Alex Kortan

Music composer, songwriter, lirycswriter, arranger, engineer, programmer, coder, producer and occasionally performer.

Also pipe-smoker & tea-drinker.

Proudly father of beautiful girl - Marta.

Main instruments:

Voice, guitar, bass, drums, harp, whistle, keys, computers, fx ...

... and anything, what may produce any sound.

Born - 12 December 1963 - Lodz, PL

His parents was music-lovers, especially classical.
From all beginning Kortan was always very interested in music and demonstrated his great abilities in this matter, yelling and beating everything in his surround. When he was about four, he started to play mandolin (found on a loft). Then parents sent him for piano lessons.

 

Shortly before school

Kortan has been heard "Twist and shout" by The Beatles for the first time ...
and then he started to write own songs.

 

While school

Kortan was start playing his first band - Emerald. They played instrumental rock (guitar, bass, drums and violin), Kortan was the bass man. In 1980 they gained award on National Festival Of Young Talents Rockowisko '80 Lodz, Poland. After that, the band name changed to Sekta (guitar, bass, drums, violin, flute) and music also moved more to rock-jazz, Kortan was the guitar man this time. In 1982 they was playing International Festival Of Young Generation's Music Jarocin '82, Poland, where they gained 1st award as the best instrumental band.

 

And then ...

Then came very stormy period of Kortan's life (next time about that), in which he was playing in so many different bands, that nobody can't even remind theirs names ... from classical, blues, jazz, rock ... till extreme hardcore punk/metal.

 

In early '90

Together with a dude called Dyda (leader of former Blitzkrieg), Kortan created the rock'n'roll band, named Love Till The Pain, where he was the main voice man and guitar man. They existed about one year and played a lot of gigs in minor clubs.

 

Next year

Kortan moved to another city - Olsztyn, where created another rock'n'roll band - I Want You
Again - Kortan was the main voice and guitar man. They existed almost two happy years, in which realized two albums: "Fuck'n'Roll" ('91) and "I don't care!" ('92). They was playing many gigs whole over the country, mostly in clubs - minor and major.

 

In the middle of '93

Kortan came back to Lodz, to work on his new punk project - Precz!
While three-years existence they realized two albums: "Precz z wami!" ('93) and "Precz! Z miasta Łodzi" ('95).
They was playing almost each one Polish underground minor and major punk spot there's times.

 

Summer '95

Kortan moved to Sokolniki (small forest-village near Lodz, Poland) to create FERMATA - his own small mobile sound studio and record label.

 

Spring 2005

Kortan left his home and moved to Galway on the west coast of Ireland.

 

June 2007

Kortan is moving to Warszawa.

Currently works on his new CD, temporary named "Warrior & Mistress".

 

12 December 2007

Kortan's heart has been broken. Then his brain gone insane.

Currently is trying back to normal state ... writing a book.

This documentary book will be talking about people (mainly - his friends) and strange relationships. This should be a bestseller. Kortan is going to get a lot of money, publishing this audio book. It will be titled "Blinds" and should be available soon at Leisure Audio Books - the best place on market. For now there's possibility to take a look at the progress on Kortan's private blog (need to be fan of Kortan and registered user at Google).