Without this person, the Mirage group would not have become the collective that music lovers know. The guitar of Alexey Gorbashov, combined with dance rhythms, has become the hallmark of a popular musical group. Being one of the best guitarists in the country, Gorbashov joined the Mirage back in 1988.
From the biography of Alexei Borisovich Gorbashov
The future Russian musician was born on November 29, 1961 in Lyubertsy (Moscow Region). From a young age, Alexei was interested in photography. Another of the young man’s hobbies was music. Already in the second half of the 70s, the young man plunged into creativity, working in the orchestra of the local Palace of Culture, through which Alexander Barykin, famous throughout the country, once passed through. Alexey graduated from high school in 1978, then decided to continue his education and entered the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering (MIEM).
Remembering his youth, Alexey calls his hometown tough. The harsh youth environment shaped the character of the future rock musician, becoming a test not only for survival, but also for honesty and a sense of justice. The city of Lyubertsy for many has become a school of life. Here they never forgave meanness, deceit and betrayal.
Work with the Mirage group
In 1988, the Sound studio invited Gorbashov to participate in the creation of the second album of the Mirage music group. At that time, the soloist in the team was Natalia Vetlitskaya. It was participation in this project that allowed the guitarist to show musical abilities and express his creative ideas. Soon Gorbashov became one of the best guitarists in the country in the version of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.
Since the late 90s, Alexey took part in the tour of the Mirage group in Russia and Europe. In those years, the soloist of the group was Ekaterina Boldysheva.
Since 2004, Gorbashov has been collaborating with Dutch partners as a producer.
In December 2004, a joint concert of all Mirage participants took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex. One of the initiators of the show was Gorbashov. Two years later, the disk “Mirage 18 years” was released. Work on this project was in the Netherlands, Gorbashov and director Anthony Hayuskamp took part in it.
