Radek (age 4) improvises over his own voice with sliced samples, overdrive and variable-buffer analog delay

Radek - Robot Szalony Jeden Jeden Kreska Zero Jeden

Stryjo:
Michał Bryndal - drums
Maciej Szczyciński - double bass
Nikola Kołodziejczyk - piano, composition
http://stryjo.thinkbay.net

Stryjo - Kalarepa Man

Commissioned by Screen and Sound Fest Kraków 2018 as a short piece for visual storytelling contestants to create their film upon. Theme was loosely inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and my part was to be inspired by Winter.

Zima

While setting up my orchestral template for Spitfire samples with UACC and custom macros I decided to quickly mockup a theme for an upcoming game developed by my brother. Enjoy

Aquilo Theme

conducted by Vince Mendoza
performed and recorded by the Metropole Orkest

1 day assignment. Theme and counterpoint was given.
No editing (no cuts) and no computer samples used.
Metropole Orkest Arrangers Workshop 2013


2013 - The Spiders (John Williams) theme arrangement

lineup: 
Szymon Kamykowski - soprano saxophone
Piotr Toruński - bass clarinet
Marcin Żupański - flute, tenor saxophone
Bartek Pieszka - vibraphone
Michał Bryndal - drums
Maciej Szczyciński - double bass
Nikola Kołodziejczyk - piano, composition, electronics

2009 - Ultimatum

This track was so far out that it did not make it to the released CD.
I was commissioned with arranging string quartet and piano on the whole Perpetual Motion CD.


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Amine et Hamza Perpetual Motion - Spleen - unreleased track

This is a live recording of a piece of mine that was a part of the Storyboard project we have made with Adam Bałdych. 
This was during my second year of studies.


Małgorzata Kogut-Ślanda - violin
Olga Kwiatek - violin
Bartek Tełewiak - violin
Magdalena Olearczyk - viola
Bartek Janczak - viola
Monika Łapka - cello
Mirosław Mały - double bass

Maciej Szczyciński - double bass
Michał Bryndal - drums
Adam Bałdych - electric violin, introduction
Nikola Kołodziejczyk - piano, composition, electronics

2008: Storyboard - Melquiades

A quick composition for a female cello quartet

2008 - Cello Girls

improvised piece inspired by the sound effects used in Super Mario Bros. video game

recorded in Polskie Radio Katowice in 2009
recording engineers - students supervised by Tomasz Tamborski

2009 - Romantic Mario (solo piano)

A totally improvised set played while talking to friends about what piece I'm going to compose on top of this programming for the Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra, and triggering and evolving the macros. 
It's more a proof of concept that I can control MIDI sequences that solely affect parameters of effects applied to a sound by recording and looping dummy midi clips that i can trigger afterwards in a desirable place in a piece that is being developed in real time. The dummy midi clips then act as a kind of organic arpeggiator input that i can control very closely live.
More musical material is expected to be based on this bare track as i will add acoudtic drums, soprano saxophone, bass, flute, bass clarinet and vibraphone to this and a little of composition.

2010 - proof of concept - dummy midi clips - improvised set

Nikola Kołodziejczyk - piano, sampling and remixing
Gabi Machej - vocals, beer can beat
Zuzia Olbryś - harp and voice
Maciej Szczyciński - bass
Michał Bryndal - ending drum loop
a kiedy o pierwszej w nocy nachodzi nas ochota żeby coś nagrać - nie powinno się temu przeciwstawiać

nikola feat. Gabi Machej - Natural Behaviour

chief conductor and artistic leader - Vince Mendoza
vocal and bass - Richard Bona
tenor saxophone solo - Leo Janssen
drums - Martijn Vink
guitar - Peter Tiehius

FOH mixer - Paul Pouwer
music supervisor FOH and mixing - Gert Jan van den Dolder
recording and mixing engineer - Ronald Trijber
artistic producer - Henk Heijink
monitor engineer - Dirk Overeem
orchestra manager - Marc Altink
production manager - Sophie Koopmans
orchestra assistants - Hein Bouwman, Jan Visser
office manager - Iris Andringa
production assistant - Floor Cloo
librarian - Theus de Ruig

23 February 2013 - Lantaren/Venster Rotterdam


	Metropole Orkest line-up:
	   1st violin:
		Arlia de Ruiter
		Sarah Koch
		Denis Koenders
		David Peijnenborgh
		Vera van der Bie
		Lauri Vreeken
		Casper Donker
		Coleman Willis
	2nd violin:
		Merijn Rombout
		Herman van Haaren
		Wim Kok
		Elizabeth Liefkes-Cats
		Marianne van den Heuvel
		Ruben Margarita
		Robert Baba
	violas:
		Mieke Honingh
		Norman Jansen
		Julia Jowett
		Iris Schut
		Isabella Petersen
	celli:
		Bastiaan van der Werf
		Emile Visser
		Wim Grin
		Annie Tangberg
	double basses:
		Erik Winkelmann
		Walter van Egeraat
	flutes:
		Nola Exel
		Liset Pennings
	oboe:
		Willem Luijt
	saxophones:
		Marc Scholten
		Paul van der Feen
		Leo Janssen
		Nils van Haften
		Max Boeree
	horn:
		Jan Harshagen
	trumpets:
		Ray Bruinsma
		Jelle Schouten
		Jan Hollander
		Ruud Breuls
	trombones:
		Bart van Lier
		Louk Boudestejin
		Jan Bastiani
		Martin van den Berg
	harp:
		Joke Schonewille
	percussion:
		Frank Wardenier
		Arie den Boer
	piano:
		Hans Vroomans
	guitar:
		Peter Tiehuis
	orchestral bass:
		Aram Kersbergen
	drums:
		Martijn Vink


Bisso Baba - Richard Bona and Metropole Orkest arr. Nikola Kołodziejczyk

Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, assistant professor.
Maria Schneider: "I was blown away by your music. It's powerful, creative, intricate, soulful... quite extraordinary. The textures are wonderful, and the musical ideas are so original. I really really loved it. You're amazing."

"Kompozycje Kołodziejczyka mają wszelkie znamiona indywidualnego stylu łączącego osobliwy impresjonizm z humorem, liryczną zadumą i delikatnie zarysowaną ilustracyjnością. W sumie: muzyka zaskakująco świeża, o nieuczesanym uroku." -Andrzej Schmidt  

"He represents the future of creative music in Poland" - Ed Partyka

"Something amazing, something insane, extravagant, uncanny, ecstatic..."
"I still have chills at the thought of the concert, well, and I know that I definitely won't miss something like this next time"  - http://rozmowa-monologiem.blog.onet.pl

"Jeden z najzdolniejszych polskich jazzmanów" - PiK

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