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Marcin

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Marcin picked up the guitar at age 10. Quickly he achieved success in local and international classical competitions. He was initially taught by an independent classical guitar teacher, but soon gravitated also to flamenco music, being patroned by Spanish professor and virtuoso Carlos Pinana. He picked up the acoustic guitar at age 14, and experimented with percussive playing as a self taught musician. Marcin first gained popularity in 2015 after winning Poland’s then largest TV talent show Must Be The Music.

After local success he went on to release his independent debut EP HUSH at age 16. The main single from the EP was an arrangement of Asturias, and it became extremely popular globally among guitarists, initially amassing 10 million views on Youtube and Facebook. This was his first viral video, he was 14 at the time of Asturias’ recording.

In subsequent years Marcin’s popularity grew rapidly in global mainstream laymen audiences due to multiple viral releases online. His videos were first posted by notable publishers such as Classic FM and Metal Hammer, as well as independently on his channels. His performances have amassed over 200 million views online, the main contributors to this number being his solo acoustic guitar arrangements of legendary tracks from various genres, like Moonlight Sonata, Kashmir, Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Shape of You, Still D.R.E., Toxicity. Since then he focuses more on original compositions. The lead single Classical Dragon from his upcoming debut album featured Tim Henson of Polyphia, and has amassed 1M+ streams in a month, and 2.5M views in the same time.

Earlier Event: 2 March
T.Love
Later Event: 25 March
Panchiko