DJ Performer and Sound Producer from Ukraine based in Miami, FL USA. Yasha Musica starts playing piano and performs on stage at the age of 5. In 2005 she steps into electronic music world practicing DJ skills, and in 2007 she graduates DJ school in Saint-Petersburg, Russia and is hired as a resident DJ by a club in the same city. In the same city she starts learning how to produce music. Yasha Musica becomes an Awardee of Radio Show "DJ CLUB" in nomination "The Best DJ of the Year" by Radio "Petersburg" in Russia in 2008. She gets numerous invitations to perform as a guest DJ at the biggest clubs in the capital of Russian nightlife. In 2012 Yasha Musica moves to Chicago, USA and continues to do what she loves to do. Playing at yacht parties she is being noticed and invited to play at private events and at clubs in Chicago. Her music carrier continues in Miami, USA in 2019. In 2021, Yasha Musica signs to British Label “Capital Heaven Records” and releases her EP “Rabbit Hole”. Performs at various venues and music festivals happening in Miami Including Abracadabra, invited as a DJ and Sound Captain for official regional event of Burning Man in Miami - Love Burn. In 2023 Yasha Musica signs to Sirup Music Recording Label in Zurich, Switzerland and opening her gigs through the Europe, playing at beautiful spots of Switzerland, and returning back to the States plays at Burning Man. Styles of music: House, Afro House, Progressive, Melodic Progressive, Deep House, Tech House, Underground Music
Best of 2023
1-a) Best track(s) from other fellow artists of 2023. Why you choose this particular track, please share with us the reasons?production techniques & crowd reactions on it.
Yasha Musica: Garlington - Artifact is very unusual track, and the guys from Garlington were brave enough to have it out for the World, despite it to be different from typical tracks. These guys also are reach on a very good quality music releasing on well-known worldwide labels. Also I think it is a very good collaboration of Alex Kislo and John Lynx "Play This Game" (Extended Mix) which just released on Sirup Music. I think this track is a very good dance music work.
1-b) Best of 2023 personal productions and for what you reasons you choose these particular tracks, is it because of technical challenges, crowd reaction in the club or was it your most successful single/album?
Yasha Musica: "Belong" ! I think this is the best what I created so far. When I am listening to this track myself I simply like it till goosebumps on my skin, and the crowd reaction proves the same. I got so many good feedbacks and reactions on this track. They say it gets you with the very first time of listening. And the fact that people with a different music taste all like this track tells about its universal recognition.
2) Best Artist of 2023(DJ & producer). Tell us why you believe he/she is the best, the factors that have influence you to choose this particular artist. What you appreciate the most from that artist.
Yasha Musica: Nora en Pure. it's unbelievable how this sophisticated woman can hold in herself that all: talent, strength, beauty, work hard attitude, collecting stadiums and running her own recording label, touring around and producing a really good pure melodic stuff. In addition in 2023 she became the artist of the month on Beatport.
3-a) Best Remix(es) from other fellow artists of 2023. For what reasons you chose this particular remix, i.e. production proficiency, technical reasons creativity and imagination of the remixer :
Yasha Musica: Planet Funk - Chase The Sun (Makebo Remix). I remember loving this original track back in the days, and this masterpiece remix by Make is one of the fewest works when the remix doesn't downgrade the original version, but vise verse compliments it! I think these guys did an amazing job all together!
3-b) YOUR Best Remix which you have produced of 2023! Why you believe that this is your best remix? share with us the technical challenges or special issues you had during the production of it.
Yasha Musica: I haven't decided to do any remixes yet, but never say never. You see, I always want to creat something unique and to be able to bid the original version it takes not only talent or improvisation, but rather a complex of all good qualities adding luck. I rather want to concentrate on an original content to bring something new. But again, maybe I would want to hear some worldwide recognized masterpiece in a different genre and will do something remixed soon.
3-c) Best Remixer(s) of 2023 with short comment, for what reason u believe he/she is the best remixer? Technical professionalism and technological proficiency? the elements that stand out in it.
Yasha Musica: Rockin Morroccin. The guy who brings uplifting energy and positive vibe to the dance floor. He created quite a few different remixes in afro style which stayed in many music lover's hearts. All sophisticated taste cords and rhythmic percussion arrangement are creating love and dynamic on the dance floor. Also each remix is totally different from another, but still you can feel the signature of the artist. On top of all it was so fun to play with him back to back at Burning Man :)
4) Best New Talent of 2023 (DJ or producer), for what reasons you choose this particular artist? Do you know him/her personally?
Yasha Musica: It is hard to say who is new and who was in the music industry already for a while, but just became popular with hot stuff he or she made recently. But there are definitely many talented artists in 2023.
5-a) Best electronic dance music album of 2023. Tell us the criteria behind the choice of this particular album and maybe highlight for the readers the best tracks from the album :
Yasha Musica: I am a big fan of Yotto's music. I think his Album Growth is a very good 2023 selection. His signature fatty base, which you can recognize his music with, gets me a goose bumps every time I hear his tracks. There a many favorite tracks of mine! Very good album! As well as you can never go wrong with Lane 8, his melodic sound and a great taste makes people's dancing so fulfilling, my favorite track from the album 2023 is Rave.
5-b) Best electronic dance music compilation of 2023. Please explain the criteria behind this choice? is the quality and proficiency of the mixing process, imagination/creativity in the choice of the track listing :
Yasha Musica: One of the best mixes compilations I go crazy for are the ones which does Lane 8 at his famous Seasonal Mixtapes.
