Ivan Dorn, whose decade-long run of hits has led him to a successful and award-winning career, is playing in Europe, Central Asia, and the US spreading Ukrainian DNA and house music. The singer has always supported the authentic and unique talents of Ukraine, helping them to be heard by their audience. Since February 24, when Russia attacked Ukraine and changed the reality of the whole nation, Ivan is now continuing his mission in charity tours across Europe and the USA to raise money for the humanitarian needs of Ukraine, he extends his cultural mission via the “Grant to support new Ukrainian music” as well.
The “Grant to support new Ukrainian music” project is meant to find and support the musicians of a new generation that will create future Ukrainian culture.
The selection of 200 musical applications took place in two stages. As a result, out of 20 finalists, the jury selected 4 winners, and the 5th winner was chosen by the audience through online voting.
The Jury:
1. dOP (the French electronic band)
2. Ivan Dorn (Ukrainian singer and music producer)
3. The Lazy Jesus (Ukrainian band [O] )
4. Yaroslav Mayak (Ukrainian bands buhnt, TOHKA)
The Winners:
1. Yevhen Pugachev & Anton Kramer. Listen to demo
2. Band “Tsiferblat”. Listen to demo
3. Lucas Bird. Listen to demo
4. Oi FUCK. Listen to demo
5. The Curly (the choice of the audience). Listen to demo
“We have changed in the brutal war reality. We rethought many things and became stronger, despite all the enemy’s attempts to break our spirit. With the help of Grant, we wanted to collect all the freshness from our artists and hear it, hear the presentation, and feel what is currently happening in their hearts and in the studios. And the new musical context sounds very decent now. I am proud of every demo I have heard. But choosing the finalists was not easy, to be honest,” comments Ivan Dorn.
Next, each of the winners will receive 1 grant as a reward, which consists of the following:
• monetary part for the realization of a musical work (40,000 UAH);
• educational part (consultations from leading figures of the music industry).
Consultation topics and mentors:
• “Promoting your music in Europe” – dOP (French electronic band dOP);
• “Music production and creativity” – Ivan Dorn (Ukrainian musician, singer);
• “Distribution on streaming services” – Andrii Zaitsev (former program director of Radio Miami, consultant of the French distributor Believe);
• “Writing and producing music” – Yaroslav Mayak (sound producer of the Ukrainian bands bunht, TONKA).
You can familiarize yourself with the works of the finalists and winners on the website:
www.uamusicgrant.com
www.instagram.com/dorn_ivan
