Mikhail Natanovich Kozyrev is a man who played a crucial role for so many radio listeners and musicians. He became the organizer and inspirer of famous and popular music festivals. His efforts and talents, as well as organizational skills, gave way to life for many radio stations with a rock repertoire.
Short biography
The biography of Mikhail Kozyrev begins with the fact that he was born in the city of Sverdlovsk (currently Yekaterinburg). His father, Natan Kozyrev, was a violinist and worked as a teacher at a music school. Mother, Liya Kozyreva, worked as a film director at a local film studio.
After graduating from school, Mikhail did not enter a higher educational institution. As a result, upon reaching the age of 18, he was called up for military service. He served in one of the military units in the Kurgan region, not far from the city of Shadrinsk. During the service, he did not differ in discipline. History reports that for his behavior he deserved a week's punishment, which he spent in a guardhouse.
Years of study
After Mikhail was demobilized from the ranks of the Armed Forces, he decided to enter the Medical State University of Sverdlovsk. In this educational institution, he studied until 1992 at the Faculty of Medicine and Prevention, which he graduated with a diploma.
Having received a higher education, Mikhail Kozyrev comes to the conclusion that he may have made a mistake in choosing a profession. Therefore, in order to gain knowledge in the field of mass media, he leaves for the USA and begins his studies at the Californian Pomona College in Claremont. It was at this time that he was inspired by the idea of creating his own radio show.
The beginning of a creative career
Mikhail did not postpone the implementation of his plan for a long time. In 1992, for the first time in his career, he acted as a radio presenter on student radio in the city of Los Angeles. He called the program "Music of Bolshevik Children and Grandmothers." Critics considered his experience successful, the transfer has achieved popularity with the audience. It was then that Mikhail realized that radio broadcasts could bring him real success.
Return to Russia
In 1993, Mikhail Kozyrev returned to Russia, to the city of Yekaterinburg. At the city radio station "Trek" he becomes the author of the program "Voice of Conscience". Takes her for two years. In 1994 Mikhail Natanovich moved to Moscow. At the radio station "Maximum" he is appointed program manager. Working as a radio host, he launches the program “Morning Larks. Runway". At the "Maximum" Mikhail worked for 4 years.
The arrival of popularity
The radio station "Nashe Radio", created under his leadership, in a very short time won fame among listeners. The channel played songs of Russian rock artists recognized in the music world, as well as alternative music groups. A whole structure was created on the basis of the radio station. It includes printed publications, the most famous rock festivals "Maksidrom", "Invasion", platforms for the leaders of alternative music groups.
The weekly program "Devil's Dozen" was the most demanded by the listeners of "Our Radio". It was led by Kozyrev Mikhail Natanovich himself. In it, he talked about 13 musical compositions that became the most popular in a week. At the radio station, Maxim created the Beauty and the Beast and Shizgara Show projects. Together with singer Valery Syutkin, he created and successfully led the project "42 Minutes Above the Earth".
Work on radio and television
The next popular project created by Mikhail Kozyrev was the radio station "Ultra", which went on the air in 2000. It was the first and only radio project in Russia at that time that specialized exclusively in heavy music. Initially, the broadcast was filled with works by Russian and foreign performers in the style of Heavy Metal. However, later the emphasis was placed only on bands from the USA. Such a reorientation lowered the ratings of the listeners, the program became unclaimed.
In 2006Mikhail came to the radio station "Silver Rain" as a commentator, he hosted the author's program "Mashanina". The partner was Thekla Tolstaya. After the ratings of the project fell, they moved together on the same channel to the Fathers and Sons program.
When Mikhail Kozyrev achieved great fame, he decided to try himself in the field of television. Since 1998, for 2 years, Mikhail has released a program about the dangers of drugs called "Twilight". She appeared on the NTV channel. After completing this project, he began to develop a new program. His ideas were realized in the entertainment program "Blue Light". She went on the air from 2004 to 2005 on Ren-TV. In it, pop singers changed their repertoire, performing hits of other singers.
In September 2008, Mikhail Kozyrev was appointed general producer of the music channel A-one. Here he hosted the popular program "Hash" for a year, but already in a television format. The cooperation was short-lived, in 2009 Mikhail was fired from his post.
Work on the Dozhd TV channel
In 2010, the hero of the article began to host the program "New Year with Mikhail Kozyrev" on the Dozhd - optimistic channel TV channel. There he also works as a producer of the night broadcast. The last author's program was released in the summer of 2011. However, its format was continued in the SHOWER project. The content was the same, namely interviews and live performances.
From the autumn of 2012 to September 2017, on the Dozhd TV channel, Mikhail hosts a programwhich is called "Kozyrev online". The meaning is the communication of the presenter with the audience, as well as discussions on topical issues.
On the same TV channel since the fall of 2015, he has been the host of the How It All Began project. Mikhail Kozyrev invites film, television and music figures who were famous in the 90s of the last century.
Work in the field of cinematography
Mikhail Kozyrev's experience in cinema is also known. In 2007, Mikhail played the role of the director of the radio station "Like Radio", the film was called "Election Day". Kozyrev played a similar role in the continuation of the film, the 2nd part of the comedy was called "Radio Day". Mikhail played in the television series "Baby", which was released on "STS" in 2011. There, the radio host played the role of the owner of the recording studio "Burmistr".
The real Mikhail Kozyrev
In 2016, Mikhail joined Instagram, registered an account that fills with photos of his daughters. He has his own page on Twitter and Facebook.
There is a celebrity group on the VKontakte social network, where his admirers share the latest news about their idol, post current photos of Mikhail Kozyrev.
In 2016, the hero of our article continued filming a movie. The second part of the epic "Election Day" was released on the TNT channel with the participation of popular actors of the "Quartet I": Leonid Barats, Alexander Demidov, Rostislav Khait, Kamil Larin. In this film, he played Mikhail Natanovich, director of the agencyMisha & Co. In terms of popularity, the film caught up with the first part.
Currently, Mikhail Natanovich continues to work on the Dozhd TV channel, where he leads the project How It All Began.
Is a frequent guest at the Ekho Moskvy radio station. Acts as an expert analyst.
Kozyrev's family life
The famous producer has not remembered his youthful romances for a long time. He currently has a wonderful family. In 1997, Mikhail participated in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Chaif group. At this event, he met with an employee of Channel One Anastasia Popova. She participated in the anniversary as a music director. Courtship lasted long enough, as the girl was not attracted to a new acquaintance. However, Mikhail Natanovich managed to win her over and win her love.
Anastasia Kozyreva is a well-known person in the field of television. Her work has been nominated for "Tefi" several times. In September 2011, twins were born in the Kozyrev family. The children of Mikhail Kozyrev are daughters Sophia and Elizaveta. The man tries to spend all his free time with them.
Books by Mikhail Kozyrev
Kozyrev is also known as the author of the trilogy “My rock and roll. Black book. In it, he shares with readers various opinions about the events that took place in Russian music, on radio and television, as well as in show business. In books, he collected stories about famous personalities. Describing the rise and fall of radio stations, festivals, various radio and television programs, he opens up a peculiar story for readers. Russia over the past 20 years.
Another well-known work of Kozyrev is a multi-volume anthology - "Poets of Russian Rock". In the publication, in collaboration with other well-known figures in the field of radio and television, Kozyrev made an attempt to create a bibliography of Russian rock poetry. It is planned to publish 12 volumes, in which the texts of famous Russian rock performers will be collected and published. The anthology will allow you to study the path of formation and development of rock music in Russia and get to know the authors of famous works.