5-c) Best artwork about single / album/compilation or promotional campaign of 2023. The criteria you applied to do this particular choice?
Yasha Musica: What first came to my mind for the answer to this question is the legendary visual and audio creation by Eric Prydz which was displayed at Ultra 2023 in Miami and other hot Venus he performed at. I have never seen that much crowded space anywhere, but at Resistance stage while his performance. And His visual effects were not similar to anything else, very unique and realistic aligned well with electronic content. The crowd and all social platforms are still posting these magical moments till today.
6) Best electronic dance music label of 2023. Please explain the reason behind your choice? what you particularly like or appreciate about this particular label?quality of tracks, great rooster of artists, personal connection?:
Yasha Musica: Sirup Music of course ! :) The label is reach by a good music releases and it is so much going on on a daily bases at this label. In addition the guys are such a pleasure to work with. They are on top of things and you can definitely tell they love what they do! Which is the key to success: choose to do something you like the most and you are good at, and you will never work a day in your life! It looks like for these guys it is an every day journey! And people feel it! The label is creating a numerous events at a beautiful, gorgeous spots with assigned to their label artists and it's a win win situation! All love what they do!
7) Best music composition software and hardware of 2023 with short comment. Why you believe this particular software/hardware deserves to be named as the best? great new features, easy to navigate, compose & produce? The advantages of this particular software & hardware that makes it to stand out.
Yasha Musica: I am a fan of Logic Pro... As soon as I was introduced to this software after FL Studio and Ableton, I was impressed by it's simple functionality and how much you can do with it. Also with external plugins which serve to compliment unlimited possibilities to create music you can do unlimited actions to improve the sound. For me it's when you try it once, you can never go back to other softwares. But technical progress keeps going and better and better solutions are coming up , so it is always good to keep an eye on innovations. But in the meantime my favorite is Logic Pro so far.
8-a) Your Best personal DJ Gig & DJ performance of 2023. Where and when did you perform there? any funny incidents happened during particular performance; great crowd reactions. If there is video or sound recording please provide the link.
Yasha Musica: Burning Man 2023! And you guys all know what happened during Burning Man 2023 Animalia (but I would definitely correct it back to Anomalia, when all of a sudden it got cold and it was pouring for a several days in a dessert. It never happened for the last 100 years in Black Rock City). The Love Burn 2023! The Love Burn is an official regional event for Burning Man in Miami. I had a pleasure to play for a few days at that festival and was amazed by creativity of the artists attended that event. It is the same level as Burning Man, just smaller territory and smoother conditions when you are outdoors in Miami HA-HA. And this Summer I played at breathtaking Switzerland which looks so beautiful like a bright card, but it's all real nature, so unbelievable how nature can be so different and so spectacular!
8-b) Best DJ set from other fellow DJ (actual or online) of 2023. Why you believe is the strongest and best DJ set? great mixing/track selection/development of the mix:
Yasha Musica: During Winter Miami Music Conference I attended an SAA (Sirup Artist Agency) event at Bentley Tower on Miami Beach and it was a collaboration of EDX and Ron Carroll mixing. These guys brought such a good house music vibe to that rooftop party and then all of a sudden Ron Carroll took a microphone and started singing live with his warm extremely southern and pleasant pure voice. Everybody was amazed with live performance that day! I think I would admit this particular set as best set of 2023.
9) Best technical tips/production skills that you learnt in 2023 in relation to your DJing or music productions:
Yasha Musica: Playing with velocity is kind of cool! And adding a bit of noise to the base it's the only thing I can share with you :) everything else is a secret information HA-HA. But also you got to let your ears to rest before digging more and more into production process with any track. Usually when next day you listen to the track you were thinking is a masterpiece, it is a bit far from perfection Ha-Ha.
10) Best piece of personal or music business' advice you got in relation to your career in 2023 and has helped you to progress even further and can help others who will read this interview:
Yasha Musica: Listen to yourself and a good music :) And do not listen to anyone who suggests you something against your desires. Very important is to understand that when it gets hard for you and when you decide to turn around you could have stayed one step away from your goal. So just proceed! With your own comfortable speed, but just proceed forward.
Dimitris: Do you have any concrete plans for 2024 regarding future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs? Please provide us the juicy details.
Yasha Musica: I just finally uprgraded my studio with some new fresh toys and I am planning on concentrating on producing more next year. It will be interesting for me to improvise with a different styles of music, like let's say Afro House track, something tropical and vibing. It will be interesting for me to gam with a different stuff, because I used to produce melodic progressive and melodic house tracks before and I think it's time for Melodic Afro next.
Dimitris: Your message & wishes for 2024.
Yasha Musica: I would love to concentrate on producing this year to come up with a good quality unique new content. And next year I think I will be spending on that. Also in 2023 we shot a very important for me documentary video about my story how I was guided to the music. It was created a scenario for shooting day . A few people actors who were playing a role of me and my family in my childhood and all the story what I was going through for music and how much effort my family put in my musical development. I am very excited for this video to see the world as well, shot by talented videographers from Pre.Pro.Post. Production. Which was a cool collaboration between people who love what they do and are very passionate about what they are creating! I am looking forward for this video to be finally out! You can find it on my instagram https://www.instagram.com/yashamusica
Also all my music platforms you can find here https://linktr.ee/Yashamusica
I wish you guys all to find your truly happiness in the new year and further! And enjoy the things you do in your life!
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