Both domestic and foreign pop art are rich in examples of children continuing the work of star parents. And far from always in such cases the statement is true that nature rests on the children of geniuses.
The “shaman” of Russian rock Edmund Shklyarsky, the frontman of the Picnic group, also brought up a worthy successor.
How it all began
Shklyarsky Stanislav Edmundovich at the age of eleven years already recorded backing vocals for one of the songs of the picnic group. Despite the fact that his trebler successfully fit into the composition, Edmund Shklyarsky still decided not to insist that his son necessarily choose the profession of a musician for himself. He simply identified his son at a music school, as once his parents identified him.
After all, he had no time to engage in musical education of his son, and there is a strong opinion that strangers should teach children to play musical instruments. Parents, as a rule, cannot achieve proper discipline from their children. Of course, there are exceptions, but they only confirm the rules.
Choosing a Life Path
The decision to become a musician Stanislav Edmundovich Shklyarsky made independently.
In 2008, he, as a keyboard player, became a permanent member of the Picnic, becoming his youngest member.
The following year, he entered the University of Technology, Mechanics, and Optics, where he met two future members of his own group, the Mironov brothers.
"Incognita"
The team was named after one of the songs that Stas wrote for the Picnic group.
Shklyarsky Stanislav Edmundovich, the photo clearly confirms this, noticeably similar to his father. There is a similarity in music. Music critics speak of Incognito as a lite version of The Picnic, with a predominance of acoustic instruments and a pronounced folk-rock bias.
In parallel with working in his own group, Stanislav remains a member of his father's group. He perceives both projects as equivalent.
Stanislav Edmundovich Shklyarsky speaks of his group not as a temporary project, but as a most important phenomenon in his life. He is the songwriter of the group, as well as a vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player. For all members of the group, except Shklyarsky, teamwork is not the only occupation in life. So, Alexander Filippov, a drummer, organized his own school of drumming.
Bass player Anatoly Mironov works in the field of electronics, and his brother Alik is a programming specialist. Only for Stanislav Edmundovich Shklyarsky a team is the only occupation, his work and hobbies.
The reason for the creation of the Incognito group, according to its leader, is that at a certain moment he accumulated a huge amount of song material that needed to be conveyed to the audience.
About the group
The group of Stanislav Edmundovich Shklyarsky recorded two albums. Critics say that Stas’s voice is almost impossible to distinguish from his father’s voice. In general, the group could be characterized as a completely independent phenomenon in the field of music. “Incognito” has its original sound, so the music of the group can not be called an imitation of “Picnic”.
Stanislav Edmundovich Shklyarsky says that he loves concert performances more than work in the studio. He admits that collectives that deal only with sound recording, he personally perceives as inferior projects reminding him of semi-finished products.
As for the opinion of his father about working with his son, Edmund Shklyarsky says that during concerts he simply does not have to think about who, with whom, and what kind of family ties are.
One thing is for sure - the ranks of Russian rock replenished with another interesting group.