"We recorded in a nightclub when I was 15 years old. I wanted to play a song on the drums and I asked my dad to help organize everything, because one of his friends was the club's owner, says Rybalchenko, who is now 28 and has 1.4 million followers (including fellow percussionists Raja Meissner and Nandi Bushnell). Rybalchenko plays her DW brand drums.Jason LeCras I totally blame my parents, when it comes to her relationship with rock, jokes the content creator."
"In her hometown of Khabarovsk in eastern Russia, Rybalchenko grew up surrounded by music, which is clear from her parents' VHS recordings, in which she appears as a young girl, moving to the beat of Metallica. I often say that they put me on the right path from an early age, she says from her apartment in Los Angeles, where she moved at the beginning of this year."
Cover videos became a fundamental part of internet history after YouTube's 2005 launch, prompting many musicians to post versions of favorite songs seeking exposure. Kristina Rybalchenko uploaded her first drum video as a fun experiment, recording in a nightclub at age 15 with her father's help. She now has 1.4 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube and plays DW brand drums. Rybalchenko grew up in Khabarovsk, eastern Russia, surrounded by music and appears in her parents' VHS recordings moving to Metallica. Metallica was the first band she saw live and inspired many of her covers. She later gravitated toward heavier bands such as Slipknot, System of a Down, and Bring Me the Horizon, and cites Matt Nicholls among her influences.
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