Amadeusz Małkowski, better known by his artist name Madis, is a Krakow-born Polish composer and electronic music producer characterized by modern sounds combined with the sounds of "old school electronica”.

His musical jurney began in 2015, when he remixed the main theme from Interstellar movie composed by Hans Zimmer in a intensely electronic style with elements of trance music. The next step was single Desert of Lost Souls - this time inspired by the sounds of Jean-Michel Jarre - three years later remixed by legendary trance producer Alex M.O.R.P.H. This remix has been presented several times in one of the most popular radio shows, A State Of Trance, hosted by Armin van Buuren.

On July 20, 2019, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, the track Carrying The Fire had its premiere, which was also a preview of Madis's debut album - Sea of ​​Tranquility. Carrying The Fire was very well received by the audience and to this day it has been listened to over 7 million times. The single also became part of the legendary In Search Of Sunrise 16 compilation mixed by Giuseppe Ottaviani.

In September 2019, Madis was a guest at the opening ceremony of the European Rover Challenge and with his electronic music concert, he honored the 50th anniversary of the first people on the Moon with songs specially composed for this occasion.

In March 2020, Madis released his debut album Sea of ​​Tranquility, inspired by the Silver Globe. Seven tracks recorded in a continuous sequence make up an electronic story about a man's journey to the Moon, taking the listener into modern soundscapes and melodic sequences. Also in 2020, the EP Hometown was released, inspired by Amadeus' hometown - Krakow. You can hear fragments of the bugle call of St. Mary or the sounds of ironworks. The EP was released in a limited series, on an orange vinyl symbolizing the setting sun.

In April 2022, Madis released his second studio album Sail, where you can hear many musical experiments - from catchy, rhythmic melodies, through dark sequences, to elements of film and even rock music. The album also features the voice of the Italian singer Kyrah Aylin and the guitar sounds of Polish guitarist Jacek Królik.

On August 18, 2023, Madis' third studio album was released, which is a continuation of Sea of Tranquility. This time the goal of the musical journey is the planet Mars as the next step in human space exploration. The release titled Plains of Elysium contains seven songs and, in addition to the digital edition, is also available on CD and vinyl.

In September 2023, Madis performed at four concerts in Poland - Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań and Wrocław, presenting tracks from the upcoming album combined with older compositions.

In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

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