NASTIA: “THAT’S MY JOB AND THAT’S HOW IT WORKS WITH ME.” on datatransmission.co.uk

Overtly passionate and determined, Ukrainian DJ Nastia has a clear understanding of who she is and where she wants to go. Refreshingly focused on being a DJ and refusing to relent to the pressure of appeasing promoters with productions, her single-mindedness has helped her carve out a reputation as one of the most respected techno DJs on the underground scene. Her ability to fuse many divergent styles into show-stealing sets has all too often been the marker of her continued residency at the almost mythically acclaimed Arma17 club in Moscow. When DT spoke to her whilst on tour in South America she was typically straight talking and defiant whilst also talking candidly about her personal life and what it is like to be a Ukrainian resident of a Russian club right now. If you don’t already love this feisty DJ, you sure will after this!

You clearly see yourself as a DJ, not a producer. Why did you want to focus on the DJing side so much?

Because I feel it! For example, if you are in school and you prefer literature, geography and history but not mathematics, physics or informatics. Is that strange? You can’t do anything with it. You just do what you like and what you feel.