Teacher of Drum and Percussion instruments. Composer. Clinician. Drum instructor. Solo and Orchestral performer.
- Education:
-Assistant of Classic Percussion department in Gnesin's Academy (Moscow).2017 - 2019. (the most popular and prestige education in Russia)
-Conservatory of music Petrozavodsk City.2009-2014.
-Murmansk music college. 2005-2009.
- Organisation:
-honor lifetime member of NARD
-Member of different rudimental organisations in the world (USARD, SIRD)
-head of department marching and rudimental drummers in SPB percussion society (Saint Petersburg percussion organization)
- International artist of
-Agner drumsticks (Swiss)
-Yamaha drums
-Prologix pads (USA)
-Agean cymbals (Turkey)
-Slapklatz (Denmark)
-Cympad (Swiss)
-Remo (my new contact)
- Author technical books for drummers and percussionists (first books in history of music in percussion sphere in CIS countries ) .
-Author pieces for snare drum and percussion instruments, author solo for drum set.
-Author articles for drum percussion magazines and Web sites.
-Arranger of drum group.
-Author rudimental course "Rudimental start by Pavel Stepanov" from Agnerdrumsticks (Switzerland) .
(Big Rudimental poster, developed by me, the official advertising poster of the company, used by artists from different countries, has a mini pocket version)
-Teacher in Lyceum of art "Saint Petersburg" (education for talent children)
-Founder and Percussion leader in "Sky Rhythm" (first professional rudimental drum group in modern Russia)
- Teacher in Boarding school for students of the Ministry of Defense
-Classic Percussion leader in the oldest Wind orchestra in Russia-Orchestra of honor guard (face of wind music in Russia)
-Percussion leader in different symphonic orchestras .
-Musician Director of the biggest Russian festival - competition "Drum Wave" .
-Participated in Drum Percussion camp Weinfelden (Switzerland) as Clinician and Concert performer 2015, 2016 (with great teacher from all the world, Mike Manieri, Robby Amin, Richi Flores, Russ Miller, Hakim Ludin...)
-Teacher of Winter Percussion Academy in Sillamae (Estonia) 2014, 2016
-Participated in Patagonia Percussion Festival 2019 (Argentina) with master class and solo concert.
-Present Russia at International Rudimental Drum Symposium 2018 in Paris (France).
-Acted as a teacher and concert performer at the All-Russian Interuniversity Scientific and Methodological Conference. "Traditions and innovations in the performing school of wind and percussion instruments". 2021 Moscow.
Was in Jury:
-Istanbul Percussion Competition (Classic Percussion, snare drum, drum set, ensembles)
-Trummania competition (Estonia) (Drum set)
-Drum Fest Russia (snare drum, drum set)
-Drum Wave competition (Russia) (classic percussion,classic ensemble , snare drum solo, drum set)
-SPB Percussion youth competition (snare drum, classic percussion).
Master classes were:
-Tallinn's Academy theater and music (Estonia)
-Gnesin's Academy (Moscow)
-Conservatory Name Astor Piazzolla (Buenos Aires)
- Devlet Conservatory University Istanbul (Istanbul)
-Mariinsky theater (Saint Petersburg)
-Conservatory of music Name Sobinov (Saratov)
-University of culture (Saint Petersburg)
-Petrozavodsk music college
-Bryansk music college
-Murmansk music college
-Moscow military college
-Krasnodar music college
-Cheboksary music college
-at different events and exhibition
Etc...
-Percussion instructor and author pieces for:
-World Guinness record in Saint Petersburg 2019
-Russian Percussion record 2018 (The Biggest ensemble of percussion instruments- 806 drummers and percussionists)
-The Biggest Russian ensemble 2019 (1300 drummers and percussionists).
-Online Drum Parade Saint Petersburg 2020.
-Percussion instructor and author of drum solos for Victory's parade in Saint Petersburg in 2018, 2019. The biggest Russian celebration.