At 24 years old, Polish-born Marcin has the world at his feet. Despite his youthfulness, he’s already being wowing audiences with his explosive approach to acoustic guitar for nearly 10 years. His arrives amid wild hubbub for his genre-fusing virtuosity, which sees a classically-trained left hand and flamenco-driven strumming punctuated by dextrous percussive techniques.
Having emerged victorious from TV talent shows in Poland and Italy before his 17th birthday, Marcin reached an even bigger audience during a run to the semi-finals of in 2019. Through a host of viral successes, he’s amassed 1.62 million YouTube subscribers.
His takes on the , the romantic melodies of Beethoven’s and the metallic fury of System Of A Down’s have over 20 million views, while his original music has captured imaginations, too. He sees what the “ big boys” of the modern scene – such as Tim Henson and Ichika Nito – are doing, and he wants to redefine people’s perceptions of the instrument and prove acoustic guitar can be just as cool. Those guitarists, as well as fan-turned-mentor Steve Vai, Tom Morello and Jack Black have all been left flabbergasted – as has , who hailed him as “one of the most talented guitarists of his generation” in 2022.
And so, he’s painfully aware that most artists don’t release their debut album under such circumstances. “It’s a pretty unique position to be in as a percussive player,” he says. “To have a big label [Sony Music] and millions.