Masha Kashyna

Born in the first post-soviet days of Ukraine in January 1991, Masha grew up with a pretty grounded approach to life. She expresses herself on vibraphone and soprano saxophone, which results in audio-visual performances with her own moving visual language. As a sound and media artist, she is a hybrid of Ukrainian classical training and rebellious street culture. This is evident in her affinity for what is "under- ground"; for that which looks to the future rather than the past; for that which awakens global culture shaped by local coloring and experimentation from underneath. She unites fine metallic vibrations and organic sounds of wood with electronic beats. All of it is followed by visuals during her live performances. She takes her audience our of their daily life to a unique world which is influenced by jazz, latin, minimal, hip hop, experimental and ambient. Her compositions and improvisations remind one about sound tracks of movies which one would like to watch... about calming day dreams and adventurous travels... about melancholic memories of passed times.