Alinka
Alinka has a power on the decks that sets her apart from the masses, and she is resolutely focused on her first love: house music. Raised on Chicago’s vibrant house sound with toes dipped into Detroit techno and Europe’s more robust approach to the genre coming from cities like Berlin, London and Paris, Alinka has steadily carved out her own sound both as a DJ and producer gaining support from many respected DJ’s and clubs on the global circuit.
Alinka’s musical journey began at an early age in Kiev, Ukraine, where she was born and spent her early childhood. Raised by a pianist mother, she began reluctantly learning to play the piano while trying to convince her parents to let her play guitar instead. Her exposure to Western music was very limited at that time due to living in a communist country where censorship was common practice. When her family immigrated to Chicago from the USSR as refugees in the late 80’s, she was introduced to pop music and immediately fell in love with artists like Michael Jackson and Madonna.
In the late 90s a chance night out a her University’s local club Orchid, where prominent Chicago DJ’s were regulars, quickly cemented a burning passion and desire to explore this exciting movement. Soon after Alinka immersed herself in the dance music scene and after a year of skipping class and relentlessly practicing and growing her mixing skills, she moved back to the windy city and began her full time musical pursuit. In 2001 Justin Long recruited her to be the opening resident for his .Dotbleep party at Smartbar where she honed her skills until 2008.
In 2012, an impromptu meeting with former Hercules and Love Affair vocalist, Shaun J. Wright, changed her life forever. The pair instantly bonded over their shared love for Chicago House Music and Cajual Records, and it wasn’t long before their evolving friendship resulted in what would be the first of many musical collaborations. The pair launched their Twirl parties and label, continually strived to inspire each other both musically and spiritually and the result has been a burgeoning DJ career and an impressive back catalogue of material. Now residing in Berlin, a place where Alinka has well and truly found her feet, feels like she belongs and forever feeds her inspiration.
Info o Alinka
Alinka has a power on the decks that sets her apart from the masses, and she is resolutely focused on her first love: house music. Raised on Chicago’s vibrant house sound with toes dipped into Detroit techno and Europe’s more robust approach to the genre coming from cities like Berlin, London and Paris, Alinka has steadily carved out her own sound both as a DJ and producer gaining support from many respected DJ’s and clubs on the global circuit.
Alinka’s musical journey began at an early age in Kiev, Ukraine, where she was born and spent her early childhood. Raised by a pianist mother, she began reluctantly learning to play the piano while trying to convince her parents to let her play guitar instead. Her exposure to Western music was very limited at that time due to living in a communist country where censorship was common practice. When her family immigrated to Chicago from the USSR as refugees in the late 80’s, she was introduced to pop music and immediately fell in love with artists like Michael Jackson and Madonna.
In the late 90s a chance night out a her University’s local club Orchid, where prominent Chicago DJ’s were regulars, quickly cemented a burning passion and desire to explore this exciting movement. Soon after Alinka immersed herself in the dance music scene and after a year of skipping class and relentlessly practicing and growing her mixing skills, she moved back to the windy city and began her full time musical pursuit. In 2001 Justin Long recruited her to be the opening resident for his .Dotbleep party at Smartbar where she honed her skills until 2008.
In 2012, an impromptu meeting with former Hercules and Love Affair vocalist, Shaun J. Wright, changed her life forever. The pair instantly bonded over their shared love for Chicago House Music and Cajual Records, and it wasn’t long before their evolving friendship resulted in what would be the first of many musical collaborations. The pair launched their Twirl parties and label, continually strived to inspire each other both musically and spiritually and the result has been a burgeoning DJ career and an impressive back catalogue of material. Now residing in Berlin, a place where Alinka has well and truly found her feet, feels like she belongs and forever feeds her inspiration.
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