Mikhail Natanovich Kozyrev is a man who played a fateful 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, have given way to the life of so many radio stations with a rock-style repertoire.
short biography
Biography of Mikhail Kozyrev begins with the fact that he was born in the city of Sverdlovsk (currently - Yekaterinburg). His father, Nathan Kozyrev, was a violinist, worked as a teacher in a music school. Mother, Leah Kozyreva, worked as a film director at a local film studio.
After graduating from school, Michael did not enter a higher educational institution. As a result, upon reaching 18 years, he was called up for military service. He served in one of the military units in the Kurgan region, near the city of Shadrinsk. During service, discipline did not differ. History reports that for his behavior he earned a week-long punishment, which he spent at the guardhouse.
Years of study
After Mikhail was demobilized from the Armed Forces, he decided to enter the Sverdlovsk State Medical University. He studied at this educational institution until 1992 at the medical and preventive faculty, which he graduated with a diploma.
Having received higher education, Mikhail Kozyrev comes to the conclusion that he may have been mistaken 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 California college "Pomona" in Clermont. It was at this time that he was inspired by the idea of creating his own radio program.
Beginning of a creative career
Michael 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 host 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 gained popularity with the audience. It was then that Mikhail realized that the airwaves 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 "Track" he becomes the author of the program "Voice of conscience." Leads her for two years. In 1994, Mikhail Natanovich moved to Moscow. At the radio station "Maximum" is appointed as the program manager. Working as a radio host, he broadcasts the program “Morning Larks. Runway". At "Maximum" Michael worked for 4 years.
The advent of popularity
The radio station “Our Radio”, created under his supervision, won fame among listeners in a very short time. 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 included print media, the famous rock festivals Maksidrom, Invasion, and platforms for leaders of alternative music groups.
The most demanded among the listeners of Our Radio was the weekly broadcast of The Devil's Dozen. 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 projects “Beauty and the Beast” and “Shizgar show”. Together with the singer Valery Syutkin, he created and successfully led the project "42 minutes above the ground."
Work on radio and television
The next popular project created by Mikhail Kozyrev was the Ultra radio station, aired in 2000. It was the first and only at that time in Russia radio project that specialized exclusively in heavy music. Initially, the air was filled with works by Russian and foreign performers in the style of Heavy Metal. However, subsequently the emphasis was placed only on teams from the United States. Such a reorientation lowered the ratings of students, the program became unclaimed.
In 2006, Michael came to the Silver Rain radio station as a commentator, and he led the Mashinina program. The partner was Thekla Tolstaya. After the ratings of the project fell, they together switched to the program “Fathers and Sons” on the same channel.
When Mikhail Kozyrev achieved great fame, he decided to try himself in the field of television. Since 1998, for 2 years, Mikhail has been releasing a drug dangers program called Twilight. She went on the NTV channel. Having completed this project, he began to develop a new program. His ideas were realized in the entertainment program "Blue Light". She aired from 2004 to 2005 on Ren-TV. In it, pop artists 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 led the popular program “Mashinina” for a year, but in a television format. The cooperation was short-lived, in 2009 Mikhail was fired from his post.
Work on the TV channel "Rain"
In 2010, on the TV channel Rain - the optimistic channel, the hero of the article begins to conduct the program “New Year with Mikhail Kozyrev”. He also works as a producer of nighttime broadcasting. The last author’s program was released in the summer of 2011. However, its format was continued in the LIVEN project. The content was the same, namely interviews and live performances.
From autumn 2012 to September 2017, on the Dozhd TV channel, Mikhail runs a program called Kozyrev Online. The meaning is the presenter’s communication with the audience, as well as discussions on topical issues.
Since the fall of 2015, he has been the host of the project “How It All Began” on the same channel. Mikhail Kozyrev invites to the air the figures of cinema, television, music, who were known in the 90s of the last century.
Work in the field of cinema
Known experience of Mikhail Kozyrev and in the cinema. In 2007, Mikhail played the role of 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 second 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 present of Mikhail Kozyrev
In 2016, Mikhail joined Instagram, registered an account that fills photos of daughters. He has his own page on Twitter and Facebook.
The celebrity group is on the VKontakte social network, where its fans share the latest news about their idol, post actual photos of Mikhail Kozyrev.
In 2016, the hero of our article continued shooting in the cinema. The second part of the epic “Election Day” with the participation of the popular actors of the Quartet I: Leonid Barats, Alexander Demidov, Rostislav Khait, Kamil Larin, appeared on TNT channel. In this film, he played Mikhail Natanovich, director of the agency Misha & 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 runs the project “How it all began.”
He is a frequent guest at the Echo of Moscow radio station. Acts as an expert analyst.
Family life Kozyrev
A well-known producer does not remember about his youthful novels for a long time. He currently has a wonderful family. In 1997, Mikhail participated in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the group "Chayf". At this event, he met with an employee of Channel One Anastasia Popova. She participated in the anniversary as a music director. The courtship lasted long enough, as the girl was not attracted by a new friend. However, Mikhail Natanovich managed to win her over and win love.
Anastasia Kozyreva is a well-known person in the field of television. Her work has been nominated for several times by Tefi. In September 2011, twins were born in the Kozyrev family. Children of Mikhail Kozyrev - daughters Sophia and Elizabeth. A man tries to spend all his free time with them.
