David Bawiec
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
A real musician in every aspect, David Bawiec is best known for being a
versatile Producer, Songwriter, Composer & Arranger. Winner of such
awards like "Academy Reward for Best Original Score to a Short Film"
and "Song of the Year".
Born in Brussels, Belgium, David was the first child to Anna Kielbowicz (Polish) and Wlad Bawiec (Belgian). His talent for music he received from his mother who was a pianist and a composer. Although he started playing the piano as a child, his music education path was a very bumpy and tough one. Primarily he went to a lower music school, however had to quit music school a couple years later due to time constraints caused by his primary education path. David decided not to disconnect completely from his music education by taking private piano lessons.
After having finished high school he decided to study Roman Philology at the Warsaw University in Poland. This however lasted only one year. He soon discovered this was not the path for him and put every effort into becoming a musician.
David Bawiec was the first person in over 25 years to pass the entrance exams to the Frederick Chopin University of Music without having finished a music middle or high school. In 2005 He began his studies at the "choral conducting" major.
Singing and performing on stage had always been a part of David's life. He sang in various TV, radio commercials and stage productions.
Always being a go-getter that followed his dreams, in 2007 David started his application process to one of the most prestigious music colleges in the world - Berklee College Of Music in Boston, USA. Out of thousands of auditioned students, David was one of the few who had been chosen to start their music education at Berklee. Not only did he successfully pass the entrance exams, he also received a scholarship from the college for having presented "high level of talent and musical promise".
Within roughly a couple semesters at the college David had been awarded multiple prizes and awards in various competitions, including winning the "Song of The Year" award at the Berklee Songwriting Competition. Additionally all 3 songs he submitted won the "Curtain Up: Musical Theater Contest". His growth as a musician has been incredible, which was noticed by the college itself, resulting in a substantial increase in his scholarship.
Recognized as a very gifted arranger, David Bawiec was asked to arrange Angélique Kidjo's rendition of "Summertime" which was performed at the "Berklee 2010 Commencement Concert" in front of an audience of over 5000 people with such notable guests like Gamble & Huff, Paco de Lucía and Barbra Streisand. After the show Angélique Kidjo came backstage and told him "I love what you did with my song! Your arrangement was just perfect!"
But all this wasn't enough. In has final week at Berklee, David's score to "The Snowman" (short movie) won him the prestigious Academy Rewards grand prize as Best Score in Short Film.
After only 3.5 years (what should have taken a total of 5 years), in Fall 2010 David graduated from Berklee with a triple major degree in: - Contemporary Writing And Production - Film Scoring - Songwriting*
Soon after, David moved to Los Angeles where he started working in the music & film industry right away. His work can be heard on the Oscars, on various film and TV projects as well as a multiple pop records.
Born in Brussels, Belgium, David was the first child to Anna Kielbowicz (Polish) and Wlad Bawiec (Belgian). His talent for music he received from his mother who was a pianist and a composer. Although he started playing the piano as a child, his music education path was a very bumpy and tough one. Primarily he went to a lower music school, however had to quit music school a couple years later due to time constraints caused by his primary education path. David decided not to disconnect completely from his music education by taking private piano lessons.
After having finished high school he decided to study Roman Philology at the Warsaw University in Poland. This however lasted only one year. He soon discovered this was not the path for him and put every effort into becoming a musician.
David Bawiec was the first person in over 25 years to pass the entrance exams to the Frederick Chopin University of Music without having finished a music middle or high school. In 2005 He began his studies at the "choral conducting" major.
Singing and performing on stage had always been a part of David's life. He sang in various TV, radio commercials and stage productions.
Always being a go-getter that followed his dreams, in 2007 David started his application process to one of the most prestigious music colleges in the world - Berklee College Of Music in Boston, USA. Out of thousands of auditioned students, David was one of the few who had been chosen to start their music education at Berklee. Not only did he successfully pass the entrance exams, he also received a scholarship from the college for having presented "high level of talent and musical promise".
Within roughly a couple semesters at the college David had been awarded multiple prizes and awards in various competitions, including winning the "Song of The Year" award at the Berklee Songwriting Competition. Additionally all 3 songs he submitted won the "Curtain Up: Musical Theater Contest". His growth as a musician has been incredible, which was noticed by the college itself, resulting in a substantial increase in his scholarship.
Recognized as a very gifted arranger, David Bawiec was asked to arrange Angélique Kidjo's rendition of "Summertime" which was performed at the "Berklee 2010 Commencement Concert" in front of an audience of over 5000 people with such notable guests like Gamble & Huff, Paco de Lucía and Barbra Streisand. After the show Angélique Kidjo came backstage and told him "I love what you did with my song! Your arrangement was just perfect!"
But all this wasn't enough. In has final week at Berklee, David's score to "The Snowman" (short movie) won him the prestigious Academy Rewards grand prize as Best Score in Short Film.
After only 3.5 years (what should have taken a total of 5 years), in Fall 2010 David graduated from Berklee with a triple major degree in: - Contemporary Writing And Production - Film Scoring - Songwriting*
Soon after, David moved to Los Angeles where he started working in the music & film industry right away. His work can be heard on the Oscars, on various film and TV projects as well as a multiple pop records.
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