Thomas Mraz who is that?
Real name— Almas Gataullin
Hometown— Ufa
Nickname- Thomas Mraz (Thomas Mraz)
Activity— Rap artist, director, producer
Almas Gataullin, better known as Thomas Mraz, is a popular Russian rap artist, director, and producer.
Thomas Mraz as a child
As the musician recalls, his childhood years were not much different from the ordinary life of millions of Russian children in the 90s. IN school years he dreamed of becoming a famous rapper and performing on stage. The musical taste was formed under the songs of such artists as Eminem, Gluk'OZA, Linkin Park and Aria. When the boy was nine years old, his parents send their son to a music school to learn musical notation.
Thomas Mraz rapper
IN youth Almas begins to get involved in such a musical direction as hip-hop. At this time, he composes a lot of freestyles, recording his creations on a regular cassette recorder. At the same time, the future rapper performs with friends at various events. This is how the idea of creating a creative association DOPECLVB was born.
How many years has the rapper been musical creativity? Year of birth musical project can be called 2012, when the idea of creative association visited the head of Fedor i61. Together with Thomas Mraz and i61, rap artists such as Basic Boy, Glebasta Spal, FVCKFISH and Golden Phill also worked in the team. During the year of joint work, the guys recorded two albums from the so-called "DOPETAPE" series. All members of the musical group worked on them.
Despite the busy schedule, the young man found time to successfully "gnaw the granite of science" at the State Academy of Arts.
Wikipedia says that in 2014, fans of the Russian rap scene first heard about Thomas Mraz. Music critics immediately declared that Almas Gataullin can be called one of the promising in the world of hip-hop and R&B. This happened after the young rapper presented to the public his debut solo mixtape, called "Emotional VIII".
A year later, the musical group DOPECLVB is finishing work on the third studio album "DOP3TAPE". Rappers Jeembo also worked on it as guests, and.
Somewhat later, Almas Gataullin, together with recorded the song "Ghost". It is worth saying that the creative association DOPECLVB tried to maintain friendly relations with the guys from Dead Dynasty and SABBAT.
In mid-autumn 2015, Thomas Mraz shoots the debut video clip for the track "May 13". In the spring of 2016, the rapper finishes working on a music disc, which received exactly the same name. Together with Almas, his friends worked on the record, in particular, Boulevard Depo and Krestall/Kidd.
At the end of 2016, fans of the young rapper's work learned about the release of the mini-album "DO NOT SHAKE THE SPEAR", consisting of five songs. This collection has become a kind of reference to the work of the great English poet Shakespeare.
Two months later, the Russian rap community learned that Almas Gataullin signed a contract with the Booking Machine company, which is headed by the rapper.
In early spring, the album "DOPET4PE" saw the light, after the release of which the musician announced that he was leaving the creative association DOPECLVB.
Thomas Mraz and his girlfriend
The young rap artist does not tell journalists anything about his personal life. But judging by a number of photographs in social network, Almas Gataullin has a girlfriend, her name is unknown.
Thomas Mraz in our time
In early September 2017, the performer pleased his fans with an expensive video clip for musical composition, called "Ultraviolet" and also the work "You don't understand me", which brought considerable popularity to the rapper. In the same month, the mini-album "Bla Bla Land" was released, which was recorded together with the rapper. A month later, Almas hinted to fans that he was going on a big concert tour of the countries of the former USSR.
Thomas Mraz (pronounced as Thomas Mraz, real name is Almas Almasovich Gataullin) is a producer, director, Russian rap artist, known, among other things, for his joint composition “Stereocoma” with Oksimiron. Until 2017, he was a member of the Ufa creative association DOPECLVB.
Childhood
Almas was born on December 7, 1992 in the capital of Bashkortostan, Ufa. Almas' childhood was no different from the life of ordinary children born shortly after the collapse of the USSR. 
When the future rapper was a schoolboy, he often had dreams in which he sang on stage in front of a large audience. As a child, Almas participated in music competition and won first place for the performance of the song "Winged Swing".
In childhood, he listened to a lot of different genres of music. His playlist included Glucose, Aria, and Linkin Park.
Education
At the age of 9, Almas entered the first grade of a music school. Successfully completed his studies at the State Academy of Arts. At the age of 23, he entered the Ufa Theater Academy with a specialization in Acting and directing.Musical career
From his youth, Thomas Mraz began to show interest in hip-hop. Fascinated by a new fashion trend, he decided to try his hand at freestyle. I recorded my tracks on a simple cassette recorder, which many people had. From that moment began concert life Almas. First, he performed on the same stage with close friends, and then the idea was born to create a creative association "DOPECLVB". 
