# Kate NV

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{{Short description|Russian singer-songwriter, producer, vocalist and designer}}
{{family name hatnote|Yuryevna|Shilonosova|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Kate NV
| image           = Kate_NV_2016.jpg
| caption         = Shilonosova performing in 2016
| image_size      =
| birth_name      = Ekaterina Yuryevna Shilonosova
| alias           = Kate Shilonosova
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1988|8|1}}
| birth_place     = [Kazan](/source/Kazan), [Tatar ASSR](/source/Tatar_ASSR), [Russian SFSR](/source/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic), [USSR](/source/Soviet_Union)
| origin          = Moscow, Russia
| genre           = [Experimental pop](/source/Experimental_pop)<ref name="pitchfork">{{Cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kate-nv-room-for-the-moon/|title=Kate NV: Room for the Moon Album Review|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|date=June 17, 2020|access-date=2020-06-18|last=Moreland|first=Quinn}}</ref>
| occupation      = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|designer}}
| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active    = 2012–present
| label           = {{hlist|[RVNG Intl.](/source/RVNG_Intl.)|Plancha|Orange Milk}}
| associated_acts = [Glintshake](/source/Glintshake)
| current_member_of = [Decisive Pink](/source/Decisive_Pink)
| website         = {{URL|katenv.com}}
}}

'''Ekaterina Yuryevna Shilonosova'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Реестр произведений российских правообладателей |url=https://rao.ru/information/reestry/reestr-proizvedenij-rossijskih-pravoobladatelej/?work&author=%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0 |website=Российское авторское общество |access-date=May 2, 2022 |language=ru-RU}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|link=no|Екатерина Юрьевна Шилоносова}}, born August 1, 1988), known professionally as '''Kate NV''', is a Russian singer, songwriter, record producer, and designer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 18, 2018|title=Kate NV|url=https://futura-artists.com/kate-nv/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Futura Artists|language=en-US|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304192827/https://futura-artists.com/kate-nv/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alongside her solo career, she is a member of the Moscow-based rock band [Glintshake](/source/Glintshake). Her debut solo album ''Binasu'' was released in 2016, followed by ''[для = FOR](/source/%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F_%3D_FOR)'' in 2018 and ''[Room for the Moon](/source/Room_for_the_Moon)'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/22748 |title=RA Reviews: Kate NV – для FOR on Rvng Intl. (Album) |work=[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor) |date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=June 18, 2020 |last=Clarke|first=Paul}}</ref> In 2022, looking to raise funds for charity, she released her fourth album ''bouquet''. Her fifth album, ''[Wow](/source/Wow_(Kate_NV_album))'', was released in March 2023. In June 2023, she released the collaborative album ''[Ticket to Fame](/source/Ticket_to_Fame)'' with [Angel Deradoorian](/source/Angel_Deradoorian) as the duo Decisive Pink.

