EXPERTS

RUSH is Russia's first non-profit, non-governmental initiative that brings together music experts to promote Russia's most promising musicians outside the country and establish an international cultural dialogue.

Artemy Troitsky /RU & EE/

Patriarch of Russian music journalism

Adam Ryan /UK/

Booker at The Great Escape Festival

Ilya Lagutenko /RU & US/

Leader of the key Russian band Mumiy Troll and the co-founder of the V-ROX Festival

Natasha Padabed /RU & DE/

Music curator, Festival programer (SKIF, Electro-Mechanica, Eth-Mechanica Festival), Agent and founder of More Zvukov Agency

Derek Robertson /UK/

Music journalist Drowned In Sound, The Independent, The Guardian, Loud & The Quietus

Stefan Kazaryan /RU/

Founder of Moscow Music Week, founder of BOL / БОЛЬ
festival, art-director of the night programme of "16 tons" night club, independent promoter

Tanya Makarova /RU & DE/

Partner & Conference Director @ Moscow Music Week, Music Manager, Music Curator

Richard Foster /UK & NL/

Music journalist at The Quietus, Louder Than War; PR Manager at non-profit foundation and cultural centre WORM Rotterdam

Oleg Nesterov /RU/

Leader of the Megapolis band, writer, composer

Veronika Belousova /RU & DE/

Сo-founder and Program Director of SOUND UP russia
festival, Founder of SOUND UP management agency

Cai Trefor /UK/

Editor @ Gigwise

Denis Boyarinov /RU/

One of Russia's leading music journalists; editor of the Contemporary Music section at Colta.ru

Ekaterina Bazhanova /RU & ES/

CEO at Music Development Russia, Music Business program curator at Moscow Music School, lecturer at International Music Business School (Barcelona)

Thomas Heher /AT/

Founder and program director at Waves Vienna Festival

Nikolay Ovchinnikov /RU/

Journalist, editor of Music section in "Afisha Daily"

Alexander Cheparukhin /RU/

Major Russian music producer and promoter, founder of GreenWave Music

Andy Jones /UK/

Co-founder and music booker of Focus Wales Festival

Boris Barabanov /RU/

Music journalist; author at "Kommersant"

Conor McCaffrey /UK/

Music journalist at The Irish Daily Star; founder of award winning music blog MooKidMusic

Jana Lewandowska (Chudit) /RU & PL/

Music manager, promoter, booker in Russia & Poland, organizer of Cover Party festival

Igor Lagutenko /RU & UK/

Artist manager, international booker for various festivals (V-ROX, FFM, etc) and venues (Мumiy Troll Music Bar Moscow & Vladivostok), concert organiser in the UK

Grigory Guldenzweig /RU & SE/

Founder of the Goldenzweig Creative Solutions agency that carries out cultural projects in Russia and Scandinavia, formerly music journalist and art-director at Ikra club