In 2012, the creative association included several talented rap artists at once: i61, BasicBoy, Golden Phill, Glebasta Spal, FVCKFISH and, of course, Thomas Mraz. During the year of joint cooperation, they released two albums: "Dopetape" and "Dopetape 2".
In 2014, music critics called Thomas Mraz a performer who will have a huge success on the Russian stage. The released solo mixtape "Emotional VIII" (8 - by the number of songs) was liked by fans of hip-hop and R&B songs.
Thomas MrvZ ft. PHARAOH - Ghost
A year later, the third album Dopeclvb was released. Famous Russian young rappers took part in its recording: Jeembo, Killah Tveth and Pharaoh from Dead Dynasty. After working together successfully on the third album with Pharaoh, Thomas Mraz recorded the track "Ghost" with him.
In 2015, Thomas Mraz starred in his first video for the song "May 13". And in the spring he released the eponymous music album. It was recorded with Boulevard Depo, LSP and Krestall/Kidd.
Almas borrowed his pseudonym from the American artist Jasona Mraza, and Thomas is consonant with Almas.
In the winter of 2016, Almas Gataullin released a new solo album"DO NOT SHAKE THE SPEAR" As the title suggests, the young rapper drew inspiration for the new five songs from William Shakespeare, or maybe it's just a play on words.Immediately after the release of the album, Almas signed an agreement with the Booking Machine record company, which he manages famous rapper Oxxxymiron. Almas has a joint track "Sterecoma" with him.
Thomas Mraz is a star of the hip-hop scene, who combines the electronic genre of music and semantic recitatives, which is a very rare occurrence among modern rap artists. A guy from a simple family inspired many young people both with music and own biography: Mraz is not used to giving up, the musician shows an example that you should not turn off the intended path.
Childhood and youth
Almas Almasovich Gataullin (performer's name) was born in the city of Ufa. This event took place on December 7, 1992. The future musician grew up and was brought up in an average family: his childhood did not differ from other children who lived in the times after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It is noteworthy that Almas began to dream of a singing career from the very early age. It got to the point that the boy had colorful dreams, as he performed on stage in front of an enthusiastic audience. It is not surprising that Almas listened to music non-stop. However, among his favorites were not only rap artists: the boy's audio cassettes contained collections of a diverse nature. For example, , and sounded in his headphones.
From the biography of the singer it is known that the parents supported Almas in his creative endeavors, therefore, as a nine-year-old child, he entered a music school, and also participated in various children's competitions. Thanks to his talent, Gataullin won first place for the song "Winged Swing".
From the biography of a young man, it is known that he successfully completed his studies at the State Academy of Arts. When Almas was 23 years old, he continued to receive education. True, the young man decided to try himself in a different, acting, path: Gataullin entered the Ufa Theater Academy, where he learned the basics of acting and directing.
By the way, the director's skills were useful to the guy in further career: The rapper is used to releasing catchy clips.
Music
Almas began to get involved in hip-hop from an early age, and then tried his hand at freestyle. The young man came up with non-trivial lyrics that he recorded on a simple cassette recorder. At the same time, Gataullin organized parties where comrades of musical interests gathered, who later joined a group called DOPECLVB.
The founder of this group was the rap artist Asiksvan. In addition to Thomas Mraz and Fedi i61, this party also included Basic Boy, Glebasta Spal, FVCKFISH and Golden Phill. Although Almas became a full member of the hip-hop group, the young man decided to leave his creative pseudonym, the origin of which he does not hide from the public eye.
The fact is that earlier he was a member of the Ufa graffiti movement. It was at that time, being street artist, coined the nickname Mraz in honor of the American singer Jason Mraz. It is noteworthy that Gataullin found time for his hobby, while studying at the directing department at the State Academy of Arts.
In 2014, the name of Thomas Mraz became recognizable among fans of Russian rap, because the guy made himself known by releasing his debut mixtape called "Emotional VIII". Almas's collection of songs was received positively by the public, and the young man received some fame.
Song Thomas Mraz "Million"In 2015, the DOPECLVB association pleased its fans with the third disc called “DOP3TAPE”, which was recorded together with guest artists: the collection contains songs by Jeembo and Killah Tveth. It is noteworthy that Thomas' discography includes the track Ghost, performed in collaboration with Pharaoh.
