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{{Short description|Ukrainian children's music band}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2016}}
'''Masterok''' (also spelled "Masterock") is a children's music band from [[Dnipro]], [[Ukraine]]. Founded in 1975 by composer, arranger, musician '''[[:ru:Некрич, Михаил Григорьевич|Mikhail Nekrich]]''', the band had numerous members (age 5-14) who contributed their young talents towards its success. <br />
'''Masterok''' had countless TV and live appearances all over the world, as well as 5 vinyl LP records and 4 CD albums releases. The band always featured strong vocals, keyboards, guitars, woodwinds, bass, drums & percussion. Always performing live, the young members had a commitment to formal music training as well as an extensive touring and studio work schedule. <br />
Many former members have chosen the fields of music and art as their careers.
==Milestones of Masterok's career==
*1975 [[:ru:Некрич Михаил Григорьевич|M. Nekrich]] holds first auditions for the band and discovers its first young stars
*1986 Russian giant '''[[Melodiya]]''' releases band's second LP "Funny Collection"
*1986 International Song Festival in [[Siedlce]]
*1986 the band was chosen to stay and perform in [[Artek (camp)|Artek]]
*1986 International Rock Festival in [[Kiev]]
*2005 Atlantic releases Masterok's [[Christmas]] album "Rejoice To Christ’s Birth!"[http://www.umka.com.ua/eng/catalogue/1867/]
==Former members (incomplete list)==
*Andrey Romaniy - vocals
*Marina Kuleba - vocals, guitar
*Alexandr Levin - bass, vocals
*Svetlana Varjel - keyboards, vocals
*Elena Kuznetsova - keyboards, vocals
*Vitaly Shapovalov - keyboards, vocals
*Natalia Karyaka - keyboards, vocals
*Anastasia Biretz - keyboards, vocals
*Dmitri Rotmistrovsky - flute, vocals
*Yuri Ptashnikov - flute, drums, vocals
*Victoria Sevastianova - keyboards, vocals
*Olga Ishenko - bass
*Irina Spas'ko - vocals, guitar
*Vitaly Sedunov - vibraphone, drums, vocals
*Konstantin Diduch - guitar
*Dmitri Bolotov - guitar
*Vladimir "Shmaga" Rechtman - drums, vocals
*Anton Skhorochodov - drums, vocals
*Alyona Levin - vocals, keyboards
*Elena Kuznetsova Jr - keyboards, vocals
*Evgeny Kuchtin - bass
*Victoria Brekhar - vocals
*Alexandr Parubets - vocals
*Zhanneta Nekrich-Lopez - keyboard
*George Nekrich - violin, vocal
==Other professionals associated with the band==
*[[Natalia Nekrich]] - [[répétiteur]]
*Boris Kaptselovich - sound
*Boris Glizer - theatrical director
*George Nekrich - music director
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[[Category:Child musical groups]]
[[Category:Folk rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical collectives]]
[[Category:Ukrainian pop music groups]]