Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Gorky Park (band)

Role / Field:

Soviet, American, and Russian rock band formed in 1987 by Stas Namin.

Born:

1987

Century / Era:

1987s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Gorky Park (international title), is a Soviet, American, and Russian rock band formed in 1987 by musician, composer, and producer Stas Namin at his producing centre SNC in the Gorky Park in Moscow. The band made demo recordings at the SNC studio, and in the summer of 1988, Stas Namin organised Gorky Park's participation in Scorpions concerts in St. Petersburg..In the autumn of 1988, he agreed with the president of the American guitar company Kramer, Dennis Berardi, that he would become the band's manager in the US. Namin and Berardi agreed with Jon Bon Jovi to help the Gorky Park band in the United States.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

In December 1988, by agreement with Namin, the Bon Jovi band and their manager Doc McGhee arrived in Moscow with Polygram's president Dick Asher, and at the Stas Namin Centre, an agreement was signed to release the band’s album in the United States. Namin sent the band members to record in the US at Berardi Studios in New Jersey, and after the recordings, he brought Gorky Park back to Moscow for a festival. The band's participation in the Moscow Music Peace Festival, organised by Stas Namin and Doc McGhee and held on 12–13 August 1989 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which was...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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