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Paweł Penksa

Paweł Penksa - Keyboardist/Composer

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Paweł has been playing the keyboards since he was 7. Having gone through several keyboard schools for several years in the beginning, he finally started taking lessons from a jazz pianist Jerzy Kossacz. This was the real beginning of Paweł's piano education. He took part in music camps organized by his teacher. During one of those camps, he played his own compositions for the first time, displaying his interest in progressive rock.
In 2003 Paweł started to cooperate with Piotr Wasilewski and his G5 band. The cooperation ended after 2 years. In 2005 he joined the band White Crow and Grzegorz Góralczyk's solo project - Actove Band. In the meantime he took part in the Inner Voice and Ziemia (Earth) projects as a sideman. He also joined Bike Lovers cover band. In the summer 2006 Paweł decided to leave White Crow � he only stays to record In a Forgotten Play CD.
The following year brought an opportunity to join another band - Night Rider - and a solo debut on a larger stage. Paweł played his own works in June during the Art Rock na Smolej (Art Rock on Smolna Street) show in Dom Kultury OEródmieoecie in Warsaw and later in a Warsaw club Diuna.
In the beginning of 2008, Paweł left Active Band. Currently, apart from cooperation with Night Rider and Bike Lovers.
My Gear:
Korg M3/73 - Workstation
Yamaha An1x - Synthesizer
Yamaha P-80 - Stage Piano

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/27/2008
Band Members: Paweł Penksa - Keyboards
Jarek Michalski - Bass
Mariusz Żelazko - Drums

Influences: My musical climate zone is rather huge - it contains a wide variety of genres ranging from jazz, blues, rock, prog-rock to really heavy metal (also progressive) and pop and electronic music. My favourite keyboardists are Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Keith Emerson (ELP) and Józef Skrzek (SBB).
Sounds Like: Paweł Penksa
Type of Label: None