Andrius Mamontovas

Andrius Mamontovas
Andrius Mamontovas
Background information
Birth name Andrius Mamontovas
Born 23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) (age 44)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Genres rock, alternative, pop rock
Occupations Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, record producer, actor
Instruments vocals, Guitar, drums, Keyboard
Years active 1983–present
Associated acts Foje, LT United

Andrius Mamontovas (born August 23, 1967 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian rock musician, songwriter, actor, performer and record producer. He was one of the co-founders of the Lithuanian rock band Foje (in 1983). He is also one of the masterminds of the LT United project.

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Personal life

His father was Russian and mother Lithuanian.[1][2] Since 1993, he has been a vegetarian.[3][4]

Career

In 1983, Andrius Mamontovas began his musical quest by forming Foje, one of the most popular bands in Lithuania. From 1983 until 1997 the band released 14 successful albums and won every possible music award along with the national acclaim. Among their many accomplishments, Foje toured European and American clubs, and at the last show held in Vilnius, with an audience of 60,000. This farewell performance still holds the all time record in Lithuania.

After Foje was disbanded, Mamontovas began his solo career and has since been nominated and awarded best solo act in the national music awards. He currently holds 15 Bravo Awards (the Lithuanian equivalent to the Grammy) in total, awarded for the best song, best album, best show, and best act of the year. Mamontovas has also written soundtracks for several short films, and music for the theater play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (directed by Nekrošius) at Teatro Argentina in Rome.

Mamontovas' music had a profound influence in Lithuania. Having acted in videos and small scale movies, Andrius was invited to act a main role in Hamlet, directed by Eimuntas Nekrošius. The play is still on world tour (since 1997) and has been performed over 180 times as for 2006.

Mamontovas' performance was the main act at the festival by the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on May 1, 2004, celebrating Lithuania's accession to the European Union. He has also appeared in the concerts of Sting, Bryan Adams, and The Sugarcubes. Mamontovas has served as producer and songwriter for fellow artists as well.

Mamontovas initiated a LT United project, intended to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Their song "We Are The Winners" has achieved much recognition from both members of the recording industry and fellow artists. The band has gone on to record and release other tracks, and have performed in venues of Ireland, Germany, Iceland and Croatia among others.

Mamontovas continues to pursue worldwide recognition and was recently signed to Forman Bros. Recordings based in California. His first official English language recording under the stage name Cloudmaker shows a vast range of interest and skill when it comes to his English language career.

Discography

Solo albums

  • Pabėgimas (1995)
  • Tranzas(1997)
  • Šiaurės naktis. Pusė penkių (1998)
  • Mono Arba Stereo (1999)
  • Šiaurės Naktis. Pusė Penkių (2000)
  • Anapilis (2000)
  • Cloudmaker (2000)
  • Visi langai žiūri į dangų (2000)
  • Cloudmaker. No Reason Why (2001)
  • Clubmix.lt (2001)
  • O, meile! (2002)
  • Beribiam danguje (2003)
  • Tadas Blinda (2004)
  • Saldi.Juoda.Naktis. (2006)
  • Tyla (2006)
  • Geltona. Žalia. Raudona (2008)
  • Elektroninis dievas (2011)

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