LIAM PANAGIS

LIAM PANAGIS IS THE DRUMMER OF THE HULAGENS A CANADIAN ROCK BAND KNOWN FOR THE UNIQUE BLEND OF HARD ROCK HEAVY METAL AND BLUES. AT JUST 8 YEARS OLD LIAM WAS INTRODUCED TO THE DRUMS.

 

HE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE DRUMS. HE HAD A TWIN BROTHER NAMED ILAY WHO LATER ALSO BECAME A MEMBER OF THE HULAGENS PLAYING THE RHYTHMIC GUITAR. LIAM WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 7 2011. LIAM IS FROM ISRAEL ASHDOD, HE GREW UP IN ASHDOD AND AT THE AGE OF 8 HE MOVED TO MANITOBA WINNIPEG CANADA.

 

HIS PARENTS INTRODUCED HIM TO THE DRUMS. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST AS A FUN ACTIVITY FOR LIAM, BUT QUICKLY HE BECAME IN LOVE WITH THE DRUMS AND DECIDED TO TRY AND BECOME A MUSICIAN. AT THE TIME HIS FAMILY MET THE ANISIMOV FAMILY AND BECAME FRIENDS.

 

SLAVA ANISIMOV, THE DAD OF THE ANISIMOV FAMILY, NOTICED LIAM'S LOVE AND PASSION FOR THE DRUMS. SLAVA HIMSELF IS A SKILLED MUSICIAN PLAYING THE DRUMS AND GUITARS. HE DECIDED TO TEACH LIAM HOW TO PLAY THE DRUMS AND DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES.

 

LIAM’S BROTHER ILAY WAS ALSO GETTING TAUGHT HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR ALONGSIDE THEO AND JASON ANISIMOV THE 2 SONS OF SLAVA. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE HULAGENS BAND WAS FORMED  MARKING THE BEGINNING OF HIS JOURNEY AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. THE BAND QUICKLY BECAME A SIGNIFICANT PART OF HIS LIFE, PUSHING HIM TO REFINE HIS CRAFT AND WORK TOWARD GREATER HEIGHTS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

 

WHILE BEING A DRUMMER LIAM IS A PROFESSIONAL SWIMMER BALANCING HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC WITH INTENSE ATHLETIC TRAINING. IN 2023 AFTER SOME TIME IN WINNIPEG LIAM’S FAMILY DECIDED TO MOVE TO CALGARY IN SEARCH FOR A BETTER LIFE. SHORTLY AFTER THE ANISIMOV FAMILY MOVED TO CALGARY ALBERTA AND AFTER A MONTH WITHOUT PRACTICE THEY REUNITED.

 

LIAM IS BILINGUAL, SPEAKING RUSSIAN, HIS FAMILY LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH, THE LANGUAGE HE SPEAKS THRU HIS EVERYDAY LIFE. WHILE BEING A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE AND A BAND MEMBER, LIAM’S PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE CONTINUES TO PUSH HIM TOWARD GREATNESS.