Big Fat Five: Wiktoria Bialic's (@wiktoria_drums / Allison Russell / Ralph Kaminski) Top 5 Influential Records

Drummers on Drumming

This week's guest is Wiktoria Bialic. Wiktoria has been nominated for four Grammy awards for her recordings on Allison Russell's album, "The Returner." She has also recorded drums for Grammy-winning musicians like Ondre J. Pavic, Alex Marley, Maati Baani, Ralph Kaminski, SARSA, and various other artists and producers from Britain, India, Scotland, Poland, America, and Puerto Rico.

Wiktoria collaborated with Zildjian Artist Ash Soan on the single "Dark Dark Days" by Black Dog All Starsand often fills in for other well-known drummers in Poland. She won the Hit Like A Girl contest in 2021 and has performed at prestigious drum festivals such as PASIC, Bag Show, The UK Drum Show, and Silesia Drum Festival.

You can find her Instagram HERE and listen to a Spotify playlist featuring many of her recordings HERE. Wiktoria offers a great perspective on excelling as a studio musician, so get ready to improve your drumming skills. I hope you enjoy the recordings that shaped Wiktoria Bialic into the musician she is today.

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

WIKTORIA'S BIG FAT FIVE:

Album - Exodus

Artist - Bob Marley

Release Year - 1977

Key Track(s) 0 Three Little Birds / One Love / Whole Record :)

Drummer - Carlton Barrett

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Album - The Returner

Artist - Allison Russell

Release Year - 2023

Key Track(s) - Stay Right Here / Springtime

Drummer - Wiktoria Bialic

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Album VoodoO

Artist - D'Angelo

Release Year - 2000

Key Track(s)

The Root

Drummer - Questlove

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Album - Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Artist - Little Feat

Release Year - 1974

Key Track(s) - Skin It Back

Drummer - Richie Hayward

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Album - 7

Artist - Seal

Release Year - 2015

Key Track(s) - Redzone Killer

Drummer - Ash Soan

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