ANUSHKA CHKHEIDZE
Live – CES Records / Georgia, based in NL-Utrecht
TECHNICAL RIDER ANUSHKA CHKHEIDZE
Biography
Born in 1997, the young Georgian Anushka Chkheidze is one of the most promising talents far beyond the country’s borders; one of her important mentors is the Berlin musician Robert Lippok, with whom she has already collaborated several times.
Growing up in the small village of Kharagauli, she began singing in the choir at the age of 11. She herself describes the time spent there as magical and believes that her music is strongly influenced by those childhood years.
Anushka Chheidze first released tracks on the compilation “Sleepers Poets Scientists” curated by Natalie Beridze in January 2019, followed by her debut album “Halfie” in April 2020.
Her second album “Move 20-21” was created during the pandemic and thematizes the absence of physical movement and interaction with other people, released in February 2021.
After a residency in Berlin as part of Goethe Nachwuchs, in collaboration with Popkultur Festival 2022, she began a two-year Master of Music Design program at HKU in Utrecht/NL.
Anushka Chkheidze continues to be involved with choirs, which led to a commission from the Swiss-Georgian festival Close Encounters for the highly regarded Gori Women’s Choir in Georgia, where Anushka’s composition was premiered in April 2022.
Recently, she was invited to a newly renovated research center in Basel/Switzerland, where she made field recordings as well as piano and choir recordings leading to her upcoming album “Clean, Clear and White”, which will be released in the next few months.
After a residency in Berlin as part of Goethe Nachwuchs, in collaboration with Popkultur Festival 2022, she began a two-year Master of Music Design program at HKU in Utrecht/NL.
Anushka Chkheidze continues to be involved with choirs, which led to a commission from the Swiss-Georgian festival Close Encounters for the highly regarded Gori Women’s Choir in Georgia, where Anushka’s composition was premiered in April 2022.
Recently, she was invited to a newly renovated research center in Basel/Switzerland, where she made field recordings as well as piano and choir recordings leading to her upcoming album “Clean, Clear and White”, which will be released in the next few months.
