Kyiv-based music critic who has been writing for various media outlets for 15 years, while also working as an editor, publicist, curator, lecturer, promoter, researcher and consultant for artists, labels and brands. Currently a freelance journalist, artistic director for the band Stas Koroliov, and communications manager at Cats on Mars pet shelter. Also working on research about sounds of war.
From pop and rock to rap, metal and electronic: popular music in Ukraine has been a part of the national awakening since 2014. Now, once again, Ukrainian musical culture is under attack from Russia. But the music goes on, despite all odds, with artists contributing in different ways to the war effort.
