Ursula Szczepanek

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Logic Pro, NORD LEAD 2X, NORD STAGE 88, ROLAND KEYS AMP

I can use: Avid Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Nord Stage 88, Nord Lead 2X, Roland Keys Amp, Recording Studios

About me

I have always felt that music was in my blood as I was born into a musical family background where I was generally encouraged and began training intensively in piano at the tender age of five.
By the age of seven I started to write my own compositions, which I was never shy of presenting at my college and felt confident enough to include one such piece at my examination. Although I enjoy playing classical music I have always been drawn to reinterpretation and improvisation in my own way.
My serious dedication has in turn reaped desirable rewards in the form of countless concerts in my own homeland (Poland) as well as in Italy, Germany and Czech Republic, where I have also participated in piano competitions. My other achievements was ;releasing an album called "Bird Strike" in 2007(London),composing background music for the exhibition of artistic group called "Kalamarsada" in Waterloo 2006,Appearance as an artist-musician of the new generation in many UK polish newspapers like: Goniec Polski, Cooltura, Nowy Czas, Panorama -The Polish Weekly Magazine, also Radio Orla.

At present I am creating my own compositions in new media, technology using the latest music software programs. This is a style of electronic music inspired by a fusion of Jazz, classical and virtuoso piano variations that I find stimulating and fulfils my need for communication through self-expression.
Creatively I feel completely unbounded as I am constantly absorbed in new projects and compositions both individually and working with other musicians. I am also refining a sequence of 79 electronic compositions for showcasing at a variety of venues I have been invited to perform at.
I am also playing on keyboards in The Eccentric Trio, which was formed in 2009 by me and associate student from my University. The repertoire covers a wide spectrum of jazz genres: classical, fusion, Latin and free jazz. The band has been very successful and is getting a lot of invitations from the London and European jazz clubs.

In the future I would like to be involved in media industry as a Sound Designer because of the variety of tasks to do that requires loads of imagination and creativity, manipulating the sound and investigating the aspects of sonic art.
As a Composer I would like to write pieces not only in a classical system but also appreciate more experimental sonic possibilietes, imagine sound I haven't heard yet,evoke true musical meaning in my compositions.
As Jazz performer I would like to apply sounds coming not only from my instrument but also play on the other parts of the grand piano like wing or pedals,or resonant box,or amplify the piano and distort the sound,insteatd of using my fingers to get the sound I would like to use mallets and play on the grand piano strings, create more theatrical show inspired by free jazz genre and artists such as Thelonius Monk,Hiromi Ueahara,Tom York,Tom Waits, Dead can Dance.
Additional skills:
TECHNICAL SKILLS

Producing
* Editing and mastering recorded audio material
* Producing music such as: pop songs, jazz compositions, sound effects


Recording
* Natural and Hybrid recording of the instruments
* Recording Foley, SFX, dialog for movies
* Audio and MIDI recording

Performance
* Playing jazz concerts mainly in Poland and Great Britain
* Performing at the jazz jam sessions
* Student projects -jazz trio (piano, bass, drums)
* Playing in a rock band
* Piano competitions
* Leader of the fusion jazz band

Composing
* Electronic compositions (trance, dance, trip hop, pop, rock)
* Various modern and fusion jazz compositions
* Film music independent and student projects
* Sound design for movies
* Modular Patch Design
* Advertising and Radio Jingles
Industry awards:
* Releasing an album called "Bird Strike" in 2007
* Composing background music for the exhibition of artistic group called "Kalamarsada" in Waterloo 2006
* Appearance as an artist-musician of the new generation in many UK polish newspapers like: Goniec Polski, Cooltura, Nowy Czas, Panorama -The Polish Weekly Magazine, also Radio Orla
* Awarded, employee of the quarter (London)
* Awarded with a Jazz Price -The Best Musician of the Year 2010 London
* Awarded with First Class Honours Degree at TVU
Referees:
Pete Sarbaton- Jazz piano teacher
Additional information:
www.theeccentrictrio.co.uk

www.myspace.com/ursulagalle

www.soundish.co.uk

www.myspace.com/eteccentrictrio

License & Passport

Skills

Job Titles	Composer, Producer, Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Teacher, Music Production
Years in industry	1 to 3 years
Organisations / Memberships	Musicians Union (UK)
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards, Synthesiser
Musical Style	Acid Jazz, Acoustic, Ambient, Avant-garde jazz, Bebop, Big band, Blues, Chamber jazz, Chicago jazz, Cool jazz, Drum & Bass, Dub, Experimental, Funk, House, Improv, Jazz, Pop, Reggae, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Soul, Swing, Techno, Trance