Music is an eternal art without which life is hard to imagine. Our souls need beauty, and we strive for music to fill us with comfort and uniqueness. We have a lot of musicians, and Zhytomyr music can be heard everywhere: on Mukhailivska Street, in Shoduar Park or at numerous events taking place in the city. However, there are those whose music is astounding. Sophiya Sytnyk is a student, founder of the group «Imaginist», who is confidently winning fans. She told Zhytomyr.Travel about music, achievements, goals
«I’ve been playing music for about nine years, but I started writing something in 2017 only. I wrote the first text for the song at a lesson in Ukrainian literature, but then saw my own future related to IT and an extremely «serious» profession. In my immediate environment, there were still no examples of people who would be realized or normally made money in the creative sphere»
«After the first song, one person said to me, «Well, this is really yours, and no physics or mathematics will be compared to that.» That is where it all began»
«It is difficult for me to determine what event should be interpreted as creating a group. Rendered in soundcloud sometime in 2018. Then everything sounded different, it was just my vocals and acoustic guitar. Later I moved to Kyiv and within six months the first «serious» performance for me at the club «Warm Lamp» on Arsenal Street took place. It was Valentine’s Day, then I played with the cellist together, a lot of people came. But when we had finished the last song, everyone started turning on the flashlights. A very touching moment that I remember well»
«I have a love for a single word or phrase from time to time …»
«Imaginisn is the literary direction of the XX century, a prominent representative of which was Sergey Yesenin, and his work for me is related to the songs «The Retuses». I used to listen to them 24/7 and there were no imaginators in Ukraine yet»
«It is necessary to write when there is something, and this «something» bothers you from head to toe. I wrote music for myself and sent it to friends in Telegram until I was forced to create soundclouds and somehow organize everything. It wasn’t scary exactly»
«In two and a half years, my lifestyle has changed, music and lyrics have changed. The musicians I play now make it possible to look even at old songs in a completely different way. Together we create a new sound»
«Karolina Muzychenko, the best cellist on the planet, is Kyiv. She is a student at Glier (ed. – Kyiv Glier Institute of Music). Guitarist Pasha Litovkin is an aviation engineer and in combination, and the person who does not give us the final opportunity to become a group like «Ranetki». Mascot Masha Shishkina from those people who are able to cross-stitch and hold an apartment posting. Here we are»
«I am 18. I am a sophomore at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Igor Sikorsky at the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering, majoring in software engineering. It’s hard to get in here and it’s hard not to sack. I worked from the first year, periodically participated in various events and actively sought a profession where I could successfully implement myself. At 17 I was taken to the online edition of The Devochki, it was a superclass experience and a period in life. I currently work at Support.ua in SMM, PR and Marketing. It is very difficult to combine the work of the fultime, training and music, but it is so far»
«The only thing my parents care about is that I don’t drop out of university. They support me in everything. We don’t see each other often, but now our meetings are full. It’s cool when you can share experiences and teach each other something new. I am very glad that I have such progressive parents»
«In the future I see myself as a person who is engaged in a favorite business»
«For me, Zhytomyr is a strong emotional experience and a place, whete I started to write, this is where I first tried to gather my band. Ironically enough, the songs I recorded at home on the headphone balcony were then aired by Radio Aristocrats. I graduated from music school number 1 named after Lyatoshynsky, performed in the Philharmonic and took part in international competitions as part of a quartet of guitarists»
«To sing with someone is like interfering with another personal space. There was never a desire to sing with someone, but instead a desire to listen live and get to know each other in person. I really want to hear Sinekdoh Montok, Both Two, AloeWera, Florence and the machine and London Grammar»
«We are now actively working on recording our first EP (mini-album). I want to make it to the new year release, but let’s see how it works out. It will include 4 songs, I plan to send the ready recordings to the labels «Masterskaya» and «Vidlik», but the release will be done regardless of anyone»
«On November 21, we played live on Radio Aristocrats. For us, this is a very motivating event and so far the most serious venue on which we have performed»
«There is no right or wrong voice cast. That’s just how it works and how you feel»
«I want to create quality music and creative advertising, appear at Atlas Weekend, work as a creative copywriter at one of the agencies and can open my own sometime»
«I once heard a lecture by Vanda agency. They then spoke about the principles of the agency and the main value without which everything else would not exist. And this is sincerity. To me, it is more important than morality and stronger than reason. That is why we make music of the «Imaginist» so simple, not ideal and lively»
«There is a line in the song «Double tap to change something»: «Gee, just double tap as your goal will lose its meaning.» The idea is that as soon as a person gets what they want for a long time, they begin to depreciate it. Here comes the eternal races with you. It is banal, but one must not really give up, constantly set new goals and be prepared that before something starts to come out, one will have to hear «no» 1000 times. And that’s okay!»
