric guitar nomination. 1999.
1st prize at the All-Russian competition “May Lian guitar contest”, electric guitar nomination; 1998
Also he had experience working in several major recording studios as a session musician and in two pop star bands as a performing guitarist. had experience working in several major recording studios as a session musician and in two pop star bands as a performing guitarist.