Piotr Pawlak / Dominik Strycharski (PL)




This duo is a meeting of two improvisers who share a passion for seeking new forms of expression and pushing the boundaries of the instruments they play. It is a combination of live contemporary electronic music with an analogue, human element. The basic premise when playing and composing music is to use analogue instruments – voice and guitar – as a basis for processing and generating electronic structures. The duo’s joint album will be released shortly.
Piotr Pawlak – guitarist and producer associated with the Tri-City music scene. He made his debut in the band Bielizna. He co-founded the band Kury and their legendary Fryderyk Award-winning album P.O.L.O.V.I.R.U.S. He played in the bands Łoskot and Kaszuba. He collaborates with Antoni Gralak. He has participated in John Zorn’s Cobra project. He is the originator and co-producer of the Olter project, which involved 50 Polish artists associated with alternative music. He composes music for theatre, film, ballet and multimedia shows. He has produced dozens of albums by various artists, including Ścianka, Kury, Łoskot, Kobiety, Tymon & Transistors, Pink Freud, Oczi Cziorne and Made in Poland. He runs workshops for people with disabilities. In 2019, he took part in the Męskie Granie tour as a member of the Męskie Granie Orchestra. He provides sound for radio and theatre performances and creates multi-channel sound works for exhibitions. His work is part of the Gdańsk Contemporary Art Collection. Winner of the Audionomia Award for the best Polish sound reportage.
Dominik Strycharski – composer, flutist, vocalist, improviser, performer, teacher and publicist. For three decades, he has been involved in almost every creative aspect of music, from composition and performance to sound design and teaching. Winner of the 2021 Polityka Passport Award, he has composed music for around 100 theatre productions, numerous films and radio plays. He has released dozens of albums of contemporary and jazz music and has performed in several hundred live shows and concerts. For 20 years, he has been running his own vocal and improvisation workshops.