Nastia (born Anastasiia Topolskaia) is one of the most influential figures in the Ukrainian techno scene. She has progressed from performing in small clubs and at the renowned Kazantip Festival to performing on international stages. However, her significance extends far beyond the DJ booth. With her own labels, the Strichka Festival, and her platform NECHTO TECHNO Records, she actively shapes electronic music culture. Nastia embodies musical independence, curiosity, and the courage to question expectations.
Before Nastia stood behind the decks, the dance floor was her life. She discovered her passion for electronic music in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. She started DJing in 2005. A year later, she found her way to the Kazantip Festival, where she established herself as a resident DJ and later as the head of her own festival stage.
What started with house, progressive, and trance evolved into an extraordinary musical style. Techno, minimal, house, jungle, and drum & bass find a place in her sets, as do experimental breakbeats. Nastia doesn’t just play expected sounds. She seeks the moment when music surprises, challenges, and develops its own dynamics.
Her residency at the Moscow ARMA17 was an important step in her career. She gained international recognition through performances at Boiler Room, BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, Time Warp, and Ultra Music Festival. To this day, Kyiv’s Closer club remains one of her most important musical influences because it provides a space for her more experimental sets.
From her residency at the legendary ARMA17 in Moscow to her performances at Kyiv’s Closer and Berlin clubs like Tresor and RSO, Nastia has been moving between international underground and sophisticated club culture for years. Her sets embody musical freedom, stylistic openness, and a keen sense of the energy on the dance floor.
Her attitude toward her role as a woman in a male-dominated scene is also noteworthy. Nastia does not define herself through appearances or gender roles, but rather through musical competence, consistency, and artistic freedom.
In 2013, she founded Propaganda Records, a label that offers a platform for independent house and techno productions. In 2014, she co-founded the Strichka Festival in Kyiv with the Closer team. In 2019, she started NECHTO, a label and platform that provides visibility for unknown and up-and-coming artists.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she relocated to Amsterdam. She has maintained her connection to the Ukrainian scene. Through benefit events such as NECHTO for Ukraine, she leveraged her international reach to provide humanitarian aid and promote Ukrainian artists.
In 2026, she began a new chapter by renaming NECHTO TECHNO Records. With the TECH041 EP, she released her first major solo production: four minimalist, hypnotic techno tracks characterized by subtle tension and rhythmic precision.
Her collaboration with artists like Daria Kolosova demonstrates the importance of exchange within the scene to Nastia. She views younger artists as not just competition but also the next generation.
Nastia is not an artist who defines herself through a perfect presentation. Rather, she defines herself through musical curiosity, critical self-reflection, and the consistent demand not to be consumed by expectations.