Marat Ingeldeev is a music journalist, critic, researcher and performer.
Born in Moscow, Russia, he is currently based in London, UK.

As a journalist, Marat covers music, culture and society. His writing has appeared in Bachtrack, VAN Magazine, Positionen, All About Jazz, Tempo, Muzykalnaya Zhizn, Stravinsky.online, Timetohear and Muzykalnaya Akademiya. He has interviewed prominent musical figures across various fields, including Laurence Crane, Johannes Kreidler, Bryn Harrison, Juliet Fraser, Matthew Shlomowitz, Elaine Mitchener, Neil Luck, Sergej Newski, Elena Firsova and Elena Rykova. He also writes concert and album reviews.

From 2022 to 2024, he co-hosted violet snow, a Russian-language podcast on new music, with Irina Sevastyanova. They produced 43 episodes, including themed discussions, specials and guest interviews.

In August 2023, he took part in the Words on Music programme at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, led by Kate Molleson and Peter Meanwell. During the course, he produced and hosted the podcast Talking Darmstadt, wrote Bridging the Channel: British new music in a post-Brexit Europe and created the audio mockumentary Rating Darmstadt.

As a researcher, Marat has given lectures and presentations at Gnesin Contemporary Music Week (2020–2024) and ZIL Culture Centre. His research focuses on metamodernism in music and culture, music aesthetics and philosophy, as well as interdisciplinary performance practices. In May 2022, he co-curated the charity concert Piano Music for Ukraine at Pushkin House. He has also been involved in programming for Gnesin Contemporary Music Week.

Occasionally, Marat performs on piano and live electronics. He has appeared at venues and festivals such as IKLECTIK, Arebyte Gallery, Sound Festival, Hundred Years Gallery, Reference Point, Southbank Centre, Cheltenham Music Festival and Teatro Baltazar Dias. He is a founding member of the New Maker Ensemble, a group dedicated to experimenting with new music and performance art. Together with Roxanna Albayati, he explores the intersections between Iranian classical music, improvisation and live electronics.

Education:
2020 — MA Music @ Goldsmiths, University of London
2015 — BMus Music @ Goldsmiths, University of London
2009 — Moscow Jurgenson Music School