"I want Ukraine to be heard": renowned Ukrainian sound engineer Oleksandr Fedorenko marks 30 years in music

The name of the talented sound engineer Oleksandr Fedorenko is closely associated with three decades of modern Ukrainian music history.

A native of Kyiv from a family of musicians, Oleksandr received his professional training directly from students and practitioners of the Ukrainian school of sound recording.

The profession of sound engineer is unique, and the circle of top professionals in this field is limited. Oleksandr, however, was fortunate to become part of it.

In his youth, Fedorenko began as an electromechanic in the operational recording workshop at the legendary Khreshchatyk 26 in Kyiv. He immediately immersed himself in a creative environment, mastering the technical aspects and techniques of live sound work, attending performances by masters, and observing the work of leading specialists.

This experience, combined with formal education, enabled Oleksandr, still a young sound engineer, to quickly establish himself as both skilled and competitive.

In 1993, he began working with the renowned Kyiv radio station Radio ROKS Ukraine, serving as its chief sound engineer until 1997.

He launched his independent career in 1995, collaborating with Audio Ukraine recording studio and later with the studio of the Kyiv State Higher Music School named after Reinhold Glière, alongside Mykhailo Didyk. During this period, he recorded works by Ivo Bobul, Dmytro Hnatyuk, Vitaliy and Svitlana Bilonozhky, Pavlo Dvorsky, Viktor Shportko, Raisa Kyrychenko, Kateryna Buzhynska, Kamaliya, the group ManSound, VIA Kobza, and many others.

By 2003, Oleksandr earned a degree from the National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts, specializing as a “Director of Theater and Mass Events.”

A year later, he opened his own recording