Robert Piotrowicz [Pl]
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He started play music in age of 12 years old, his first instrument
was drums. Then few years latter he found guitar as a tool
to have band, form this time he was trying to find his place
in music. From early 90' he was leader of his own band called
STUCKONCEILING, there he found his way of guitar playing and
leading the bands. Around 96-98 he released couple of albums
with his early fascination which turned around hard core,
noise avantgarde metal. In this rock loud period he is founding
improvisation as way to create music and thinking about this.
Together with this Piotrowicz was researching electronics
as topic for sound chalenge.
The breaking times for Piotrowicz music approach was 1999
when together with his band he finishing noise rock period
and he turn himself into free improvisation. Together with
Anna Zaradny - she joined STUCKOCELING around 98' - they both
together strongly focused on experimental and improvised music.
In 2000 Piotrowicz played few concerts with well know improv
figures as John Butcher and Tony Buck. In next year together
with Anna Zaradny they found label and festival MUSICA GENERA.
From 2002 all their art activities are strongly connected
with record label, festival and events of improvised and experimental
music in Poland. From this time he regularly play concerts
all over Europe, including festivals and other events.
Activities of Musica Genera became one of most important phenomenon
for experimental music in Poland.
Piotrowicz uses analog synthesizer to work on sonic research.
He treats guitar as a sound source, to play he uses bow, metal,
paper, engine etc. Electronics - beside their sound characteristic
- are other way of expressions. Piotrowicz works with free
impov contexts as well as working solo and on compositions.
As improviser he works usually with Anna Zaradny and Burkhard
Stangl with his most focused lineup (the trio released album
"Can't Illumination"). By last years he collaborates
often with: Tony Buck, John Butcher, Xavier Charles, Kevin
Drumm, Jerome Noetinger etc. Occasionally he collaborated
with Otomo Yoshihide, ErikM, Martin Siewert, Dieb 13, Werner
Dafeldecker, Lionel Marchetti, Nikos Veliotis and many others.
Piotrowicz released some solo production (2 albums and one
single cd) and he dedicates lots of attention for aesthetic
of his musical status. Composed works of him touch noise music
aspect as well as electroacoustic music tradition.
Together with pure audio work he collaborates with visual
artists. His most important work includes collaboration with
great film maker and musician Martin Klapper. He worked for
the radio and theatres. Together with Anna Zaradny composed
music for films.
Piotrowicz participates in international festivals (Audio
Art Festiwal, Jazz en Gatineite, Alt F4, The Strings of Difference
Athens, SKIFF, Muzyka z Mózgu, In Beetwen Chicago,
Jazz in E., Copenhagen Jazz Festiwal, Art Rhytmic Depot).
He played in all over Europe (France, Germany, Norway, Denmark,
Holland, Czech, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Croatia)
and USA.
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