{"id":22480,"date":"2018-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/itid\/between-music-technology\/"},"modified":"2022-08-16T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T04:51:11","slug":"between-music-technology","status":"publish","type":"itid","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/itid\/between-music-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Music & Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andriy Marchenko\u00a0<\/b>
Head of People Partnership Program at Intellias and rock singer<\/span><\/p>\n

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Starting from the first year of the university, I\u2019ve been a frontman in different rock bands. I\u2019ve been singing, playing guitar and writing lyrics for more than 10 years now, and I\u2019m still very excited about it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\n<\/div>\n
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Firejam is my current band.<\/span>\u00a0We describe our music as a combination of\u00a0<\/span>grunge, stoner rock, and psychedelic<\/span>. The rest of the band are also very experienced musicians. All of us play in a band, not just for fun, but because we really love exactly this kind of musi\u0441 and\u00a0<\/span>we would like to reach new heights in what we are doing<\/span>. We have lots of gigs in Lviv, often tour around Ukraine, perform at festivals, and plan to organize a European tour soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The feeling when I\u2019m on stage and sing for people makes me\u00a0<\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span>different, transforms my character and behavior.\u00a0<\/span>Composing<\/span>\u00a0songs is a very creative process, and I admit, it\u2019s my hobby. Usually, I lock myself in a room for half a day and write. Sometimes it works out, sometimes I can\u2019t manage to write anything. Singing as well as being on stage is a chance for me to tell the audience about different things in a very special way. In my lyrics, I try to describe my thoughts and feelings with the usage of various characters and images.<\/span>\u00a0This is actually my main goal as a musician and songwriter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s great to have a place where you can come after a long workday, and shift the attention to something else, refresh your mind. In the modern world, I certainly think, that having such a hobby is a rescue. It\u2019s one of the rare chances to do something different, without having to stare at your laptop or smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My company has few offices in Ukraine and I\u2019m managing a team of almost 10 People Partners in different locations.<\/span>\u00a0People partner is a person responsible for providing assistance and support to employees regarding corporate procedures, processes, and practices. We strongly believe that People Partners are acting like a really helpful contact point for all our co-workers.\u00a0<\/span>Once for the company day, we\u2019ve organized a festival with a few music bands of our co-workers, including Firejam. It was a surprise for some colleagues to find out that I am a singer in a rock band. It was an experience to mix my work and music hobby in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To be good at something, you need to invest a lot of your time. Every weekend I rehearse with my band.\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m sure that I will continue playing music as this is a very big part of my being and it gives me tons of resources to deal with my everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oleksandr Bogachuk
<\/b>Project Manager and world breakdance champion<\/p>\n

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\nWhat drives me most is being in that moment when I dance, when I compete. Everything I have worked for, every day that I trained counts\u00a0in\u00a0that moment. This is the moment when everything comes together, when everything depends on me, I am responsible for reaching my goal. When all my efforts transform into\u00a0result. This is what motivates me most, this is what pushes me forward.<\/div>\n
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Overall no one can say that there is some certain number of days or hours that you have to train in order to become a champion, this number is different for everyone. Each b-boy works with what he has, and figures out how much, and how intensive they need to train to get the result they want. If the desired result is becoming a champion, then you need to analyze the best b-boys and figure out how intensively you need to train in order to get to their level, based on where you are today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is not a sport. Some people mistakenly state that breaking is a sport, because of the physical aspect that is required for this style of dance. Breaking is self-expression, which you do\u00a0based\u00a0on how you feel, how you envision. Of course, there is a foundation for this style that makes breaking different from other dance styles, but that\u2019s just like a poet needs to know the alphabet in order to create. Breaking itself is totally about expressing what\u2019s inside of you through the moves while interacting with the music.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It is impossible to describe your style on paper, you have to see it to understand it. If I were to try to explain it, I can say that I am famous for my \u201cblow-up\u201d moves, but better check out my videos on YouTube to understand what I mean.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I create my music when I have something to\u00a0say,\u00a0when I want something to say, when I accumulated so many ideas that I have to let them out on paper in form of a poem or a song. I do not plan in advance what style it will have, it comes out as it needs to.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My background as a PM allowed me to be able to invest financially in my dance, and music. I was able to travel, compete, experience a lot of new things that allowed me to grow professionally in these fields. Also, it allowed me to be more focused and intentional in how I was approaching the career in arts in general, manage people that I worked with for better outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nSolomiya Zheplinska
