In the Studio with Zavoloka:
Waldorf Protein & Experimental Music from Ukraine
Photo by Kyrylo Rusanivsky
Zavoloka (Kateryna Zavoloka) is a Ukrainian-born composer, sound artist, performer, and visual artist based in Berlin whose work stands outside genre boundaries, offering what she describes as timeless and experimental music from Ukraine.
Her works stem from a very strong conceptual base and creative freedom. She’s a multidisciplinary artist whose creations hint at deep artistic research that often combines traditional and synthesized elements.
Photo by Oleksandr Haluschak
Photo by Oleksandr Haluschak
Kateryna’s presence in the artistic field is vast. Aside from her hypnotic live audiovisual performances, she takes part in cross-genre art projects and is renowned for her visual art creations, cover artworks, and graphic designs. In parallel, she also co-runs with Dmytro Fedorenko the experimental music label Prostir and its sublabel I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free, as well as the band Cluster Lizard.
Waldorf Music first came across Zavoloka after she shared her thoughts on her Blofeld and Quantum synthesizers in an interview. We got to know each other, and our conversations easily turned into a collaboration. She was one of the first persons trying out Waldorf’s Protein synthesizer, and the first artist to play it live at its release event we organized in Morphine Records in Berlin the 27/11/2025.
Kateryna’s presence in the artistic field is vast. Aside from her hypnotic live audiovisual performances, she takes part in cross-genre art projects and is renowned for her visual art creations, cover artworks, and graphic designs. In parallel, she also co-runs with Dmytro Fedorenko the experimental music label Prostir and its sublabel I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free, as well as the band Cluster Lizard.
Waldorf Music first came across Zavoloka after she shared her thoughts on her Blofeld and Quantum synthesizers in an interview. We got to know each other, and our conversations easily turned into a collaboration. She was one of the first persons trying out Waldorf’s Protein synthesizer, and the first artist to play it live at its release event we organized in Morphine Records in Berlin the 27/11/2025.
We took the opportunity to visit her in her studio the day after the event and, after a very tasty homemade cake, had a nice talk about her work and creative perspective.
In Ukrainian, Zavoloka means “fog,” and like fog that diffuses the contours of things, her music resists classification. Yet this becomes secondary, because, as with fog, what will truly move you is the atmosphere, the mood that lingers long after her sound fades.
With great pleasure, we simply suggest you listen to her.
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
We took the opportunity to visit her in her studio the day after the event and, after a very tasty homemade cake, had a nice talk about her work and creative perspective.
In Ukrainian, Zavoloka means “fog,” and like fog that diffuses the contours of things, her music resists classification. Yet this becomes secondary, because, as with fog, what will truly move you is the atmosphere, the mood that lingers long after her sound fades.
With great pleasure, we simply suggest you listen to her.
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
Photo by Udo Siegfriedt
Don’t miss it!
During our conversation, Zavoloka shared with us her first ideas created with Protein. These are 20 original presets under the title “Ukrainian Folk Music Instruments”, which are also now available for you to download and load directly into your Protein.
The Soundset can be found in your “myWaldorf” account under: “Hardware OS updates & files”.
Don’t miss it!
During our conversation, Zavoloka shared with us her first ideas created with Protein. These are 20 original presets under the title “Ukrainian Folk Music Instruments”, which are also now available for you to download and load directly into your Protein.
The Soundset can be found in your “myWaldorf” account under: “Hardware OS updates & files”.
“The sounds that I created with the new Wavetable Protein synthesizer, which I also used in the live performance, are inspired by Ukrainian folk musical instruments—strings, winds, and idiophones—but with the intention to create a unique contemporary sonic palette with a spirit. Multi-layered or simple—airy, light, lush, strong, and intense.” — Zavoloka
“The sounds that I created with the new Wavetable Protein synthesizer, which I also used in the live performance, are inspired by Ukrainian folk musical instruments—strings, winds, and idiophones—but with the intention to create a unique contemporary sonic palette with a spirit. Multi-layered or simple—airy, light, lush, strong, and intense.” — Zavoloka
