JOB EXPERIENCE

2002 - 2010 Joytown Agency, Wroclaw (Poland) [www.joytown.pl]

The founder, co-owner and Marketing & PR Manager of Joytown Agency - promotional and event managing company, specializing in designing and managing events for the youth in Poland (high school and college students). Some of performed tasks:

• manager of live shows of Us3, Nouvelle Vague & Nneka in Wroclaw (2009)
  • activities performed as Polish promoter of the international festivals Hip Hop Kemp (21 000 participants) and Rock for People (25 000) (both in Czech Republic); biggest hip-hop festival in Central/ Eastern Europe [www.hiphopkemp.com] + renowned rock/alternative fest [www.rockforpeople.com];
    managing the team of 60 local promotors and more than 120 volunteers;
    arranging special bus transport to concerts in Czech Republic and Germany for hundreds of fans from 11 Polish cities;
• securing subsidy from European Union for young entrepreneurs (from European Social Fund)
• production and project manager of VIVA Comet 2007 Awards ceremony [www.viva-tv.pl/comety];
• The co-author, chief editor and publisher of r&b/soul music encyclopedia - "Soul, Body & Rhythm. The Lexicon of r&b and soul music" (2008) [www.leksykon.miszczak.pl]

  • First r&b and soul encyclopedia in Central/ Eastern Europe
  • 450 international acts (list) included
  • 608 pages, color pics of the artists
  • great number of editor picks, various "best of" lists etc.
  • Extensively promoted bestseller
    

2005 Kurpisz Publishing Company, Poznan (Poland) [www.kurpisz.pl]

The main author and chief editor of the hip-hop music encyclopedia - "Beats, rhymes & life. Lexicon of hip-hop music" [www.miszczak.pl/leksykon]

• First hip-hop encyclopedia in Central/ Eastern Europe
• 1000 acts (list) from all over the world (USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Austria, Poland...)
• 630 pages, color pics of the artists
• Many additional essays about history and the essence of hip-hop music: most important labels, historic moments, classic albums, dictionary of hip-hop related terms, essays about hip-hop styles
• Great reviews from hiphop heads and journalists
• A "Book of the Month" award granted by National Polish Television (TVP)
• Extensively promoted bestseller

2003 - 2007 MTV Networks Poland, Warsaw (Poland) [www.mtv.pl]

Black music and youth market specialist, copywriter of popular web services - YO! MTV Raps, MTV Freestyle, MTV N-Style, MTV Clubbit, MTV Rap Pakamera. The only Polish journalist on the Red Carpet of MTV Video Music Awards 2006 in New York City.

2001 - ... Freelance music journalist

Writing texts (exclusive interviews, coverages, reviews, essays) for local and international magazines: Brain Damage, Exklusiv, Dos Dedos, Hiro, Steez, BBaRaK, Machina, Klan, Ślizg (total circulation of 200 thousand issues/ month)

EDUCATION

2003 - 2008; Warsaw School of Economics (Warsaw, Poland ) [www.sgh.waw.pl]

• Graduate of International Relations; specialty: Media & Communication
• Best economic university in Central and Eastern Europe according to the Newsweek Magazine (ranking from 2006)
• Master's Thesis title: Utilizing special cultural and sport events as a strategic approach to stimulating urban tourism. The case of Edinburgh, Sydney and Wroclaw.

ADDITIONAL INFO

• 2009 - Polish finalist of International Young Music Entrepreneur Award, granted by British Council (link):
• Professionally interested in the entertainment industry, youth culture, dj-ing. Additional hobbies:
• history and future of popular music (funk, rap, soul, r&b, downtempo)
• "self-development" literature (great fan of ideas presented by Robert Kiyosaki and Stephen Covey)
  
• observing market trends and development of the local and global economy
  
• stock market of developing countries
• travelling to exotic places