Vladimir Cetkar (pronounced Chet-kar) originally comes from the ancient and beautiful Ohrid in Macedonia.
He is a multi-talented professional musician (composer, arranger/conductor, vocalist and guitarist) whose educational background (Berklee College of Music) and professional experience have enabled him to simultaneously develop careers in jazz and soul/funk/dance music.Vladimir actively performs at jazz venues, night clubs and international festivals around Europe and the US, ensuring great exposure and a rapidly growing fan base. In addition, his work in the soul/funk/dance genre has generated a big buzz on the international soulful dance scene, being globally supported by DJs and radios.His music has been featured on various internationally distributed compilations and has been on rotation in brand name clothing stores such as Abercrombie and Fitch.
Cetkar’s world class music production / writing and performing have been recognized by internationally acclaimed composers/arrangers such as Simon Hale (credits include Jamiroquai, George Benson, Bjork, Incognito) and DJ/Producers such as Marc Pomeroy, Brian Tappert, Dimitri From Paris and the Italian Funk Maestros Jestofunk, who invited Vladimir for a joint project.His debut album, “Live at the Ohrid Antique Theater,†received remarkable reviews among the jazz critics. Very recently, he completed his second album, “We Will Never End,†which combines the jazz/soul/funk and dance genres."Now that’s real magic."
Nu-Soul Magazine
