'Dlugokecki' is a musical project fronted by Ben Dlugokecki (pronounced- Der-loo-go-ken-ski) - An extraordinarily talented 28 year old prolific singer/songwriter based in Southampton, England. He is joined by Andy Wild (Keys, vocals), Marie Kitchen (Cello, vocals), Boyd (Drums), Tim Jackson (Guitars), Roxanne Johns (Backing Vocals) & Aidan Hampson (Bass). Their music has been compared to the likes of David Gray, Paul Simon, Elbow and Damian Rice.
Five of their biggest shows to date were supporting million-selling artists 'David Gray', 'Snow Patrol', 'Corinne-Bailey Rae', 'The Proclaimers' and 'Lu Lu' on their world tours, playing to thousands of people.
In 2009 they played the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas also playing 2 shows in New York to great acclaim. Their performance in Texas lead to an American publishing & distribution deal.
Some other highlights over the last 4 years include reaching the final 8 of the 'Sennheiser Best Unsigned Artist 2004' out of 2000 entries, playing the 2005 ASCAP showcase at the London Barfly, having his music in the i-tunes music store, being named artist of the month on the 'Musician's Channel' on Sky and his debut music video played daily. They have played the Shepherds Bush Empire, Oxford Carling Academy and many city Guildhalls. They recently won 3 regional awards for live performance at 'The Mag Awards'.
Their music has been used on the soundtrack of Channel 4 hit show Ny-Lon, they have recorded in Metropolis Studio, London and had a twelve-day session in Ibiza and recently had five tracks heavily featured in episodes of Channel 4's "Hollyoaks".
They have also played alongside 'Starsailor', 'British Sea Power', 'Mouldy Peaches', Brit-award nominees 'Beth Rowley' and 'Nerina Pallot', 'The Webb Sisters', 'Ben's Brother' twice, 'Longview', 'Sandi Thom' 3 times, 'Paddy Casey', 'The Bluetones', 'Chris Difford (Squeeze)', 'Goodbooks', 'The Drifters', 'John Power (CAST/The La's)', 'Chesney Hawkes', 'Chumbawamba' and 'Nizlopi' 3 times.
In 2006, Dlugokecki released a collection of Studio Recordings called 'Before The Storm'. In 2007, The 'How Do You Do?' tour was a massive success - with Dlugokecki performances at the top of the Spinnaker Tower, Old Trafford, Stonehenge, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Ferry across the Mersey and at 3,200ft at the top of Mount Snowdon in Wales. The tour resulted in a mass media exposure - including segments on BBC Radio and BBC One News. In 2008 the band finished their mini-album 'Let this be Right' which sold 1000 copies in it's first week!
This year Dlugokecki will complete their debut album and are celebrating their 10th Anniversary. '10 Years of Dlugokecki' is a 34-Track collection of tracks spanning the 10 years. The CD and download is released through independent record label 'Screech Records'.
