Mladen Milicevic (b. 1958) received a B.A. (1982) and an M.A. (1986) in music composition and multimedia arts studying with Josip Magdic at The Music Academy of Sarajevo, in his native Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 1986 Mr. Milicevic came to the United States to study with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, from which he received his M.A. in experimental music composition (1988). From the University of Miami in Florida, Mr. Milicevic received his D.M.A. in computer music composition in 1991, studying with Dennis Kam. For several summers he studied with Michael Czajkowski at the Aspen Music School. In his work, Mr. Milicevic has concentrated on live interactive electronic music composition utilizing hyper instruments. He was awarded several music prizes for his compositions in the former Yugoslavia as well as in Europe. Working in Yugoslavia as a freelance composer for ten years, he composed for theater, films, radio and television, also receiving several prizes for this body of work. Since he moved to the United States in 1986, Mr. Milicevic has performed his live electronic music, composed for modern dances, made several experimental animated films and videos, set up installations and video sculptures, had exhibitions of his paintings, and scored for films. Mr. Milicevic is Professor and the Chair of Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He teaches students in the mornings and scores movies in the afternoons.