== Background ==
Shilonosova attended and graduated university with a degree in architecture.<ref name="hookjournal.com">{{Cite web|title=Kate NV on how an office job inspired the Lu Na video {{!}} Hook|url=https://www.hookjournal.com/kate-nv-side-hustle|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Hook Journal|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After moving to Moscow in 2011, she worked a job as a video editor.<ref name="hookjournal.com"/> Shilonosova participated in the 2018 [TEDx](/source/TED_(conference))Moscow event in which she performed a compositional piece.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TEDxMoscow {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/24654|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.ted.com}}</ref> Shilonosova is a member of the Moscow Scratch Orchestra, a collective that makes music inspired by composer [Cornelius Cardew](/source/Cornelius_Cardew).<ref name=":03">{{Cite magazine|last=Charlton|first=Lauretta|title=A Glimpse of Alternative Russia Through the Music of Kate NV|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-glimpse-of-alternative-russia-through-the-music-of-kate-nv|access-date=2021-02-24|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web|last=Shillaev|first=Tony Inglis, Talib|title='Goofy, free, imperfect.' How the 80s forged an aesthetic for Kate NV|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/11861/kate-nv-music-russia-interview-80s-inspired|access-date=2021-02-24|website=The Calvert Journal}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Artistry ===
Shilonosova is known to play a [Buchla](/source/Buchla_Electronic_Musical_Instruments) synthesizer keyboard, as well as a [Fender Jazzmaster](/source/Fender_Jazzmaster) and [Fender Stratocaster](/source/Fender_Stratocaster) electric guitar.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Listen to "Sayonara" by Kate NV|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kate-nv-sayonara/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-24}}</ref><ref name=":03"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kate Shilonosova {{!}} Equipboard|url=https://equipboard.com/pros/kate-shilonosova|access-date=2021-02-24|website=equipboard.com}}</ref> During live performances, Shilonosova works with microphones, small percussion instruments, and [sampling](/source/Sampling_(music)) through [Ableton Live](/source/Ableton_Live).<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 13, 2018|title=Discover the surrealist charm of Kate NV's music and films|url=https://cdm.link/2018/09/discover-the-surrealist-charm-of-kate-nvs-music-and-films/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=CDM Create Digital Music|language=en-US}}</ref> She is also known to improvise during her live performances with objects such as water glasses and bells.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Kate NV · Biography · Artist ⟋ RA|url=https://ra.co/dj/katenv/biography|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Resident Advisor|language=en}}</ref> Shilonosova is currently signed to [RVNG](/source/RVNG_Intl.) Records.<ref name=":2" /> She falls under the genres of experimental, pop, and electronic.<ref name=":1" /> She sings in Russian, English, and French.<ref name=":2" /> In 2022, Shilonosova and American musician [Deradoorian](/source/Angel_Deradoorian) formed the band Decisive Pink, being signed to Fire Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinrichter |first1=Lucia |title=Fire signs Kate NV & Angel Deradoorian's new project Decisive Pink |url=https://www.firerecords.com/fire-signs-kate-nv-angel-deradoorians-new-project-decisive-pink/ |website=Fire Records |date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, they released their first album together ''[Ticket to Fame](/source/Ticket_to_Fame)''.

===Influences===
Shilonosova claims that much of her inspiration comes from Russian children's films, such as: [Blue Puppy](/source/Blue_Puppy), Dot Dot Comma, and [The Adventures of Elektronik](/source/The_Adventures_of_Elektronik).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Kate NV {{!}} "Marafon 15"|url=https://flaunt.com/content/kate-nv-marafon-15|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Flaunt Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> She admires the "deep thought behind superficial foolishness" of fairy tales and the nostalgia brought on by children's films.<ref name=":5" />

In a 2020 interview with [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)), Shilonosova detailed what inspiration was behind for ''[Room for the Moon](/source/Room_for_the_Moon)''. She credits the Japanese cartoon [Sailor Moon](/source/Sailor_Moon_(TV_series)), [Mary Poppins, Goodbye](/source/Mary_Poppins%2C_Goodbye), [Buratino](/source/Buratino), [An Ordinary Miracle](/source/An_Ordinary_Miracle_(1978_film)), the painting ''[September 16](/source/September_16_(painting))'' by [René Magritte](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte), in addition to composer [John Cage](/source/John_Cage) and Russian musician Vladimir Presnyakov.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Eric|title=Kate NV on the 9 Things That Inspired Her Excellent New Album, Room for the Moon|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/moodboard/kate-nv-on-the-9-things-that-inspired-her-excellent-new-album-room-for-the-moon/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Pitchfork|date=June 18, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>

Shilonosova credits many signifiers from the 80s as her inspiration for ''Room for the Moon'', as she grew up surrounded by the popular culture of that time.<ref name=":5" /> She is aesthetically inspired by playful musical genre of Japanese [city pop](/source/city_pop), describing it as "goofy, crazy, free, authentic, imperfect".<ref name=":42"/>

