BAASCH

BAASCH is the project of Bartosz Schmidt, a singer, producer and songwriter, and one of the most original artists on the Polish alternative scene. He balances atmospheric synth-pop with the euphoria of club music, bringing together distant worlds in his own way. What holds it together is his unusual voice, which carries luminous melodies in an elegantly matte tone.

His album Noc, his first sung in Polish, won him a Fryderyk Award, Poland's equivalent of the Grammys. Alongside his own records, he composes for the screen and the stage. His work includes the score for the Netflix series The Doll (Lalka), directed by Paweł Maślona, and the music for Black Death (Variola Vera), directed by Kuba Czekaj. That series won the Reflet d'Or for Best Series at the Geneva International Film Festival and the Student Award at Series Mania, and was nominated for the Prix Europa and Prix Italia. He has also written music for the award-winning feature Floating Skyscrapers and for numerous theatre productions. Two of his scores were nominated for Fryderyk Awards: the soundtrack to Lipstick on the Glass, and the music for Balladyna. Echa grobowych rozwalin, directed by Oskar Sadowski. At the Polish National Opera he wrote additional music for Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, a contemporary, futuristic staging that marked film director Agnieszka Smoczyńska's opera debut. He also works on advertising campaigns and creates sonic identities for brands.

He has collaborated with international artists Rosa Anschütz and Alif Hilal (formerly Lyra Pramuk), and with leading Polish artists including Mary Komasa, Catz 'n Dogz, Quebonafide and Paulina Przybysz. He has performed on international stages and at festivals across Europe.