DIANA KHIVA

Diana Khiva is a Ukrainian DJ and producer from Kharkiv, based in Vilnius, Lithuania.Working across melodic house & techno and tech house, she combines expressivemelodies, driving grooves and vocal elements, shaping her sets around a sense ofeuphoria and an emotional connection with the dancefloor.Her musical background spans singing, dance and piano, followed by her first productionexperiments in FL Studio. Before stepping behind the decks, she worked as a dancer inKharkiv’s clubs, experiencing club culture from the dancefloor.Diana first explored DJing in 2018 before taking a break. After the outbreak of thefull-scale war in Ukraine and her relocation to Lithuania, she returned to it as a personalpassion and a source of grounding. In 2022, an invitation from her DJ school to performat Mistika marked the beginning of regular appearances at clubs and private events.Derived from her surname, Khiva represents a more personal chapter in her artisticjourney. Her tracks often begin with rhythms or musical fragments that emerge indreams and take shape in the studio. Through her music, she hopes to create momentsin which listeners can recognise something of themselves.Her early releases include “Ancient Sahana” on her own DBM Records imprint. She iscurrently preparing new original material to present at Amsterdam Dance Event