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Ilya Shatov will sing at Friday's Winter Wonder Fest |
Grossmont College student Ilya (pronounced
“ill-ya”) Shatov can’t decide what he wants to pursue more – a career in
medicine or a future in music.
So for now, he’s chasing both.
The Russian-born
singer/songwriter--one of six acts taking the stage Friday at Cuyamaca
College’s Winter Wonder Jam--is a former guitarist and vocalist for the pop
punk band, A Dull Science, which toured the western and Midwestern United
States and put on about 400 shows during its seven-year existence. Winning
numerous Battle of the Bands awards and songwriting competitions, A Dull
Science captured “Best Punk Artist”
honors at the Hollywood Music Awards in 2008, and played with the likes of
P.O.D., A Flock of Seagulls, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and the Ataris.