Vladyslav Fisun (Владислав Фісун, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 7 June 1974), better known as Vlad Fisun (also Влад Фісун), is a Ukrainian journalist, club DJ (Fun2mass),[1][2] radio music show host, producer and DJ agent (DJBuro),[3] and BBC fixer.[4] He has also worked as the editor in chief of the magazines Playboy Ukraine,[5][6][7][8] Viva! and Афіша (Afisha).[9]

Vlad Fisun
DJ Fun2mass performing with De-Phazz's
Karl Frierson at Koktebel Jazz Festival
(Zatoka, Ukraine, 2015).
Born
Владислав Фісун (Vladyslav Fisun)

(1974-06-07) 7 June 1974 (age 50)
NationalityUkrainian
Other namesFun2mass
Occupation(s)DJ, music producer, radio show host, journalist

Fisun has hosted the radio music shows "Big Fisun" (2016–2018),[10] "Festive Life"[11] and "33/45" on Radio Aristocrats (Радіо Аристократи, Kyiv, Ukraine). He is a regular jury member of the Aprize Music Awards.[12]

As DJ fun2mass, he was the first Ukrainian to perform at the Sziget Festival in Budapest (2015). He has performed alongside many well-know artists, such as De Phazz's Karl Frierson at the 2015 Jazz Koktebel festival held in Zatoka (Odessa Province, Ukraine).[13]

In 2018, Vlad Fisun served as the creative director of Atlas Weekend, one of the most important music festivals in Ukraine.[14]

In 2019, Fisun performed a set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone that was filmed by UATV channel[15][16] and later nominated for Asian Broadcasting Union awards in Tokyo. Later that year, he helped organize the Kurenvika Precompression event and DJed at the first Ukrainian Kurenivka Camp at the Burning Man festival in Nevada.[3][17]

Vlad Fisun has also been active helping the war effort during the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping Ukraine defending itself - he volunteered for the Dobrovoz NGO (2022–2023), transporting medicine, and has also participated in fostering initiatives to raise money for the defenders and awareness about the Ukrainian cause, as well as lending his apartment in Kyiv to internally displaced people.[7][18]

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  1. ^ "DJ Vlad Fisun: меморіз [Vlad Fisun: Memories]". Mixmag Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Conference speakers. Make it loud! Music conference Ukraine (Feb 2019)". Music Export Ukraine | musicexportukraine.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Taft Plunk is the DJ duo impersonating Daft Punk in Ukraine". Mixmag. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ukrainecast - The forgotten POW - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Vlad Fisun (Journalist | Ukraine)". European Lab. Forum: Nuits sonores Lab 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ Lavrov, Vlad (21 December 2005). "Erotic or not?". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Vlad Fisun steps up for Ukraine Mix Series". www.nightclubber.ro. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Главред Playboy: У нас очередь из девушек на месяцы вперед [Playboy Editor in Chief: We Have a Month-long Waiting List of Girls]". Delo.ua (in Russian). 30 May 2008.
  9. ^ Салій, Юлія [Salii, Yulia] (14 March 2018). "Креативним директором фестивалю Atlas Weekend став Влад Фісун" [Vlad Fisun Has Become the Creative Director of the Atlas Weekend Festival]". Хмарочос [Khmarochos, Skyskraper] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 June 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Большой Фисун - Радіо Аристократи". aristocrats.fm. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Праздная Жизнь - Радіо Аристократи". aristocrats.fm. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Aprize: Жюрі" [Aprize: Jury]. Aprize: Музична премія від Радіо Аристократи [Aprize: Music Award from Radio Aristocrats] (in Ukrainian). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Джаз Коктебель: Karl Frierson (De Phazz) и dj Fun2mass". korrespondent.net (in Russian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ Юлія, Салій (14 March 2018). "Креативним директором фестивалю Atlas Weekend став Влад Фісун [Vlad Fisun Has Become Creative Director of the Atlas Weekend Festival]". Хмарочос (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ^ UATV English (26 April 2019). Unique DJ-stream From Chornobyl Zone. Retrieved 10 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ CHERNOBYL TOUR (1 May 2019). CHORNOBYL. Territory of change. Retrieved 10 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Kurenivka Camp: Unveiling a Piece of Ukrainian Culture at Burning Man's Radical Ritual | Kurenivka Kids' Camp". kurenivka.ua. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  18. ^ "How Ukrainian clubs and collectives are aiding the war effort". Mixmag. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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