Krzysztof Knittel was born in 1947 in Varsovie where he studied composition and became a sound engineer. After two years studying in Darmstadt, he played in The Center of the Creative and Performing Arts at Buffalo. Winner of the Solidarnocz Prize in 1985, he composes electroacoustic pieces or chamber music. Since 1989, he is vice-president of the Polish section of ISCM.