Piotr Kupicha’s career began over 20 years ago, and although the musician rarely appears in the media, the hits of the Feel group, of which he is the leader, are still played by Polish radio stations. He can count on a lot of money for performing well-known hits live. However, he started playing “for the goods” and as a teenager he could count on remuneration in the form of alcoholic beverages.
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Not only Feel
Recently, Kupicha gave an interview to the tabloid Super Express, in which he recalled the beginnings of his career. It is worth recalling that although today he is mainly associated with the band Feel, for several years he was active in the pop-rock group Sami, where in 2000-2004 he sang and played the guitar. He has been associated with this instrument even longer – he began taking his first lessons at the age of 16. SAMI, or Spontaneous Attack of Musical Intuition, was founded by bassist Michał Laksa and in its heyday with Kupicha in the line-up, it achieved some commercial success – the musicians became winners of the Super One for a successful debut at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. Their greatest hit – “Lato” is known to almost everyone, although hardly anyone remembers that we will see the future leader Feel in the music video.
However, success did not translate into earnings.
When I played in the band Sami, although the group had already gained some popularity, it was not financially interesting at all. At one point it even got really bad.
– recalled Kupicha in an interview with “Super Express”. He offered the band that he could write songs for them for $2,000. zlotys per month. When they refused, he decided to leave and complete his own squad. After leaving the band, Piotr Kupicha used some of the material composed for the Sami group in his new project. It was Feel that made him popular.
From concerts for 2 beers to even a million zlotys a year
When he took his first steps in the music industry, the reality looked completely different. As a young artist, he could count on remuneration in the form of food products – including alcohol.
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When I started my adventure with music, the greatest fun for me was every performance in front of the audience. There were times when my buddies and I would walk into a bar and ask if we could play. We were maybe 17 or 18 then. The owner of one of the premises said that for three sets in an hour he would pay us in beers. We got 10 beers out of five, so it was two beers on the bar per head.
– he told “Super Express”, adding that he remembers this period positively in terms of the atmosphere at the concerts. Now you don’t have to worry about your earnings. According to the findings of “Super Express”, the singer has a chance to earn from 30 to 60 thousand at one concert. zlotys. Performing about 40 times a year, the musician earns up to a million zlotys, which also includes royalties.
Source: Gazeta
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