Education background: Secondary School With Advanced Study English Language; N. E. Bauman Moscow High Technical University; private guitar lessons from his uncle Sergej Kamensky(professional guitarist), Anrew Ryabov(New York), Alexander Starostenko(S-Petersburg), Valery Belinov(New York); Colledge Of Arts, tutor-guide was Alexander Mostovoy played consisting of "Blue Bird", "Peddlers", Garanyan Big Band, L. Senchina Group were pop favorites of last century seventieth-eightieth age; Bercklee Colledge Of Music (2-years education for graduated students) where Jim Kelly was a guitar teacher of him.

Oleg started to play music at 6 years old. First gig was at child's morning performance in kindergarten where he played an oldest Russian melody "Birch Is Standing In a Lea" on clarinet.

At the end of last century age of eightieth Oleg knitted together a rock band took parts in plentiful at that time rock festivals in Russia. It was a good time of the beneficial latter half of the eightieths age in Russia!

His Partners and participation in projects: "ORION" sympho rock project with A. Mostovoy leader; "The Fruits" ethnic jazz original project (S-Pitersburg); Eugeny Kadimsky Music Filmscoring Studio; Music Box Magazine Guitar Show(Moscow); Music-Moscow Annual Exhibition of music equipment & instruments (headline concerts); prize-winner of "Silver String" Festival in Moscow; Phonograph Jazz Band(Moscow); Oleg Shegolev Project(Oleg Shegolev-guitar, Leon Shupik- tenor sax, Denis Shwitov- alt sax, Anton Rewnyuk-bass, Harry Stotland-drums); Moscow Jazz Quartet(Oleg Shegolev-guitar, Peter Arkhipov-bass, Yury Melioransky - flugel horn, Ruslan Moisseev-drums; O. Shegolev & I. Rakhmanov Jazz Guitar Duo; Yury Goulubev-double bassist(Milano, Italy); Alexis Kozlov Jazz-rock Club project(Moscow); Karin Kozhevnikova-vocal(Moscow); " Go Hell For Leather!” & ” Ancient Russian Vaudevilles" musicales of Ruben Seamonov Dramatic Theatre(Moscow); Honoured artist of Russia Igor Kartashov (Singer, Moscow).

Oleg Shegolev hits the road to Music Box Magazine Guitar Show (Moscow); Music-Moscow Annual Exhibition of music equipment & instruments (headline concerts); "Silver String" Festival in Moscow (he's prize-winner); Alexis Kozlov Jazz-rock Club (Moscow); Le-Club (Moscow); Shlot (Berlin), B-Flat (Berlin), Birdland (Hamburg); JFC Club (S-Petersburg) etc.

What's your favorite music currents? - I like to listen classic such as Bach, Debussy, Stravinsky, Rakhmaninov furthermore I like old and modern jazz, blues and rock musicians they are Jimmy Hendrix, John Mayal, Joe Pass, Miles Davis, Herbie Hanckok, John Scofield, PAT Metheny and many others but prefer to play bebop, jazz-rock and fusion music.

What would you like to say by means of music you play? - I meditate on it at no time. Actually I play music because just like it and some else I suppose that it's my way or method of perception inward and outward things. I thank the Lord has given me a gift of play music. Well, something like this!

What plan you ahead as a musician? - Let me do what I have to and come what may! That's my motto.

• “I was surprised his ability to create melody hits the mark at one stroke in such a way as to do nothing else better"

Honoured artist of Russia Igor Kartashov (Singer, Moscow).

• “Oleg are talented musician brilliant guitarist perfectly grasping various styles of modern jazz

His improvising language is distinguished by well-done melodic and specific guitar tricks peculiar to him only".

Igor Boyko, Russian fusion guitar star

• “He is real pro plays in rare among Russian guitar players manner. Each phrase is persuasive. There are no endless "sprinkling" " nothing about "".

A. Bolshakov, editor-in-chief Music Box magazine

• “Oleg Shegolev? That's Great! It's really splendid! ”.