We love people with the DIY spirit, but musician Tomasz Kordowski takes it to a whole ‘nother level. When you listen to his band, the Stas Duda Ensemble Assembly, you’re in fact listening to him: a one-man musical operation utilizing synthesizers, wood blocks, recorders, audio clips, spoken word pieces and whatever else he can think of to create one of a kind socially satirical songs.
It was a pleasure to talk with Tom about some of his early musical influences like Weird Al and Frank Zappa, the unique relationship he has with his audience and how he’s drawn inspiration from disparate sources such as actress Valerie Harper and 9/11.
Also, Tom improvs a piece for us live in studio and we can only hope that he’ll come back someday to play it at Karl’s funeral.
To learn more on Tom and his music, you can check out his website and his Facebook page.