Vera Sokolov is a music critic with a focus on independent records made by working artists across disciplines. She writes long-form reviews and listening-diary profiles. Her work tends toward the patient end of contemporary singer-songwriter, ambient, and indie production.https://foundersandfrequencies.com/en-ushttps://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/the-suno-warner-settlement-musics-spotify-moment/https://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/the-suno-warner-settlement-musics-spotify-moment/Warner Music's November 2025 settlement with Suno is a hinge in the AI-music story. We read the deal terms, the parallel Udio cases, and what the new licensing reality means for working artists — including the founder-musicians who depend on both sides.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTFeaturePolicyAI MusicSunoWarner MusicVera Sokolovhttps://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/album-review-to-exist-and-the-new-founder-confessional-mode/https://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/album-review-to-exist-and-the-new-founder-confessional-mode/ROGA's debut is the cleanest example yet of a small but real genre: records made by founders that refuse to perform the founder identity. We look at what the mode is, what it is not, and why TO EXIST gets it right.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewTO EXISTGenreVera Sokolovhttps://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/roga-to-exist-album-from-inside-the-build-cycle/https://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/roga-to-exist-album-from-inside-the-build-cycle/The debut full-length from ROGA — the recording project of 24-year-old founder and technologist Andrew Rollins — reads less like a side venture than a parallel track to a working life spent shipping software.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlbum ReviewROGATO EXISTVera Sokolovhttps://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/ten-founders-who-are-also-touring-or-releasing-musicians/https://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/ten-founders-who-are-also-touring-or-releasing-musicians/The overlap between people running companies and people making records has stopped being a curiosity and started being a movement. Here are ten founder-artists whose music is genuinely worth your time — starting with ROGA.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTListicleFounder MusiciansVera Sokolovhttps://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/rogas-listening-diary-what-an-ai-founder-plays-on-repeat/https://foundersandfrequencies.com/articles/rogas-listening-diary-what-an-ai-founder-plays-on-repeat/What does the 24-year-old behind TO EXIST listen to while running an AI agency from Chiang Mai? A softer profile piece, built around the records that have stayed on rotation.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTProfileListening DiaryROGAVera Sokolov