Music and sound · 2026-11-11

"Blackout FM": a Ukrainian creative vibe-coded a power outage schedule you can listen to

Illia Yankov from the Havas Engage agency used the AI assistant Claude to build a service that turns a power outage schedule for your address into a melody.

✨ What the service is

Illia Yankov, creative director at the marketing agency Havas Engage, created the tool "Blackout FM". It takes the power outage schedule for the user's address and turns it into a melody. The outage data comes from DTEK's website.

The idea came from a visual similarity. The schedule's cells reminded Illia of a drum pad, a music panel with buttons, each triggering a different sound. So the schedule can be not just viewed but listened to, and used to build your own track.

📌 How it was made

Illia worked on the project with the AI assistant Claude from Anthropic. Building the core of the service took about ten prompts, meaning text requests to the AI. The name "Blackout FM" was also suggested by AI. Illia then refined the visuals, the interface, and even the labels next to the buttons himself.

His advice for anyone who wants to try vibe coding, that is, building apps with AI without deep programming skills: first describe the concept, gather references, and write the first request to the AI in detail.

🔹 Why it matters to people

People usually open the outage schedule to figure out when to charge their phone and get some work done. Illia wanted this routine check to also offer a bit of distraction. You can click together a melody and send it to a friend.

The service is experimental, so some features are still being refined. You can try it at blekaut.illiayankov.com.

Sources: 🔗 DOU/dev.ua