Beam-Light - 11. Far Away

Beam-Light was a Polish duo consisting of the talented and highly versatile artist Aleksandra Dudziak and drummer Wojciech Sochaczewski. The line-up was completed by the highly regarded session musicians Gerard Niemczyk (a drummer who here also plays guitar), bassist Mateusz Cudzich, and saxophonist Marek Batorski. As a young artist Aleksandra started her career atypically, graduating in architecture and interior design at the Academy of Fine Arts specializing in artistic blacksmithing techniques. Her interests ranged far beyond the creation of steel sculptures though, and she became a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers, with skills not only as a visual artist, but also as a singer and multi-instrumentalist. Playing keyboards and flute, and with a voice often compared to the likes of Kate Bush and Sinead ''O Connor, she received a diploma of the Summer Jazz Academy, and was the founder of a band called Alchemists before moving on to Beam-Light. The band existed for around five years and its music was played extensively on Kraków Radio and other Polish radio stations. Aleksandra Dudziak as a solo artist won awards at many music festivals, and also toured extensively with Beam-Light. Their sole self-titled album was released in 2008 by Lynx Music, a Polish label owned by Millenium''s keyboard player Ryszard Kramarski.