Our Team

Alex Shestopalova

Alex is Kill the DJ's columnist and observer. She is passionate about tech innovation, and cutting-edge developments in the music and video industries.

Ana Balashova

I'm a PR and marketing pro turned tech writer. In love with storytelling and disruptive technologies. Big fan of learning and writing about it.

Clara Alex

Clara is the Kill the DJ's editor & staff reporter. She's into covering music tech, genres, streaming insights, and turning data into stories. Reach out with tips at clara.alex@killthedj.com.

Daria P.

Singer-songwriter, music journalist with a special interest in music theory and semiotics, aspiring DJ, commercial writer for living

Elena A.

Guitar player, singer, ex-band member, and music enthusiast.

Isabela Spira

Isabela is a Music Business Master's grad who specializes in distribution and DSP optimization. She uses her multicultural insights and tech skills to craft compelling artist development strategies.

Jake Gill

Jake Gill is a journalist, content writer and music producer based in Bristol, UK. He's written for some of the industry's leading software developers, instrument manufacturers and publications.

John Dahlback

Head of A&R at Amuse

Kill the DJ Staff

A hub for Kill the DJ's partner content, guest columns, and other stories.

Laura Mills

Laura is a music enthusiast and journalist. Covers live reviews, and the latest releases, also following the latest trends in music turning these into an engaging, thought-provoking stories.

Matthew Rudin

Education expert & Founder of music learning platform, Til, where people can book video chat lessons with the world’s best guitarists. Former Instagram product manager who led identity and growth.

Matthew Vultaggio

Matthew aka Best Friends Club is a house music producer and DJ with support from Martin Garrix, Foals, Jooris Voorn, and Laurent Garnier.

Oksana Zele

Writing about music, marketing, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms since 2016.

Serge Golovkov

Founder & CEO of Ripe Capital, an AI-driven, Web3-enabled trading platform that transforms music royalties into a tradable asset class. Stanford graduate with over 15 years of experience in fintech.

Sophie Barry

Sophie is currently travelling the world and writing as she goes! With a degree in English and a blog, Sophie uses her passion for the arts to analyse topics in a compelling and entertaining manor.

Sydney Evans

Sydney Evans is a versatile wordsmith, blending her expertise in business and marketing with her passion for music. When she's not writing, you can often find her mixing and producing her own tracks.

Zac Chidgey

Hey I’m Zac! A musician and writer from Manchester. My passion comes from learning about how music is evolving and helping educate the industry on the latest updates, trends and waves to be aware of.