2016 turned out to be very productive for Almas: the audience saw the debut clip of a young man called “May 13”. This video has everything that is required from a talented artist: a text with meaning, which tells that you need to go towards your goal. Fans also noted the electronic sound of music and a simple, but at the same time non-trivial video sequence.
Song by Thomas Mraz and Oxxxymiron "Stereocom"In the spring of the same 2016, Gataullin presented the album “May 13”, containing 13 songs. The collection got its name not because of the number of recorded songs: May 13, 1972 is the birthday of Father Almas.
In December, Gataullin presented a mini-disc, which included five tracks, to the fans. In 2017, Mraz joined the ranks of the well-known agency "Booking Machine", which is run by a well-known person in the world of hip-hop - a rapper, in the same year, Mraz shot an exciting video clip for the song "Ultraviolet".
Thomas Mraz song "Ultraviolet"The guy also recorded a joint album with Janix called “Bla Bla Land”: cinema fans immediately saw a reference to the picture, where they played and. It is noteworthy that Almas went on a solo voyage and ceased to be a member of the DOPECLVB group. On April 28, fans got to see the "DOPET4PE" mixtape.
Personal life
In life, Tomas Mraz is a cheerful and sociable person who can find a common language with any person. The guy loves traveling, hiking, and admiring the views of nature. It is known that on the body of the musician there are several semantic tattoos made in black ink in the traditional style.
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The real name of the rapper is Almas Almasovich Gataullin. He was born on December 7, 1992 in Ufa. Height - 180 cm, weight - 89 kg. Until 2017, Thomas was a member of the creative association, currently busy solo career. In addition to music, he is engaged in producing, collaborating with many famous performers.
Almas grew up as an ordinary boy, not standing out among his peers. As a child, he often dreamed that he was performing on stage in front of a large hall, full of people. Considering his dreams to be prophetic, Almas began to take part in school singing competitions and won prizes.
The musical taste of the boy was formed for a long time. He listened to songs of different genres: from rock to pop music. At the age of 9 he began studying at music school, after which he entered State Academy Arts and graduated with honors. Almas did not stop at one specialty and entered the Academy of the Theater, choosing the direction "Acting and Directing".
Career
In his youth, Thomas became interested in hip-hop, which was fashionable at that time. He decided to try making his own music. Almas recorded the first tracks on a simple home tape recorder. With his songs, he began to perform at prefabricated courtyard concerts and soon entered the professional stage. He worked in tandem with his friends, who were also dabbled in music. Later, the young performers decided to officially unite in the creative group DOPECLVB and record tracks together.
In 2012, the group already had seven performers. They worked on joint albums and released 2 releases in a year. Music critics noted the high professionalism of the musicians and especially singled out Thomas. His solo track, released a year later, was liked by hip-hop fans. The name of Almas became recognizable.
The band's third album was released in 2015. Tracks for him were recorded by all members of the group. They were joined by other rappers, including Pharaoh and Jimbo. Together with Pharaoh, Thomas recorded another track, which was not included in the album and was released separately. In 2015, the first clip of Almas was released, and in the spring of 2016 he released his first solo album.
Almas could not decide on a pseudonym for a long time. As a result, he borrowed the surname of the American performer Jason Mraz, and instead of the name he took the American consonant version - Thomas. At the end of 2016, Almas released another album, which the public appreciated very highly. Taking advantage of the increased popularity, Almas signed a contract with Booking Machine. Together with its owner Oksimiron, he recorded a joint track and shot a video. In 2017, after the release of the new album creative team, Almas announced his departure from the team and the beginning of a solo career.
Family and relationships
Almas' parents encouraged their son's interest in music, but did not see him as a professional musician. They began to take his passion seriously only after the boy began to perform regularly at professional venues. When he decided to enter the Academy, they fully supported the choice of his son.
Almas does not talk about his personal life. But on his Instagram profile, he posts photos with a girl whom the singer's fans consider his favorite. The girl herself does not have an open account, so it is impossible to officially confirm these guesses.
Almas actively uses his pages in the social. networks to communicate with fans. He often posts personal photos and excerpts from new tracks. Also on his accounts you can see the video clips of the artist.
- www.instagramm.com/thomasmr4z
- vk.com/thomasmraz