Alinka is the kind of DJ other DJs will tell you about. She has a unique power on the decks that comes from lifelong passion and time served, with a focused devotion to her first love – house music. Raised on Chicago’s vibrant house sound, with toes dipped into Detroit techno and Europe’s more robust approaches to bass music and myriad genres from cities like Berlin, London, and Paris. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, her early childhood included reluctantly learning the piano; her mother is a pianist, while she tried to convince her parents to let her play guitar. Her exposure to Western music was limited, living in a communist country where censorship was common practice. Her family eventually immigrated to Chicago as Jewish refugees in the late 80s as the USSR crumbled. This was her first experience of pop music, and she fell head over heels for the chart sounds of Madonna and Janet Jackson.

Then came house music from local radio shows, where you could frequently hear tracks by Chicago legends like Cajmere and DJ Funk, and shows like Sonic Boom helped expose underground music to the masses.

Now living in Berlin, Alink has well and truly found her feet and her inspiration. Alinka has used this base to throw down parties across Europe from Berghain/Panorama Bar to Circoloco, with regular visits back to the US to play standout clubs like Smartbar, and she was a regular at Ukraine’s infamous ∄ club in Kyiv. Her evolution continues with 2023 promising a packed schedule of releases, new dance floors to enchant, and new material on Twirland Fantasy Lifeland.