At a first glance at Masha Ray, you will inevitably look into her big, brown Bambi eyes. However, if you look more closely, you’ll quickly discover an accurately sharp drawn eyeliner, which the 23-year-old might use to smoothly cut through either marble or the hearts of her ex-lovers. The mix of the seductively sweet sound of her siren voice, the snappy-ironic lyrics and the decadent retro production make up the project Masha Ray.
The Berlin based singer/producer duo consisting of Masha and Roman met during a Songwriter Camp in Rotterdam. They both found that they fell for a similar kind of retro oddness and started working together. Combining the singers’ Ukrainian roots and eastern influenced musical education with the lush trumpet sounds and rich beats from Roman, their Vintage Dance sound was born.
Until now they’ve collected a decent range of songs and some covers that can easily fill a night, ranging from Electro-Swing, Dancehall, Pop to Balkan-Beats and Klezmer – referring to Masha’s jewish roots. Their instrumentation varies from their performance as a duo to an ensemble with drums, bass, wind section and strings.
Their first single Sweetheart (Hasta La Vista), which came out in 2018, was very well received from listeners and eventually brought them a gig at the Universal Rooftop Party in the same summer. This was a great opportunity to show off their incredible live skills once more. When Masha chirps out a song with her compelling voice and Roman’s electronic beats fill up the room, their youthful and impulsive manner will get everyone to dance. This is what the crowd has asked for and this is also what they need: Thick beats, an overall melodic vintage sound and a seductive singer to hopelessly fall in love with.
Masha Ray haben eine Vielzahl von eigenem Material und einige Cover erarbeitet, mit dem sie ohne Probleme einen Abend füllen können. Dabei bewegen sie sich irgendwo zwischen Electro-Swing, Dancehall, Pop, Balkan-Beats und Klezmer – eine kleine Ode an Mashas jüdische Wurzeln.
Universal Rooftop Party, 30 Jahre Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt, Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, Cross Club Prague
The Berlin based singer/producer duo consisting of Masha and Roman met during a Songwriter Camp in Rotterdam. They both found that they fell for a similar kind of retro oddness and started working together. During his stay in the UK right before they met, Roman had the chance to wander the paths of his musical idols and remixed bigger American artists like AJR, Work Drugs or Umphrey's McGee as The Soulmate Project. Combining the singers’ Ukrainian roots and eastern influenced musical education with the lush trumpet sounds and rich beats from Roman, their Vintage Dance sound was born.
Until now they’ve collected a decent range of songs and some covers that can easily fill a night, ranging from Electro-Swing, Dancehall, Pop to Balkan-Beats and Klezmer – referring to Masha’s jewish roots. Their instrumentation varies from their performance as a duo to an ensemble with drums, bass, wind section and strings.