7:58 pm - Indie Spotlight Melbourne

Marta Galtseva is a captivating and highly inventive contemporary pianist, arranger,
composer, and songwriter originally from Kazan, Russia, who has been living in Melbourne,
Australia, since 2007. She achieved remarkable success in contemporary music at the
Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, which inspired her to pursue a Bachelor of
Contemporary Music at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2013. She later completed
a Master of Music (Performance Teaching) at the University of Melbourne in 2018.
Throughout her academic journey, Marta composed over 15 original works, including the
highly acclaimed score for Janos Zoltan&#39;s Secret Matters documentary, presented by VCA
Film and Television in 2015. Her outstanding achievements in contemporary music earned
her the prestigious Will Poskitt Piano Scholarship Award in 2014.
Over the past 15 years, Marta has built an extensive and diverse career as a jazz performer
and accompanist, collaborating with contemporary vocalists, jazz ensembles, opera singers,
and choirs. She has also performed as a contemporary pianist with a range of professional
rock and jazz bands, including Decoration Day – A New Musical (2018), The Rocky Horror
Picture Show Live (2024–2025) and Chicago (2025).
Her performances have graced many of Melbourne&#39;s renowned venues, including 303 Bar,
Piano on Chapel, The Motley Bauhaus, The Penny Black, Neruda&#39;s Brunswick, Club Voltaire,
Le Studio Art Gallery, Clocktower Centre, Russian House Melbourne, Northern Arts Hotel,
MEMO Music Hall, the Melbourne Performing Arts Centre, Federation Square, Elisabeth
Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Trades Hall, Melbourne Museum, as well as
various jazz venues across Sydney and Singapore.
Most recently, Marta released her debut jazz cover album, Feelings, featuring Alexandra
Bronshtein as part of the Las Gatas project. Earlier this year, she was also featured on a vinyl
album by the collaborative music project Transmission Control Protocol, led by sound
engineer Jay Curtis and funded by the City of Melbourne.
Alongside her piano career, Marta has been writing and composing her own original songs
since 2016. She released her debut single, Lonely Night, in November 2023 and continues to
write and release new music. Most recently, she released her latest single, Falling For You.

Marta Galtseva is a captivating and highly inventive contemporary pianist, arranger, composer, and songwriter originally from Kazan, Russia, who has been living in Melbourne, Australia, since 2007. She achieved remarkable success in contemporary music at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, which inspired her to pursue a Bachelor of Contemporary Music at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2013. She later completed a Master of Music (Performance Teaching) at the University of Melbourne in 2018. Throughout her academic journey, Marta composed over 15 original works, including the highly acclaimed score for Janos Zoltan&amp;#39;s Secret Matters documentary, presented by VCA Film and Television in 2015. Her outstanding achievements in contemporary music earned her the prestigious Will Poskitt Piano Scholarship Award in 2014. Over the past 15 years, Marta has built an extensive and diverse career as a jazz performer and accompanist, collaborating with contemporary vocalists, jazz ensembles, opera singers, and choirs. She has also performed as a contemporary pianist with a range of professional rock and jazz bands, including Decoration Day &ndash; A New Musical (2018), The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live (2024&ndash;2025) and Chicago (2025). Her performances have graced many of Melbourne&amp;#39;s renowned venues, including 303 Bar, Piano on Chapel, The Motley Bauhaus, The Penny Black, Neruda&amp;#39;s Brunswick, Club Voltaire, Le Studio Art Gallery, Clocktower Centre, Russian House Melbourne, Northern Arts Hotel, MEMO Music Hall, the Melbourne Performing Arts Centre, Federation Square, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Trades Hall, Melbourne Museum, as well as various jazz venues across Sydney and Singapore. Most recently, Marta released her debut jazz cover album, Feelings, featuring Alexandra Bronshtein as part of the Las Gatas project. Earlier this year, she was also featured on a vinyl album by the collaborative music project Transmission Control Protocol, led by sound engineer Jay Curtis and funded by the City of Melbourne. Alongside her piano career, Marta has been writing and composing her own original songs since 2016. She released her debut single, Lonely Night, in November 2023 and continues to write and release new music. Most recently, she released her latest single, Falling For You.

Indie Spotlight Melbourne is a J-AIR radio show playing all the newest music made in Melbourne. Melbourne has a vivacious, creative community of musicians constantly creating new fresh sounds of all genres. On the show we will not only be playing music but conducting live interviews with musicians.

The one-hour show is hosted by singer-songwriter Shani Weiss and will be on every Thursday at 8pm.

Indie Spotlight Melbourne is a J-AIR radio show playing all the newest music made in Melbourne. Melbourne has a vivacious, creative community of musicians constantly creating new fresh sounds of all genres. On the show we will not only be playing music but conducting live interviews with musicians.
The one-hour show is hosted by singer-songwriter Shani Weiss and will be on every Thursday at 8pm.