<\/b>Technical Recruiter at Lohika and DJ Miya<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"mia\"
I am a big music fan. I come from a family closely connected to music, and I studied music at a special school. After graduating from\u00a0music\u00a0school, I\u2019ve always wanted to continue to work with music. However, the idea of me becoming a DJ belongs to my boyfriend. Once he suggested it, and I realized that it\u2019s actually something I\u2019d really like to do, even though, I was afraid to admit it for a while. Then I met a really experienced DJ and he tutored me for a few months.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\n<\/div>\n
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There are so many things to learn in this area \u2013 feeling the rhythm, tempo, using various devices and controllers. Being able to control the music with your fingers using, for example, an old vinyl is a \u00a0very special feeling. This is what makes me excited.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s interesting to manipulate and change tracks. There are so many devices that can influence a sound, make a track faster or slower, as well as programs with filters to add additional sound effects to a track. You can strengthen an important moment in a song with\u00a0echo, or by adding more drums, for instance. I like the effect of speeding up tempo for a song\u2019s culminating point, it\u2019s great for dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My first DJ experience was at my friend\u2019s party called Table, a small gathering of random people with nice food and music that takes place in some hidden locations of the city. It was\u00a0scary,\u00a0but very exciting. Later, I played at my friends\u2019 birthday parties and other small gigs in Lviv. The biggest party I played at was Z-Games at Bukovel Ski Resort and a rooftop party here in Lviv, both visited by a few hundred Members. I get many offers to play at various events, just to create a background music, but I prefer playing for an audience to dance, so I have refused many offers already. I also refuse to play at weddings, because I want to use my favorite tracks, not someone\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I make a unique playlist for every\u00a0party\u00a0because it\u2019s always different depending on the audience, location, theme, even the weather. It takes time, therefore, I don\u2019t play spontaneously, it just doesn\u2019t work. I don\u2019t use the same playlist twice, maybe some songs, but not the same playlist for different parties. To keep myself inspired, I listen to music all the time \u2013 on the way to work, after work, at home, on the weekends, when traveling, etc. This way, I try to collect the music I liked the most for future party playlists. I often visit electronic music festivals abroad or in Ukraine. The last one was a rave fest Strichka in Kyiv.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many things might happen to a DJ on stage. Most of\u00a0fails\u00a0are connected with devices, technical glitches of loudspeakers, etc. Also, the system might fail to mix tracks in time, which results in a horrible gap between tracks. An important part of any preparation \u2013 is to ask about all technical equipment well in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At Lohika, I work as a recruiter responsible for finding the right candidates for technical positions in the company. A few funny situations connected to my hobby happened at work. The potential candidates I was communicating with, have said that they were at the party where I played and it was cool. So, in the end, I can say, that my hobby even helps me in my work a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stepan Plotytsia
<\/b>Software Engineering Manager, EPAM and vinyl collector<\/span><\/p>\n

\"st11\"
We had an old stereo console at home. Once, I found a few old records in the attic (fairy tales, pop-artists) and decided to listen to them. It turned out, that the record player wasn\u2019t working. With simple manipulations and a turntable needle replacement, I managed to bring it back to life. The flickering of lamps, rotating of a record, and distinctive sound \u2013 I was amazed by all of it. This, apparently, gave rise to my interest in vinyl back in school. However, I started collecting LPs much later.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\n<\/div>\n
