Electronic music composer and sound artist Oleh Shpudeiko, professionally known as Heinali, has chosen to mentor singer Mariana Carrilho on her project, which will premiere at Berlin’s CTM Festival in January 2027.
Heinali said: “I understand mentorship as the transformation of potential energy into kinetic energy. In this spirit, I have chosen Mariana Carrilho, as her work stands to benefit most from my particular skill set and the deliberately out-of-place position of my artistic practice. Mariana possesses a clear awareness of both her strengths and her limitations, and she is unafraid to delegate processes beyond her expertise while focusing on what she does best. She is prepared to make a bold move into electroacoustic music—a territory she has not yet fully explored but which is essential for her artistic goals. Mariana seeks to cultivate a distinctive musical language through which she can engage meaningfully with history, tradition, and ancestral knowledge. Her work speaks from a position of non-belonging: between worlds, outside any fixed genre, tradition, style, or scene. She approaches these territories as tools for realizing her vision, unafraid of not fitting into established markets, scenes, or institutional frameworks. This artistic quality is exceptionally rare and harbors immense potential. I am thrilled to continue our work together.”
