In 2016 singer Nika Comet and guitarist Alexander Mishustov took a one-way ticket from Moscow, Russia to Los Angeles, CA with just a guitar, a microphone, and a passion for artistry in music.High school sweethearts, eco-vegan activists, Nika and Alex, fell in love while playing in a band named The Sun. There, they released a few albums for themselves, played the biggest festivals and worked as session musicians and recording artists. With their band they went into the finals of a TV-show similar to “American Idol”.The couple’s musical resume demonstrates their musicianship. Before arriving in America, Nika sang backup vocals for Tarakany!, one of the most famous Russian punk bands. Her partner, Alex, shared grand stages in Russia as an opener for Metallica, Linkin Park, Muse, Incubus, and more.Knowing they wanted to share their music with the world, they moved to the epicenter of the media industry, Los Angeles. Releasing their first EP in 2017 titled, ‘This is MyRockBand’ and then their first English language album, ‘Rush’N’Rule’ in 2018 they played some iconic venues both in Los Angeles and around the country. After touring in more than 20 cities across 7 states and growing an international online following, the couple returned to the studio to record their next full-length album “Out of the Matrix” that came out in 2019. The music video for the main single from the album, ‘Gone’ has gained over 200 K views on Facebook.2020 started for Chase the Comet with a collaboration released on the biggest European independent metal label ‘Napalm Records’. It was the cover on the famous ‘All The Things She Said’ originally performed by a Russian band ‘t.A.T.u recorded together with Lena Scissorhands, frontwoman for an internationally renowned Moldovan metal-band ‘Infected Rain’. The cover has gained over 1 M views on YouTube. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, both Nika and Alex expressed their position openly rallying for Ukraine and performing at multiple fundraisers in support of refugees and the citizens. In 2023 Nika and Alex were finally received their long due O-1 artist visas and signed a deal with Pavement Entertainment. Their new album “Ill.U.Me.Nation. Part I: Inception” is out now.

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