Ukrainian-born Australian singer-songwriter ‘Pshonka’ (Katia Pshenichner) writes folkloric dark pop. This pop is serious, and it’s Soviet. Pshonka, on the other hand, is a gluten-free superfood – a tiny, spherical grain Slavs slip into savoury side-dishes. It’s also what Katia’s mamochka called her when she was a tiny spherical grain herself, growing up in Ukraine. Soon after arriving in Australia Katia discovered Crunchy Nut and never ate millet again. The end. 

Except to say Pshonka writes haunting synthy and cinematic ballads and joyful and irreverent pop. Her vocals are crystal at the top and metallic at the bottom, her styling is influenced by Russian folk and musical theatre and recalls artists such as Aguzarova and Kate Bush. She writes in both English and Russian.

♂♀ Heat Beat™ band from OZ ♂♀
Nicolaaas Oogjes - Scorpio / Andrew Noble - Aquarius / Adrian Vecino - Cancer / Mitch McGregor - Capricorn / Daphne Camf - Virgo / Kieran O'Shea - Sagittarius / Cayn Borthwick - Aquarius / Becky Sui Zhen - Taurus / Tom Gould - Capricorn


The band was set up in the spring of 2010, after meeting at jazz workshop in Groznjan, Croatia. 

Fascination with Django Reinhardt's opus as well as love for jazz manouche brought them together which resulted in forming a quintet. 

From 2011 to 2020, they appeared in numerous local and international venues, which include jazz clubs, festivals, public events, TV and radio appearances and private performances, to name just a few.

Independent record label born in regional Victoria Aus, showcasing original music from outside the big city.

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