Over more than 20 years of his professional career, Dmitrii has performed in various collaborations and shared the stage with Goran Bregović, Bobby McFerrin, Emir Kusturica, Geoffrey Oryema, the Angelite Choir, Nikolay Rastorguyev, Inna Zhelannaya, Nikolay Noskov, Dima Bilan, SHAMAN, Robert Yuldashev, Sevara, Dmitry Malikov, Nani Eva, Pierre Edel, Yves Baron, and many others.
From 2004 to 2018, Dmitrii was the drummer for the band Pelageya, participating in all of the group’s studio recordings and live performances. He made a significant contribution to the band’s recognizable sound and international success.

With Pelageya, he recorded three studio albums and one live album:

• Single (2006)
• Devushkiny Pesni (2007) (Girls’ Songs)
• Tropy (2010) (Paths)
• Siberian Drive (2010)

He also took part in four concert DVD recordings:

• Siberian Drive (2008, Single)
• Siberian Drive (2009)
• Tropy (2010)
• Cherry Orchard (2012, a concert at Crocus City Hall, filmed by Russia’s Channel One)

During his time with the band, Dmitry toured across Russia, Germany, Spain, the Baltic states, Canada, China, South Korea, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands, Israel, India, and many other countries.

He performed at major festivals, including:

• New Wave
• MegaDrive
• Pikey Jackets (Odessa)
• Chartova Dozen
• Two Stars
• VDOH
• ROCK Over the Volga
• POLE-MUSIC
• WOMAD
• Slavianski Bazaar
• Nashestvie
• Kustendorf (Belgrade)
• Christmas Meetings
• Russian Winter in London
• and many more.

Dmitrii performed at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014), played for world leaders at summits in Geneva and Sochi, and participated in official receptions at the Kremlin.
He has worked as a studio session drummer for a vast number of recordings across various genres and styles.

Additionally, he has experience performing with the Volgograd Symphony Orchestra and the Volzhsky Orchestra of Folk Instruments.

He is the founder of his own drumming school, DIZEL Drum School.

Currently, he collaborates as a drummer and percussionist with the Tambov Region Governor’s Wind Orchestra.

The website features only a selection of his works*