MACIEK HRYBOWICZ

Maciek was born and grew up in Kraków, Poland, during communist times. Aged 11 he began playing guitar. His talent was obvious and classical guitar lessons followed. This training and discipline led him, during his teenage years, to play with several known Polish pop and jazz bands including touring with (the then famous) Jacek Lech. Desperate to escape the greyness of communism and further develop his musical ambitions Maciek emigrated to London, UK in 1975. Mixing with musicians of all genres, introduced him to styles that were both old and new, which influenced and developed his personal guitar style over time. These included bands such as the Warm Jets, Electric Eels, Eastern Alliance and other London punk and new wave bands, whom he played, toured and recorded with throughout the late seventies and eighties. From the mid 1980s he worked as an in-demand session guitarist as well as a composer for read more...