What is Vadim Pruzhanov?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = '''Vadim Pruzhanov''' |Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |image = Vadim Pruzhanov.jpg |caption = Vadim Pruzhanov |birth_name = Vadim Pruzhanov |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1982|6|18|}} |Origin = [[Ukraine]] |Death = |Genre = [[Power metal]], [[Glam metal]] |Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]] |Years_active = 2001-present |Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]<br/>[[Piano]]<br/>[[Singer|Vocals]]<br/>[[Guitar]] |Label = [[Sanctuary]], [[Noise]], [[Roadrunner Records]] |associated_acts = [[DragonForce]], [[Protest the Hero]] [[Aeon Zen]] |website = [http://dragonforce.com/ dragonforce.com] }} '''Vadim Igorevich Pruzhanov''' ({{lang-uk|Вадим Пружанов}}) (born June 18, 1982 in [[Chernihiv]], [[Ukraine]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a Ukrainian musician, and was the [[keyboardist]] of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[power metal]] band [[DragonForce]] until his departure in 2018. ==Personal life== He was born in [[Chernihiv]], [[Ukraine]]. He started to learn [[piano]] when he was 8 years old, and enrolled in music school. <br> He was interested in [[rock music]] when he was 12 years old, and started to compose.<ref name=DragonForce.com>{{cite web|url=http://dragonforce.com/vadim-pruzhanov/|title=Vadim Pruzhanov Biography|accessdate=23 August 2014|publisher=DragonForce|archive-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820233726/http://www.dragonforce.com/vadim-pruzhanov/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br> The young Ukrainian attended a Catholic 6th form college in North West London where he studied art and design. One of his first live performances was playing guitar in an all in one catsuit covered with tassles covering Steve Vai. He went on to meet [[DragonForce]] members in [[London]] in his school days. After that he met [[Herman Li]] again at club house, and joined DragonForce. Many songs of DragonForce are composed by him and [[Herman Li]]. Pruzhanov left DragonForce in 2018. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Mach|first=Neil|date=2019-09-24|title=DragonForce: