bio

oskar grodnik

it's obviously not my real name. I use it as an alias due to two things - firstly it came from my nickname 'ogrodnik', which means 'gardener' (don't ask why, I know nothing about flowers or growing cabbage) and I thought it might be funny to introduce myself as a different person.

Secondly I wanted to set apart my career as a radio DJ from my musical part of life. They're two different things. I didn't want people to link me as a radio guy with things I do 'after hours'. It's like a priest who does not want his parishioners to know he visits night-clubs.

But of course I can't run from the radio in my music activity and honestly I don't want to. It may be a little bit complicated but when one thinks it over it should get simple.

where am I?

I live and work in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Poland is quite a big country in Europe and Europe is a pretty huge piece of a land, on the almost opposite side of the Earth than United States are.

what am I doing?

for more than twelve years my life concerns about creating music. For almost fifteen years - about the radio. I was working as a DJ for many different radio stations, including the biggest one in Poland, I was speaking for private and national radio. Still doing it for living and for satisfaction it gives. But what really turns me on is producing sounds (and I don't mean those organic ones which are rather unpredictible and uncontrollable yet sometimes quite exuberant)

I have created lots of jingles, commercials and music for it, in the meantime I was busy with making music for theatre and films. Well... one film. Short. Animated. But come on, it was fun. But I'm afraid you won't hear it as I can't hear it - it was recorded on an old tape recorder and the tape is missing. Very much.

what am I looking for?

I created this site to find both commercial and artistic collaborators. If you believe we can collaborate, please contact me and let's make some noise together. I read almost every mail I recieve so there is a huge chance I will read yours.

A garden is a planned space, usually of a somewhat limited size, which is typically set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment. The garden allows a person to develop slowly and personally a relationship with the space. That relationship is of a personal nature and may take many forms. Gardening is the activity of growing and maintaining the garden's life. This work may be done by a gardener.

You might help this garden grow by making a PayPal donation. If you like my music or if you just think I'm OK in general - put a penny into my purse. It is, you know, like those people on the street, passing by a street-musician and throwing him some change. The only difference is that here nobody's throwing anything since nobody can be seen while listening. I guess that's embarrassment what makes people to give away their coins. But no worry - it's a free service. I put this PayPal link just to check if I'm right or wrong :)