Dream About Warsaw: The Rap, Jazz and Electronica of the Polish Capital

Michal> Warsaw's concert scene has been massively influenced by electronic/hip-hop / club music. This music is always flavoured with Polish heritage song writing and vocal talents often citing iconic tracks as well. There is an amazing scene of producers in their 20s and 30s, artists and songwriters who all melt together in Warsaw's clubs and studios.

You probably need to tap two spots - Miłość Kredytowa 9 and barStudio. For most edgy and freshest sounds from Polish talent, and hot UK electronic tunes as well, you can always go to Miłość ('Love' in English). barStudio is fresh music and disco nights club with music, events and a community that is built around freedom, tolerance and unity. Interesting to say it is located in the post-Soviet's Palace of Culture and Science - so a nice a mashup of Warsaw's diverse history.

One of the iconic tracks track the conveys city's spirit is definitely Czesław Niemen's "Sen o Warszawie" ("Dream About Warsaw"). I could call it the city's anthems with its most heartfelt line "if you ever want to see a sunset of Vistula river [..]". Niemen was a musical visionary, bridging the classical mid-20th century music with futuristic approach of the 1980s. 

Second, for me, would be Warsaw's jazz scene with the musical heritage of Jazz Jamboree festival and giants like Krzysztof Komeda Trzciński, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Tomasz Stańko, Andrzej Kurylewicz, Andrzej Trzaskowski, Jerzy Milian and many many more.

PRO8L3M  is a hip-hop duo that electrifies Warsaw music scene for the past couple of years. There's Rosalie  - an amazing R&B artist recording both in Polish and English. Daria Zawiałow is a very talented artist and songwriter. And one of the youngest rap artist who has just left high school - Mata.

We have a roster of artists, depending on the music we need to create and produce. There is amazing talent potential in Poland. We work with people who can be violin and bass players but be creating as underground dark techno artists as well as with orchestral composers who create most beautiful cinematic soundscapes. If I were to mention one name, I would name Duit who is an electronic song producer, a man with a beautiful music taste and represents the first generation of full-flesh music producers in Poland who are artists themselves too.

Although music is present in comms and advertising, it is still working its way to mark a great importance in the strategy and communications. Brand partnerships are a popular way of using original music, syncs as well. We, as a music agency, are working hard to build awareness amongst brand managers and creatives that brand’s own strategic assets create a deeper connection between consumers and the brand than synched or production music. 

Our latest show-reel works would be an ING synch and a new arrangement recording for Kinder Bueno (Ferrero). 

For the bank ad we have synched Queen's "We Will Rock You" which has fallen right down the comm's message - if we don't start taking care about the global environment, our kids will tell us what they think straight in our faces! This was a pro-environmental campaign with a really strong message backed with an iconic song!

For Kinder Bueno, on the other hand, we have used a classic hit song "Enigma" originally performed by Amanda Lear and gave it a new trip-hop/r'n'b deeply flavoured spin. Kinder Bueno in Poland is famous for having very cool music and we have continued that heritage. We always enjoy recreating gold hits and giving them fresh vibes and new shapes!

CORD has been present in Warsaw since 2015. We are currently a team of five music supervisors and strategists. We work mainly for Polish clients but our projects have CEE reach. We know the local market and brands but have global knowledge and resources thus we can deliver CORD's best in class music to our clients. We specialise in music supervision, music and sound production, audio branding and music strategies.