This week’s guest is Wiktoria Bialic. Wiktoria has been nominated for four Grammy awards for her recordings on Allison Russell’s album, “The Returner.” She has also recorded drums for Grammy-winning musicians like Ondre J. Pavic, Alex Marley, Maati Baani, Ralph Kaminski, SARSA, and various other artists and producers from Britain, India, Scotland, Poland, America, and Puerto Rico.
Wiktoria collaborated with Zildjian Artist Ash Soan on the single “Dark Dark Days” by Black Dog All Starsand often fills in for other well-known drummers in Poland. She won the Hit Like A Girl contest in 2021 and has performed at prestigious drum festivals such as PASIC, Bag Show, The UK Drum Show, and Silesia Drum Festival.
You can find her Instagram HERE and listen to a Spotify playlist featuring many of her recordings HERE. Wiktoria offers a great perspective on excelling as a studio musician, so get ready to improve your drumming skills. I hope you enjoy the recordings that shaped Wiktoria Bialic into the musician she is today.
WIKTORIA’S BIG FAT FIVE:
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Album – Exodus
Artist – Bob Marley
Release Year – 1977
Key Track(s) 0 Three Little Birds / One Love / Whole Record 🙂
Drummer – Carlton Barrett
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Album – The Returner
Artist – Allison Russell
Release Year – 2023
Key Track(s) – Stay Right Here / Springtime
Drummer – Wiktoria Bialic
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Album VoodoO
Artist – D’Angelo
Release Year – 2000
Key Track(s)
The Root
Drummer – Questlove
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Album – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Artist – Little Feat
Release Year – 1974
Key Track(s) – Skin It Back
Drummer – Richie Hayward
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Album – 7
Artist – Seal
Release Year – 2015
Key Track(s) – Redzone Killer
Drummer – Ash Soan
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