Marek Podstawek

Drummer, percussionist, keyboardist, composer, author, arranger and teacher, Marek Podstawek is a class example of a musician devoted to mastering their instrument.

A native of Poland, Marek began his professional career with the National Dance Music Association of Poland, playing and performing in various jazz and dance clubs around the country. Building a strong reputation as both a versatile and charismatic performer, it was not long before he began touring internationally for the next ten years, playing National and International Jazz Festivals in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Hungary and Yugoslavia.

Though a renowned and accomplished live performer, Marek sees the mastering of his instrument as a continual learning process. In accordance with this, he enrolled in one of this countries most prestigious music academies, the Victorian College of Arts were he gained a Bachelor of Music Performance. He found that his abilities as a drummer and percussionist were further strengthened through composing and arranging, not only for his own instruments, but also for larger ensembles. At the VCA his passion for improvisation was nurtured and creativity flourished as with further like-minded musicians he founded Arachnids, a multi-guise format that can include Marek performing as a solo artist or in an ensemble, performing original material around various venues in Melbourne to great acclaim.

Believing touring and travelling to be an essential part of his professional development, Marek relocated to the United States and began a full time gig that many of us can only dream of, spending 1992 to 1993 on board Renaissance Cruise Lines, drumming with the ship band as he cruised the Caribbean Islands where playing with Latin musicians further expanded his repertoire.

In the mid-nineties and with an exceptional tan, Marek returned to Melbourne with a mindset on further playing with other professionals as well as starting the next phase of his playing career, teaching. Beginning as a private drum and percussion teacher, word of his teaching abilities spread and he was soon invited to begin conducting workshops at various schools, both primary and secondary. This has since lead to him being in great demand as a workshop leader and instrumental music teacher within schools. Currently when not teaching at Northland Secondary College, a school that prides itself on catering to a culturally diverse student population, he can be found at various community arts centres and festivals conducting drum clinics for a wide variety of styles and levels. It has been through this and working with younger people that Marek has further developed his range, feeling as comfortable playing with a classical jazz quintet as he is with a heavy metal band or electronic artist.

When he isn't teaching, Marek still finds time to perform with some of Australia's premier jazz and blues artists, being the drummer of choice for such acts as Tony Gould, Alex Pertout, Brian Brown, Shelly Scown, Peter Jones, Dutch Tildres as well as MBAS Performer of the Year Annie-Marie Sharry and the Hiphuggers. He has also been invited to play at such events as Monsalvat Jazz Festival, The Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival and The Big Blues Day Out. Also with his original band ARACHNIDS and Bernardo Soler - Halls Gap Jazz Festivals 2010/13, Inverloch Jazz Festivals 2010/13 Marimbula Jazz Festival

As a drummer, Marek totally embodies the notion of a musician as an entertainer. Thriving on audience feedback and participation, his dynamic sound is matched by his visual antics that constantly keep the audience in a state of both admiration and awe. His dedication towards his instrument has finally enabled him to realise his dream of using the drum as a painter would a brush, to be a sculptor of sound.


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Hi! - My name is Marek Podstawek I have 40 years experience as a professional musician, Internationally and locally in Australia for many years as a session drummer & percussionist. I also teach as a private tuition and in Primary & High schools for over 12 years – drums ,latin & tuning percussion like vibraphone, marimba and piano, keyboard, vocal skills , music theory , rite a songs , jazz improvisation ,composing arranging and computer PC & Mc Aple music programs & PI audio system and recording facility . From time to time I tour around schools for drum & percussion presentations and workshop. I also perform solo or with other percussionists and students in venues and on festivals. I play and teach many different styles such as traditional and modern universal technics from Classic, Jazz, Latin, Reggae, Pop, Rock, Blues ,Country, Funk, Fusion, Hip Pop & Techno plus modern Midi & computer technology- music programs and improvisation using any objects as a percussion instruments and any influences to create original music & compositions. Originally I am a classical percussionist from Poland I finish study in Music Conservatory Warsaw and Wroclaw

In Australia I graduated Improvisation Curse at the Victoria College of Art 22 Years Ago (Bachelor of Music) I still work as a Live Musician Feel up the bands, Composing, Arranging and performing on a Jazz Festivals with a my band Arachnids and solo or with other musicians also my original material and music. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank You regards Marek P

Ciro Ciscognetti : ( Local. Pizzon 22 – 37010 – Costermano - Verona - Italy )

Tel. ++390456200701 e – mail : ciscognetti@tiscali.it

I was born in Neaples on 20 July 1952

I started playing when I was 12 years old . In my life I have always been a musician .

