Sergey Konstantinovich Mavrin (?????? ?????????????? ??????), nicknamed 'Mavrik' (??????) (born February 28, 1963) is a russian musician and composer, who is credited as one of the best guitarists of Russian Metal scene. His music style combines Heavy metal, Progressive metal and Hard Rock, and often dubbed "MavRock".Sergey had been a member of Aria, Kipelov, Chorny Kofe, Metallachord and Nazad v Budusheye, and founded a band 'Mavrik' (not to be confused with Maverick), though it is considered Mavrin's solo project since its latest albums are released with "Sergey Mavrin", not "Mavrik" title on the covers.Since 2000, Sergey has his own radio show "Iron Curtain" on 'Yunost' radio channel. It is dedicated to Rock music.
Early life
Sergey was born in Kazan and has been a fan of rock music since his childhood. He mentions Led Zeppelin, Nazareth and Deep Purple as his early favorites. Mavrin studied to play piano and electric guitar, though he never received formal music education. After
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