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Three years ago I received a turntable as a gift from my wife, who knows about my\u00a0passion \u00a0for\u00a0music. That\u2019s how my collection started. Currently, there are a few dozen LPs in my collection. I definitely don\u2019t buy records just for the sake of collecting them. Every vinyl is connected to a certain memory. Whenever I travel, I try to a get a new vinyl \u2013 let\u2019s say it\u2019s my way of bringing magnets from trips. A part of my collection includes gifts from friends and close people.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The process of choosing records is as exciting as listening to them, therefore, I prefer to buy them in specialized stores. Only a few LPs from the collection were bought online.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I have Queen vinyl produced almost 40 years ago for the Japanese market. I have no idea how it miraculously survived this long, but it\u2019s still in perfect condition and remains one of my favorites.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I have at least two interesting stories about the origins of my records. Once, I was reading a review of a Hi-Fi player, and author of the article was so emotional when talking about Time by Electric Light Orchestra, I had nothing left than to learn more about the artist and finally buy the vinyl. The vinyl itself is quite special \u2013 it\u2019s transparent. If we talk about the album, its separate tracks are by no means special, but listening to all of them together, generates a whole new range of emotions. I have completely rediscovered Ticket to the moon, the main soundtrack for the Armageddon movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another story is funnier, it happened with my colleague at Vinyl Club Lviv. She was looking for a vinyl to give me as a birthday gift: a young man stood nearby, describing to a salesperson music preference that clearly resembled my own. They started to talk, and it turned out that both of them were looking for a present for the same person \u2013 me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A vinyl is definitely not the most convenient way to listen to music, but it\u2019s great if you want to wind down. With our dynamic pace of life, things get mix up, and bright moments can be scarce. Yes, we still listen to music, but very often just as a background while doing something else.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Modern technologies contribute to this \u2013 services like Apple Music, which offer playlists based on our preferences have completely changed the value of music and the way we listen to it. It\u2019s different with a vinyl \u2013 the listening process becomes a whole ritual and requires your direct participation: choosing a record, placing it at the plate, starting it, and, finally, listening. It makes you stop and dive into the process, like a meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The equipment I use: Audio-Technica AT-LP60USB turntable, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD amplifier and over-the-ear headphones Beyerdynamic DTX 710. With sufficient sampling, the sound from digital media won\u2019t be worse, however, by listening to a vinyl, you can enjoy the authenticity of sound. Listening to a record is always accompanied by tactile sensations (touching the vinyl, moving the tonearm), it\u2019s a whole unique process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oleksandr Hladyshchuk
<\/b>Software Engineer at Perfectial and drummer at\u00a0nu-metal\u00a0band<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMany years ago, a friend of mine who had a band was looking for a drummer. I really wanted to play with him, so I chose\u00a0drums. Back at school, I\u2019d experiment with different instruments, but this case made me choose drums. Having played in different bands, including rock bands and a cover band, two years ago I joined ANNA, a famous Lviv nu-metal band, created in 2002.
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Playing drums in many ways reminds sport, as it involves all muscles. I bet, it\u2019s better than CrossFit. Drums give me an amazing opportunity to develop new skills like training my brain to control all of my moves and limbs. When I\u2019m playing, my brain is super focused as my hands and feet have completely different roles, and play different drum sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I learned to play drums by myself, but I constantly continue to practice, I take part in various drum camps, rehearse, play at home. Once, in one of the drum camps, a teacher told me that it\u2019s silly to play very loud. I was surprised by this, as I\u2019m playing metal music, it has to be loud. However, being able to play quiet and control all your moves and hitting force is a very professional skill.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To be able to regularly improve my skills, I have an electronic drum set at home. I\u2019ve actually made a little stage for it (using table tennis balls inside), hoping that my neighbors won\u2019t complain about vibrations. It worked in the beginning, and I didn\u2019t have any problems with the neighbors. But a few weeks ago, one of my neighbors, politely asked me not to play drums at 11 pm. I\u2019ve actually improved my little stage since then \u2013 now it\u2019s higher with more tennis balls, two rows of foam rubber, and a tourist mat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There are some rules in metal music, for example, a special tempo. I\u2019m free to experiment with other things, like creating my own vision of a drum section. Usually, we make tracks together with other band members, starting from the main idea and melody, and then, experiment, change and improve it together. Adding different instruments to a track is a whole process, and it\u2019s very exciting.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After work, I don\u2019t go home and watch TV. I think it\u2019s utterly boring, and a waste of time. I like meeting my band members, rehearse together, make plans, be on stage, visit festivals. ANNA is more than my hobby.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22481,"template":"","itid":[],"class_list":["post-22480","itid","type-itid","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/itid\/22480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/itid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/itid"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"itid","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/itid?post=22480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}