=== Connection to the New Russian Wave of Music ===
Shilonosova's band [Glintshake](/source/Glintshake) emerged from the growing Russian indie (''<nowiki/>'indi''<nowiki/>' in Russian) music scene in the early 2010s.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Biasioli|first=Marco|title=Why Russia's indie musicians don't sing in English anymore|url=http://theconversation.com/why-russias-indie-musicians-dont-sing-in-english-anymore-139608|access-date=2021-02-28|website=The Conversation|date=June 16, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Biasioli|first=Marco|date=May 2020|title="We also can. We're not worse": The Anglophone Wave in Russian indie music (Indi), 2008–2012|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/popular-music/article/abs/we-also-can-were-not-worse-the-anglophone-wave-in-russian-indie-music-indi-20082012/B3A41E90D94C7D6443BFE63A4A7C1677|journal=Popular Music|language=en|volume=39|issue=2|pages=294–311|doi=10.1017/S0261143019000254|s2cid=225908817|issn=0261-1430|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Indi' music initially featured English lyrics and aligned itself with the global community of indie music.<ref name=":6" /> Post the early 2010s, Russia created a new music identity as a response to both Russian political tensions and a rising popularity in Anglophone music. This new music was deemed the New Russian Wave, and was centered around the notion that Russian indi''<nowiki/>''' music was no longer based on identification with the Other, but identification with the Russian self.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Biasioli|first=Marco|date=July 15, 2020|title=Russophone or Anglophone? The Politics of Identity in Contemporary Russian Indie Music|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2020.1779665|journal=Europe-Asia Studies|volume=73|issue=4|pages=673–690|doi=10.1080/09668136.2020.1779665|s2cid=225618703|issn=0966-8136|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The New Russian Wave consists of 1980s and 1990s musical motifs that intended to develop nostalgia for a Pre-Putin era and to discover the roots of Russian identity through rejection of a Westernized image.<ref name=":3" /> Some requirements of the New Russian Wave are: the use of Russian language, lyrics about everyday life, a sonic lack of refinement, and basic execution of production.<ref name=":3" /> Shilonosova's band, [Glintshake](/source/Glintshake), took part in one of the central spaces for the circulation of the New Russian Wave, Festival Bol. [Glintshake](/source/Glintshake) was chosen to go on a 2018 European tour to spread awareness about the New Russian Wave.<ref name=":3" />

==Discography==
===''Binasu'' (2016)===
''Binasu'' is Shilonosova's first solo release and is considered to be an experimental pop album, however it incorporates elements of Japanese [city pop](/source/city_pop) and [electronica](/source/electronica).<ref name=":03" /> It was released by Orange Milk Records in 2016 and consists and of ten tracks.<ref name=":03" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=BINASU, by KATE NV|url=https://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/binasu|access-date=2021-04-18|website=KATE NV}}</ref>

=== ''для FOR'' (2018) ===
''[для FOR](/source/%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F_FOR)'' is an experimental electronic album that consists of ten tracks inspired by Shilonosova's hometown of Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web|title=для FOR, by KATE NV|url=https://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/for|access-date=2021-04-18|website=KATE NV}}</ref> ''для FOR'' is considered more abstract than her freshman album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2021|title=Kate NV – для FOR|url=https://igetrvng.com/products/rvngnl50/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=RVNG Intl.|language=en-US}}</ref> The first track on the album, 'yxo EAR', was initially released on a compilation album which raised money for the LGBTQ2+ Center of Durham in North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kate NV – для FOR · Album Review ⟋ RA|url=https://ra.co/reviews/22748|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Resident Advisor|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The album was released with an online film series by Sasha Kulak.<ref name=":0" />

===''Room for the Moon'' (2020)===
''[Room for the Moon](/source/Room_for_the_Moon)'' is Shilonosova's third album released under the Kate NV persona. The album consists of ten songs and is considered to be [avant-pop](/source/avant-pop) and experimental.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Kate NV: Room for the Moon|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kate-nv-room-for-the-moon/|access-date=2021-04-18| website=Pitchfork| language=en}}</ref> ''Room for the Moon'' is based on child nostalgia and was said to be recorded during "the loneliest period" of Shilonosova's life.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Room for the Moon, by KATE NV|url=https://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/room-for-the-moon|access-date=2021-04-18|website=KATE NV}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

===''bouquet'' (2022) ===
''bouquet'' is Shilonosova's fourth album, released on RVNG Intl. The album is a charity effort to raise funds for&nbsp;''Helping to Leave'', a Ukrainian organization that aids people seeking evacuation from areas of military conflict during the [Russo-Ukrainian War](/source/Russo-Ukrainian_War).<ref>{{Cite web |title=bouquet, by KATE NV |url=https://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/bouquet |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=KATE NV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2022-05-26 |title=Kate NV Releases New Collection Bouquet to Benefit Ukrainian Refugees |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kate-nv-releases-new-collection-bouquet-to-benefit-ukrainian-refugees-listen/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== ''Wow'' (2023) ===
''[Wow](/source/Wow_(Kate_NV_album))'' is the fifth studio album by Kate NV. It was released on March 3, 2023, and is preceded by its lead single "Oni (They)".{{cn|date=June 2023}}

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