DODOMU is part of our mission to support local subcultures & showcase Ukraine’s unique contemporary cultural identity. 

A new generation of talented Ukrainians are creating outstanding, distinct work that is worthy of attention.

From game designers, to graphic artists, music producers and architects. DODOMU  is funding emerging talent to reinforce identity through our direct grant program.

Generator: A new project to showcase independent Ukrainian sound. In collaboration with Mixmag, Noneside Records and Dodomu (Svitlo Home Fund). 

A limited release series of five 7” dubplates produced in Kyiv, released monthly from October 2025. 

All proceeds go directly to Musicians Defend Ukraine, with a minimum contribution of 400,000 UAH for the organization. All productions costs and artist fees are paid by Dodomu (Svitlo Home Fund)

Are you a Ukrainian citizen over 18? Submit your track to be selected by our panel for an upcoming release. Each selected artist is paid 15000 UAH for their submission.

Terms and conditions apply.

GENERATOR SELECTION PANEL

Marharyta Béllis

Béllis is a DJ from Zaporizhzhia whose musical career began on the Kyiv scene. She is the co-organizer of the Hybrid Moment party series, a resident of Kyiv’s club Closer, and the curator of the Inner Voyage show on 20ft, aimed at creating a platform for artists and DJs to experiment across various downtempo genres.

Inspired by post-punk, trip-hop, and ambient, and with a background as a nu-disco and synth-pop artist, Béllis delves deep into the melodies of dark disco and EBM, the darker shades of indie dance, complementing them with acid and electro elements.

Béllis has performed at venues such as ∄, Closer, Somepeople, RSO Berlin, as well as festivals including Black! Factory, Strichka, and Brave! Factory.

Serhii Kadiristy

Serhii Kadiristy is a DJ, Producer and member of Regulardisco, a collective and label  redefining Kyiv’s nightlife with events at HVLV, SLOI, and Sympatia (Khmelnytskyi). In 2022, the collective was showcased at Berlin’s HÖR studio. Previously he hosted a monthly residency on local station, Gasoline Radio.

Kadiristy is best known for mixing a tapestry of genres, including disco, balearic, italo, nu-disco, new beat, acid house, piano house and breaks.

Recently, Kadiristy has joined Stezhka, a celebrated queer party series, and became a part of Vertuha, one of Ukraine’s finest disco parties. He has a passion for supporting local talent and keeping the raw spirit of underground disco alive.

Oleksii Varenytsia

Oleksii Varenytsia is an experienced music industry professional, passionate about Ukrainian music and its global promotion. He currently works as Head of PR at Melted Vox agency and Managing Editor at Mixmag Ukraine. His expertise spans music promotion, digital marketing, and music distribution.

Vlad Fisun

Vlad has been a long time fixture in Ukraine’s electronic music scene, acting as a DJ, producer, host and all-round industry organiser. With previous positions as regular host of Aristocrats FM, and creative director of the Altas festival in 2018.

With a long career DJing, he has performed and numerous international festivals, including Sziget in Budapest and Burning Man in the USA.

Currently, Vlad hosts Leftfield Corner podcast for Mixmag Ukraine, and contributes to the Svitlo Home Fund as a cultural facilitator.

Vitalii Symonenko

Vitalii Symonenko is a live-artist from Kyiv, Ukraine. Crafting techno which is often built around melodic percussive sound, favoring high-energy dance music performances. His live acts blend known tunes with spontaneous improvisation, resembling DJ sets with drops and rich synth melodies.

Symonenko’s sound evolved from classical guitar, double bass, and indie songwriting with Simon Stone. Recently, he's explored modular setups for charity dance events supporting Ukraine, while also learning acoustic drums and double bass for a more physical sound.

Symonenko has taught electronic production at Kyiv music schools Kultura Zvuku and Module Exchange.

PAST PROJECTS

PAST PROJECTS

ELECTRONIC MUSIC
GRANT WINNER

Viacheslav Diadiun

Viacheslav is a producer and composer currently living in the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine. For the last 5 years he has been regularly releasing his own music under the moniker Revshark and also working as a composer, record producer and sound designer on various projects. You can find his tracks on Ukrainian music labels such as Mystictrax, Система, Gasoline Records, Standard Deviation, ОЧІ.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC
GRANT RUNNER UP

C.J. Plus

Евген, also known as C.J. Plus is a long time producer and DJ from Odesa. Over the years he has built an extensive collection of Ukrainian samples, from vocals, breaks, traditional instruments and a variety of other media. Now living in Kyiv, CJ Plus continues his passion for showcasing Ukrainian funk mixed with a world and big beat influence.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC JUDGES

  • DANIIL NEVZGHLIAD

    Founder of Khvylia Records
    Creative Producer, DJ, club & festival promoter

  • VLAD FISUN

    Producer and host of Aristocrats.fm
    Creative director of Atlas Weekend Festival UA
    Owner of DJBuro agency

  • VITALY BARDETSKY

    Owner of GRAM
    Promo Ocean agency founder
    Producer of ‘Mustache Funk’ movie

CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE
GRANT WINNER

INAKSHI Architects

INAKSHI architects was founded in 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Architects Olena Dovgopolova and Timur Chebannyi currently work between Sumy and
Kyiv. Their project for micro houses for refugees is a rethinking on the traditional form of the Ukrainian country houses.

The concept is produced from innovative, sustainable materials such as industrial hemp and biocomposites in collaboration with local farmers, manufacturers and scientists.

CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE
GRANT RUNNER UP

IK Architects

IK Architects is based in Kharkiv with a team dispersed across Ukraine due to the war. In 2022 they launched the Vilna School project, a volunteer initiative aimed at rebuilding educational institutions in Ukraine. In Kharkiv alone, more than 87 schools have been destroyed. Their mission is to design schools and support people coming back to big cities, ensuring their children have access to education in a quality space.

CATEGORY JUDGES

  • OLGA TEREFEYEVA

    Project Manager at National Union of Architects Ukraine
    Lecturer at European Design School
    Activist for the SaveKyivModernism movement

  • VLODCO ZOTOV

    Specialist in public space architecture and urban design
    Founder of Inititve Architecure Bureau

  • YOVA YAGER

    Founder of Yova Yager Studio
    Multidisciplinary designer
    Opinion leader and activist

PHOTOGRAPHY
GRANT WINNER

Danylo Pavlov

Danylo, is a documentary photographer reporting on Ukraine for 16 years. In 2022 he recorded the efforts of surgeons treating Ukrainian soldiers and citizens who have suffered serious injuries from war. The images show reconstructive surgery, and the subsequent rehabilitation afterward.

Danylo's photographs are described by our judges as 'powerful documentary work'. He hopes to continue to document the progress and recovery of the patients.

PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT
RUNNER UP

Olga Ivashchenko

Olga is a native of Kharkiv, currently based in Kyiv. Since 2014 Olga has been a self-taught independent photojournalist, documenting the effects of war for the last 10 years.

Olga's candid work display not only the resilience of everyday Ukrainians, but the warmth and affection of people in difficult times.

CATEGORY JUDGES

  • HANNA HRABARSKA

    Photojournalist & Visual artist
    Author of the ‘My Mom Wants To Go Back Home’ (2024)
    Photo teacher at Skvot.io School of Popular Culture

  • YURI STEFANYAK

    ‘Ukrainer’ Photo Editor
    Report & Documentary photographer
    Regular festival photographer, including Atlas Weekend, Dnipropop and White Nights.

  • MASHA KHOLODZYNSKA

    Photographer & Arts contributor
    Founder of d8 Creative Laboratory
    Founder of Kholodzynska Gallery