Filatov Sound — programme to support young Ukrainian producers

Filatov Sound — Yevhen Filatov's personal label founded in January 2026 — announced on 18 January the launch of a programme to support young Ukrainian electronic-pop producers. The programme runs 12 months from 1 March 2026 and covers 4 talented young producers (aged 22-30). This is 1 of 12 new label programmes in the 2026 Ukrainian music scene founded by renowned performers to support the next generation. 4 selected producers (from 124 applications submitted in December 2025): 1) Dmytro Sakhno (Lviv, 24 years, synth-pop focus); 2) Maryna Kolesnyk (Kyiv, 27 years, electro-folk fusion focus); 3) Artem Babiy (Odesa, 29 years, dance-electronic focus); 4) Sofia Prokopenko (Kharkiv, 22 years, bedroom-pop focus). Each of 4 participants over 12 months: 1) Works with Filatov as mentor (4 hours per week with individual coaching); 2) Releases an EP on Filatov Sound (5-7 tracks each, 4 EP releases total in 2026); 3) Receives a 30 thousand UAH budget for production with corresponding sound engineering support. All 4 EP releases come out in formats: digital streaming, limited vinyl (200 copies each), CD digipack. Expected release dates: June 2026 (Sakhno), August (Kolesnyk), October (Babiy), December (Prokopenko). For 2027 a programme-2027 with 4 new participants is planned plus a long-term contract with the best of 2026 (determined in January 2027 based on sales and critical reception). This structured mentor-support format is the first such programme in the Ukrainian electronic-pop scene.