Jakub Rene Kosik
London
Jakub Rene Kosik - live act, producer, DJ. DJ Magazine PL editor. Owner of Traquency Records. Host of "Kosik Kosi" radio show in polish radio-station RMF Club.
Jakub Rene Kosik is an extraordinarily prolific artist; he’s the author of over 100 singles released by labels from all corners of the world. His productions were recognized by e.g. Mousse T (who released a vinyl including a track by JRK & Grooveliker on his Peppermint Jam imprint), Terry Lee Brown Jr., The Timewriter – those two were also impressed by Jakub’s productions made under the “Lincon Six Echo” moniker, which led to releases on the legendary Plastic City label. JRK’s tracks can be heard in DJ sets of such artists as Laurent Garnier, Loco Dice, Tomcraft, Sven Vath, RIchie Hawtin, Dubfire, DJ Lucca, etc. He created many remixes, both for international artists and Polish pop-stars. His tunes are included on uncountable number of compilations, released both on independent labels and so-called majors - Sony Music, Universal Music.
Jakub has shared the stage with the majority of the most popular DJs in the world, appearing both in hundreds of clubs in Poland and abroad, and also on festivals such as Creamfields, Water Festival, Film&Art Festival, Mayday, Audioriver. He is involved in charities – he used to organize a series of events called "I Have My Own Space", during which he broke several records in playing live-act without any pause or with no use of a computer, decks and CD players (8.5 h) – the entire income from those events was given to support Dom Małego Dziecka no. 1 (a children’s home) in Wrocław; he cooperates with Klub Gaja – an organization supporting animal welfare.
In 2010, JRK was responsible for the musical setting of Reporter clothes shops. He prepared soundtracks for several independent movies. He was a regular editor of the Polish edition of an opinion-making monthly connected with electronic dance music – DJ Magazine – throughout the entire period of its presence on the Polish market. He appears as an industry expert in numerous media; he was twice in the jury for the Polish DJ Championship. He run his own weekly radio-show "Kosik Kosi" in the polish largest Broadway group - RMF - on the RMF Club radio station (every sunday at 21:00 CET).
Apart from productions made as Jakub Rene Kosik, he also stands behind a few other projects such as: Magic Between Us, Lincoln Six Echo, Jordan2Delta, La Fenice, BBLTQ, Venice Blow, Terror Smith, etc.
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