Peter Slapa

.::: About :::.



Piotr Slapa is a pioneer of fingerstyle guitar in Poland. He trained his skills while living for a short time in Nashville - the capital of country music. In 2007 he participated in legendary fingerstyle guitar festival – 'Chet Atkins Appreciation Society'. He was a participant in many of the Tommy Emmanuel's workshops.



In 2007 he won a special 1st place prize in the most prestigious guitar challenge in Poland - 'Guitar City'. For the time first time in history the award has been given to a soloist. In the same year he won a special distinction as the best soloist in 'Hopes of Warsaw' - a competition held by Tygmont, one of the most famous jazz clubs in Poland.



Since 2008 he has been a tutor in a polish magazine for guitar players 'Gitarzysta'. He is a creator and owner of 'fingerstyle.pl' - the biggest Polish acoustic guitar website. He is also a creator and artistic director of 'Acoustic Guitar Show' festival and ‘Acoustic Guitar Battle’ competition.



He also tutored Polish guitarists during countless guitar workshops nd gave concerts on major guitar festivals (such as Summer Guitar Festival in Krzyzowa, Ogolnopolskie Dni Artystyczne z Gitara, Bass Days, Guitar City, Jazzlot in Ostrzeszow, Re:wizje, Letnie Warsztaty Gitarowe in Muzyczna Owczarnia, Jesieny Przeciag Gitarowy, MusicMedia exhibition).



He is an endorser of G7th capos, his name is displayed on their website next to such guitarists as Tommy Emmanuel, KT Tunstall, Bryan Adams and James Taylor. He also endorses Cole Clark guitars, Acoustic Image amps and David Laboga Cables.



Read more: www.peterslapa.com



Piotr Slapa jest pionierem fingerstyle w Polsce. Swoje umiejetnosci szkolil mieszkajac przez krótki okres w swiatowej stolicy muzyki country - Nashville w USA. W 2007 uczestniczyl w legendarnym festiwalu gitary fingerstyle "Chet Atkins Appreciation Society". Bral udzial w wielu warsztatach gitarowych z Tommy'm Emmanuelem.



Zdobywca nagrody specjalnej równowaznej z I miejscem w najbardziej prestizowym konkursie gitarowym w Polsce - "Guitar City". Po raz pierwszy w historii festiwalu i konkursu pierwsza nagrode otrzymal solista.



Od marca 2008 roku wykladowca gitary akustycznej w branzowym magazynie gitarowym "Gitarzysta". Pomyslodawca i dyrektor artystyczny festiwalu gitary akustycznej Acoustic Guitar Show oraz konkursu Acoustic Guitar Battle. Twórca najwiekszego polskiego portalu gitarzystów akustycznych - fingerstyle.pl



Wystepowal oraz prowadzil warsztaty na wiekszosci liczacych sie festiwali gitarowych i muzycznych w Polsce (m.in. Summer Guitar Festiwal w Krzyzowej, Ogólnopolskie Dni Artystyczne z Gitara, Bass Days, Guitar City, Jazzlot w Ostrzeszowie, Re:wizje, Letnie Warsztaty Gitarowe w Muzycznej Owczarni, Jesienny Przeciag Gitarowy, Targi Music Media).



Piotr jest endorserem znakomitych kapodastrów G7th (jego nazwisko znalazlo sie na oficjalnej stronie G7th obok takich slaw jak Tommy Emmanuel, Bryan Adams, KT Tunstall i James Taylor), australijskich gitar akustycznych Cole Clark, wzmacniaczy Acoustic Image oraz hi-endowych kabli instrumentalnych David Laboga Cables.



.::: Opinions :::.



"Peter Slapa is one of most promising guitarists of the young generation in Poland. Extremely musical and sensitive to a sound of an acoustic guitar, laureate of many prestigious competitions, I predict him a big international career"

- ADAM FULARA



"Beautiful guitar playing!"

- NICK CAMPLING (The owner of G7t company)



"You have a great touch for this style of music!"

- TODD HALLAWELL



"I enjoyed listening to your music. Nice to meet you. All the best"

- PRESTON REED



"Peter, you sound great! Your arrangement of Somewhere Over The Rainbow is georgous."

- CHRIS ELDRIDGE



"Peter Slapa is one of the best promising fingerstyle acoustic guitarists in Poland at the moment. Fingers crossed for him"

- MARCIN CZARNECKI (Los Desperados Duet)



"Peter Slapa is a big hope for polish acoustic guitar music. Great sense of rhythm, musical sensitivity and perfect sound - that’s him. You cannot stay indifferent to his music!"

- GRZEGORZ GALUSZKA (Inventor of Guitar City Festival)



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