Welcome to Centromania.com! Our web site dedicated to the works of Vasily Shumov & Center, and c-e-n-t-e-r art project.

Latest news: Spring 2007. New Center's live show called "Region 5 " and was performed in april 2007 at the "IKRA" club (Moscow, Russia). This live show include various electronic tracks from latest Center's albums plus a classic Center's hits from the 1980's. For booking & more info please email us: centromania@hotmail.com.

If you never heard about Vasily Shumov and Center this is a brief story. Also check Center's info at Wikipedia here.

Center was founded by Vasily Shumov in Moscow, Russia. First recordings in 1982 brought a wide recognition to the band among Soviet music underground. Center is eclectic, experimental, and very artistic. Center's music include many different and sometimes hard to identify styles. Since early 80's Center made many albums and performances in Europe and America. First international release by Center was in 1989 by Barclay (Polygram), France. This album was picked as an album of the month by influential French magazine "Actuel". Since 1982 Center recorded more than 25 albums, composed music for movies, TV shows, and animation. Information about Vasily Shumov and Center can be found in numerous publications and books. Two books in Russian are available as free download on this site.

In the 90's Vasily Shumov moved from Moscow to Los Angeles where he continued his music and art works. In 1998 Vasily graduated from California Institute of the Arts with MFA in New Media, Music and Theater. Please visit collaborative c-e-n-t-e-r art project where you will find his short films and soundtracks.

Center's recent album "Electronic Video show " was released in 2006 and available for purchase in the SHOP section.

Center's last five albums were created completely using web and FTP. Many participants never met and just exchanged audio files via FTP. Everybody who are participated in recordings of new albums called CENTROBORATORS. Centroborators are located in different places and communicate with each other mostly through the web.

Also please visit our "Photo Gallery" which include many photos in the year by year order here.

Contacts: email: centromania@hotmail.com

Our mailing address:
Center Productions
11024 Balboa Blvd., #641
Granada Hills, CA 91344
USA