About
Olga Kisseleva, also known by her artist name Olya, is a New York-based composer, music producer and performing artist. She composes for advertising, promo videos, dance and visual art.
Olga started her music career as a singer-songwriter when she co-produced and self-released her debut album “Carefully” in 2010. Olga frequently performed at famed NYC music venues, including The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos and NuBlu and well-regarded music festivals, including CMJ and Northside Festival. In 2013, Olga wrote and produced her electro synth-pop EP "Utopia”, which was mixed by Grammy winning engineer Nic Hard.
In 2016, Olga further pursued studies in composition, music production, sound design and performance at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. As part of the Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute (BIAI), she composed for interdisciplinary performance incorporating electronic music, digital video, and live painting. While at Berklee, she sang in the a cappella group, "Boston Aires”, for the "Pablo Ziegler Meets Berklee" show at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC). With electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani, Olga performed a live score for the silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” at the iconic MoogFest.
In 2018, as a Berklee alumna, Olga returned to New York, where she started working with renowned music house Human Worldwide. There, she has been composing for major advertising campaigns and recently placed a commercial with PayPal and US Census Bureau. In 2020, she designed sounds and scored Amazon Prime Video Logo Animation. She continues writing for cross-disciplinary projects and visual media through her work with Urbanity Dance Company and installation artist Mark Cooper.