I have been working with bands , duo's , and alone in several places in the world .

I am a musician ( pianist – keyboards player ) composer , arranger, singer with experience also about recording and editing .

I can arrange almost any kind of music or song from music for Movie . . . to music for Discotheque - But NOT Jazz . The following links are some of my full personal works ( Soundtracks and Songs ) . I will be glad if You enjoy them .

My love in Malcesine - 2009 - http://youtu.be/tk37rLpbGbg

For the children of the world – 2009 - http://youtu.be/aVJkkb7Nyy4

Rally - 2008 - http://youtu.be/c6hAwO99drM

Un' Italia stile Broadway - 2011 - http://youtu.be/zd1Opjknhlg

Desert - 2011 - http://youtu.be/4cZH0VXTNF0

My life - 2012 - http://youtu.be/AqUf5Zwj01E

I say no - 2012 http://youtu.be/IbsvW6esaas

Thank You for Your attention . Yours Sincerely .

Pavel B. Pogorelskiy –musician piano player

Phone: +971561730357

E-mail: pavelpogo@gmail.com

www.pavelpogorelsky.com

Instruments mastered: Piano (major), Organ (minor). Additional training in Conducting and

Opera Singing (voice: bass)

Date of Birth: 23.06.1986

Citizenship: Russian Federation

Education

2003-2008 Diploma in Music and Composition, Qualification: concert performer in Piano,

P. I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

1993-2003 Diploma in Piano (with honors), Musical school no. 9, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Experience

2011 Concert performer on international ferries in Scandinavia tours, St. Peter Line

2011 Singer in choir, Musica Eterna, Jerusalem, Israel

2008-2011 Concert performer on river cruise ships, MosTurFlot, Vodohod, InfoFlot, and

RechTurFlot

2009-2010 Teacher of Music, Musical school no. 3 after the name of Tariverdiev, Moscow,

Russia

2008-2009 Accompanist at the Musical University of culture and art. Himki, Russia

Prizes and Awards

1996-2000 “New Names” Scholarship

Prize winner of international piano competitions

1998 “F. Chopin”, Szafarnia, Poland

1996 “Brother & sister”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Additional professional development

1996 Young Russian Composers' Union, member

2009 Russian Grand Piano Masters Association, member

2009 Certified tuner and restorer of pianos and grand pianos

Sample performances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BgXHp-0vw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-UWUFiLBc

Craig Quiter/Crag Jensen

16813 Ridge Road

Holley NY

E: Crag66@aol.com

716 720 0875

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would love to compose the music for your various shows. I compose, perform and produce music in a wide variety of styles from classical to rock to techno to electronic to jazz to folk to country etc. Also - I have over thirty years of experience as a composer, songwriter, instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, arranger and sound-engineer in various recording studios around the country. This includes, jingles, movie/TV soundtracks, Books-On-CDs and pop songs of various styles. To date - I have has written, recorded and produced music for NBC, Lifetime, Curb/MCA, Interplanetary Productions and New Falcon Publications.

You will find my résumé at: https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/documents/resume

For an overview of my music (with video) – please follow this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hIZMaYMqEU

And here is a link to my music page:

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music

For your convenience I am providing you with several links to specific musical pieces that represent several of the categories you listed in your posting:

Classical Electronic (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/atu-xvii---the-star

Classical/Electronic (cover):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/prelude-to-the-afternoon-of-a-faun

Classical Acoustic (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/atu-iii---the-empress

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/the-atus-of-existence/atu-xviii---the-moon

Jazz (small ensemble)

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/spokane-memory-sliver

Jazz Fusion/Acoustic and Electronic (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/quel-beau-monde-ce-sera-90-minutes-from-madrid-to-new-york

Jazz Standards (cover):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/pennies-from-heaven-when-the-clouds-come

Rock (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/you-i

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/magick

Rock (covers)

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/sympathy-for-the-devil

Pop (covers)

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/animation/when-i-m-sixty-four

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/videos/mull-of-kintyre

Techno (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/videos/alien-grey-the-anunnaki-bop---the-video

Country (cover):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/videos/city-of-new-orleans-1

World (original):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/music/saharan-adventure

Folk (covers):

https://sites.google.com/site/cragjensen/home/videos/for-little-ones---two-k---one-3-album-demo-reel

If you have any questions or need to sample more of my musical inventory - please let me know.

Sincerely,

Crag Jensen

716 720 0875

Crag66@aol.com