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List of major achievements
- Third place in the "Guitar Superstar" - one of the most prestigious guitar competitions in the world organized by the renowned music magazine “Guitar Player” (July 23rd, 2011)
- Nomination to the Hollywood Music in Media Award (May 2011)
- Member of the Recording Academy (Grammy) (May 2010)
- Hollywood Music Awards - winner in category "Best New Age Artist" (November 20th, 2008)
- Hollywood Music Awards - nominations in 3 categories (fall 2008)
- Finalist of "Emergenza Music Festival" in 2008
- Semi-finalist of "100% Music Songwriting Contest" - a music and songwriting competition open to all songwriters from any part of the world.
- Nomination in "ISSA 2008 Songwriting Contest", category "Instrumental"
- Nomination to "LAMA" ("Los Angeles Music Awards") in category "Best Instrumental Album Of The Year 2008" for "In Memory of the Greatests"
- "Band of The Week" by Jim Dunlop Strings (December 31st, 2007)
- Finalist in 9th "Annual Great American Song Contest" 2007 in category "Instrumental"
- Honorable mention in "DSA 2007 Winner Song Contest" in category "Instrumental/TV/Film/Classical/Jazz" for "Beyond Horizon"
- 3rd place in "DSA 2007 Winner Song Contest" in category "Instrumental/TV/Film/Classical/Jazz" for "Island of my dreams"
- 3rd place in "Dallas Songwriter Association Contest" in category "Instrumental/TV/Film/Classical/Jazz" for "It's Going To Be Better"
- 7th Annual Great American Song Contest - Finalist in the Instrumental Category with the tune "It's Going To Be Better"
- "Hope" used in movie "Rent a Rasta" by J. Michael Seyfert
- April 2007 - Texas Music Project (Guitar Solo Contest), winner in the Electrical Guitar
- Award of the "Song of The Year" contest in category "Excellence In Song Writing" for "Into the Future" (March 2007)
- Runner up in the "Song of the Year" contest, category "Instrumental/Jazz/World Music" (February 2007)
- Monthly finalist in the "Song of the Year" contest", category "Instrumental/Jazz/World Music" (January 2007)
- Two of Arek's songs: "It's going to be better" and "Viva Carlos!" were released on compilation CD "Real musica" by "Black Rose Production"
- "Beyond horizon" released on compilation CD "Guitars of Tomorrow vol.1" by K.T. Records.
- Semifinalist in the "Dallas Songwriters Association 2007 Song Contest" in category: "Instrumental/TV/Film/Class/Jazz" with songs "Beyond Horizon" and "Island of My Dreams"
- Honorable mention in "11th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest" for "And The Road Goes On"