Drummer • Producer • Educator
MARTINA
BARAKOSKA
Touring, recording, and teaching across Europe, the UK, US, and the Balkans.
Proud Endorsee of:
THE BEAT THATMOVES EVERYTHING
Martina is a drummer and musician who in her considerably short career has gained notable achievements. Deep and thoughtful yet energetic and playful, her style reflects her love of modern music and her fascination with the power of the drums. Throughout the years, she has maintained continuous growth of success preaching individuality, quality, and persistency.
Currently based in Berlin, she is actively touring, recording and teaching. She's also worked with artists, bands and producers like Funk Shui, Adam "Cecil" Bartlett, Hans-Martin Buff, MPNG, Woomb, Georgia Delves, Parthenope, Ben Zucker, Nate Logston, Cloudy June, Swindle, Emmy Meli, Joel Culpepper, Anaiis, Luboyna, Vladimir Chetkar, Efterklang, Duper, etc.
Her projects have taken her on tours and appearances across Europe, UK, US and the Balkans.
ALBUMS & RECORDINGS
Released her first album Weird Fishes in 2021 and her second solo album Sunrise in 2022. Both available for purchase and streaming.
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
Salzgitter Drum Meeting 2022, Yamaha Drum Show Paris, Berlin Drum Days 2023, Dresden Drum & Bass Festival 2024, Europe Drum Show 2025, UK Drum Show 2025.
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
Founded her own drumming school and started the Student Drum Show in 2023. Building the next generation of drummers.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Awarded best new and up-and-coming artist in North Macedonia through her band DUPER. Proud endorsee of: Yamaha, Meinl, Promark, Evans, Shure Microphones, Roland, and Hörluchs.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Need a drummer for your project, session, or live show? Fill out the form and let's make it happen.
Book MeLIVE PERFORMANCES AND COLLABS
VIDEO
Thomann's Drum Bash
Martina has become a part of Thomann's Drum Bash YouTube Channel, making her own videos, and co-hosting together with Simon Scheibel.
watch moreYAMAHA WUH: Portugal 2024
"WAY UP House" is the documentary series following the journey of 8 emerging artists and a producer from across the world, coming together for an exclusive songwriting experience in Portugal, living in a villa filled with instruments and a home studio, on the mission to collaborate, create music and perform live.
WATCH THE DOCUMENTARYYAMAHA SESSION: STAGE CUSTOM HIP KIT
5 videos that Martina recorded together with Yamaha showcasing the Stage Custom Hip Kit.
CHECK OUT THE OTHER VIDEOSLIVE SESSION WITH MPNG
Sam & Martina's passion for music and creativity brought them together through a connection on a social media platform. This initial connection inspired further collaboration and an opportunity to write and record on some of Sam's tracks. We joined them in Berlin during the writing & recording process. Watch this mini-documentary here.
DUPER
She took part in many successful music projects, including her band DUPER, which with their first single they accumulated over 3M views and several other successful releases. As a result of that, they got awarded as the best new and up-and-coming artist in North Macedonia.
Check out more music videosMUSIC DIRECTING
She has also dipped her toes into musical directing, having done the arrangements for this band for a live music video.
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