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Joined: 10 Jan 2010 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 30 Apr 2010
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wavesbelow   
30 Apr 2010
Travel / Live Music / Festival in Warsaw? [26]

Apr 30, 10, 17:27 - Thread attached on merging:
Is there a live music "scene" in Warsaw?

In January, I moved to Warsaw from Glasgow, a city with a buzzing live music "scene". For most of my life I've been involved in that scene. I played in bands, promoted shows, ran a record label and DJ-ed at my own clubnight so became, over time, quite heavily involved.

My initial experience of Warsaw - which by my own admission is slight - is that while there seems to be a popular clubbing scene, other than Jazz, it doesn't have such a live music scene, with unsigned bands and solo artists promoting and playing shows and collaborating together, etc.

I think this is probably because I haven't scratched the surface just yet and I'm hoping that some of the members of this forum can help me find the small "living-room" to medium sized venues that host unsigned bands and artists or possibly even help me find like minded people to befriend and collaborate with.

If there is such a live music scene out there in Warsaw, I'm itching to discover it, so any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.

N.
wavesbelow   
16 Feb 2010
Work / Have just moved to Warsaw and need some job advice... [10]

Thank you all for your replies thus far.
Childwithin - I'll have a wee look. Thank you.

Irishdeano - I've ruled out £odz for the time being as while I certainly could work on the manufacturing side, I'd prefer to work on the support side. Apparently Dell UK have a home and small business section outsourced to a company in Warsaw. Friends from my old office are chasing that up for me to see if there might be work for me there. Mind you, as I'm DCSE qualified (Dell's internal certification) I'd be of use to any company that uses Dell systems.

Rom11 - I've emailed you over

If anyone else has any ideas, the more - the merrier. Thanks again guys.
wavesbelow   
15 Feb 2010
Work / Have just moved to Warsaw and need some job advice... [10]

I'll get right on to finding some IT agencies (if anyone has any suggestions of some good ones, pass them on?). Since I arrived here, I've not had a chance to get out an explore the ex-pat bars etc but I'll be doing that soon.

Thank you lots for the initial advice and welcome. It's lovely to be here. I really like this city.
wavesbelow   
15 Feb 2010
Work / Have just moved to Warsaw and need some job advice... [10]

Hi all,
I'm a Scottish 30 year old and have just moved to Warsaw with my Polish girlfriend . While I don't speak Polish to any great degree (at the moment, pleasantries and functional terms at best), I am learning as quickly as I'm able.

I have experience in I.T. hardware support, having been a Technical Lead at Dell Tech Support and online support having worked for AOL and an online travel booking service; the music industry, having run my own record label; photography, having worked as a freelancer for three years; retail, having worked in music shops and finally, bar work.

I realise that my lack of Polish might hinder me at the beginning in finding work, however, while ideally I'd like to stick to the industries mentioned above, I'm willing to try my hand at most things.

If you feel that I'd be of any use to you, if you know of someone looking for any of the experience above or indeed if you've got any suggestions where I might look for work, I'd be very grateful for any help.

CV and portfolios available on request.

Thanks
Neil