My story
The Beginning
My full name is Grzegorz Albert Drozdowski. I was born in 1997 and spent first 20 years of my life living in Ustka, a peaceful Polish town located by the Baltic Sea.
I’ve always loved original, engaging and interactive stories. As a kid, I could rewatch Disney’s The Lion King over and over again. After school I’d play video games on my PlayStation 1 non-stop if I could.
As I was growing up, I started to look deeper into the stories of my favorite films and games to find out why they were so captivating to me. I quickly noticed that every work of art I had loved had a memorable and beautiful soundtrack.
At the time I didn’t have any musical knowledge or abilities to play instruments. Everything changed when I watched Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon. Its epic soundtrack is still one of the most touching pieces of art to me. Moved by its beauty, I felt a strong desire to create music for visual media and become a composer myself.
And so, being 16 years old, I started my musical journey.
By the Baltic Sea
The Obsession
Starting from scratch wasn’t easy, especially since most music school pupils in Poland start learning 10 years earlier than I had.
It was a long journey of self-studying music theory, taking piano lessons in the State Music School in Słupsk and overcoming self-doubt. After learning the basics and creating my first simple compositions, I was preparing for the entrance exam for University of Music in Łódź.
During that time I learned to play a few instruments on a basic level by myself (e.g. violin, harmonica, ukulele), played percussion instruments in an orchestra and sang choral music with numerous choirs. Some of my compositions were performed publicly by various soloists, ensembles and a choir.
Finally, in 2018, after 4 years of intense studying, I was one of the 3 people admitted to Film Music Composition and the only one without a music school diploma.
My dream was becoming a reality.
University of Music in Łódź
The Disappointment
Studying in University of Music was like discovering a completely new world. I had never met so many talented and creative people in one place before. I finally got friends who shared my passion. And I was learning even more with help of great professors.
I’ve always valued being independent, so during my studies I worked a customer service job. I worked almost full-time, in the evenings and on the weekends. It was hard, but sustainable… or so I thought.
Months passed and I started to notice something. I was constantly learning, practising the piano or completing assignments in my free time. But I was writing less music than before. And I was unhappy.
A lot of the subjects I was learning were only vaguely connected with composing. The subjects truly focusing on film music were a small part of the curriculum. As it turned out, I had already learnt a lot of them before, by myself.
I passed the first semester with excellent grades, but my doubts were arising. Was studying there really what I wanted? Was it the best use of my time?
I quit my job to have more time for composing, but it didn’t help. With each passing week I was feeling more and more burnt out. The restless nights left a scar in my mind.
I didn’t want to lose my love for music, so I made the decision. Before the end of the second semester, I dropped out of the university.
After my first half-marathon
The Recovery
I couldn’t make music anymore. I had a mental block. Every time I sat at the piano, a crippling anxiety appeared. My passion was broken.
For the first time in many years, I didn’t know what to do. I decided to give myself some time, take a break from music and look for a new job.
2 years passed before I was ready to reconnect with my passion. During that time I worked in a few banks, putting my analytical thinking into practice and developing my soft skills.
Starting by small steps, I eventually came back to composing. With time, I not only regained my skills and confidence. I started learning by myself again and became better than before.
And I think that my break from music helped with that.
You see, I believe art is created naturally. That doesn’t mean we should not learn our craft. Of course we should. What it means is that true art is created by our life experiences. By our thoughts, feelings and memories. The craft is only a tool to convey what’s in our minds and hearts.
For 2 years, I hadn’t made any music. But I had been living my life.
Me and my dog’s paw
The Business
In 2022 I felt ready to start my own freelance composing business - Grzegorz Drozdowski Music.
After I moved to Gdańsk with my girlfriend (who is now my wife), I began offering my skills and knowledge to creators who were in need of music, usually for their first commercial projects.
At first it was a tremendous challenge for me to start reaching out to other creative people online - especially in English, which is not my native language. I thought I’d make a fool of myself and only waste my time.
Fortunately, over the last few years I’ve connected with many wonderful and imaginative people who were open to the idea of working with me on their projects. I’m proud to say that I met or even exceeded their expectations and made original soundtracks that matched their visions.
These composing jobs not only let me prove myself as a composer, but also provided me with opportunities to learn what skills I should improve to become a better artist, collaborator and freelancer.
With my wonderful wife
Blue Songbird
Year 2025 was full of new challenges for me.
I had to move to a different apartment and find a new full-time job to sustain myself. At the same time, I was preparing for getting married and taking care of my health problems.
It was a very intense period and after a while I realised that I needed a space for expressing myself artistically in a free, honest way - without a specific goal in mind, like scoring a video game or a short film.
At the end of the year I started creating music under my artistic alias: Blue Songbird, which actually came from my last name. Drozd in Polish means thrush, which is a type of a songbird. I felt that the idea of a delicate, inconspicuous bird that can sing beautiful melodies was a perfect match for both my story and composing style.
I also changed my business name to Blue Songbird Studio. Studio means a space for creating something, especially art. While composing music is still the most important way of self-expression for me, I’m happy to try other forms of art in my free time, such as photography, writing and drawing. Not for money, but for my own self-discovery.
After a break from commercial projects and focusing more on myself, I am currently open to new artistic challenges. While my time and resources are limited, I still want to help as many ambitious creators as I can, using not only my skills and expertise as a musician, but also the experience I’ve gained by overcoming various challenges throughout my journey.
The songbird is free, honest and it loves to sing. It feels safe inside its circle, but it’s looking outside. It wants to learn something new and share its discoveries and songs with the world.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Now that you know me a little better, you’ve probably decided if you’d like to work with me. If you want to give it a try, just click the button below and book a free call. I’d love to know you too.