sevdahBABY

............................................................ ............................................................ ........................."I've got no interest in making records for a few people in their bedrooms to prove to their mates how cool they are. I can't understand that ghetto mentality: you spend all that time working in a studio, and dealing with record companies and publishers, and you still want to remain underground at the end of it!" Jacques Lu Cont ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... MILAN STANKOVIC a.k.a. sevdahBABY ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... The artist soon to be known as sevdahBABY explores the usage of elements of Balkan music tradition in the context of contemporary styles of electronic music, varying from broken beat and 2step experiments, to straight 4 to the floor club grooves. He is not afraid of mixing those two cultures, not afraid of being accused of heresy from any kind of audience: folk music lovers on one side, or representatives of urban DJ/clubbing culture on the other side. He strongly believes that music is universal, that Balkan sevdah is equal to American blues, or Brazilian tristessa. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Music production experience: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Milan Stankovic, as sevdahBABY has done almost whole soundtrack for the feature movie "Tu Pa Tam", directed by the young Slovenian director, Mitja Okorn. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... He has also done music for: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... - over 150 40-minute episodes of TV series. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... - five TV commercials and student films....................................................... ............................................................ ............................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Touring experience: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... As sevdahBABY DJ, Milan Stankovic played in numerous clubs in Belgrade (including the most influental of them-"Plastic"), Novi Sad and Nish, major cities in Serbia. He also appeared on prestigious EXIT FESTIVAL in Novi Sad, in 2007. There is also a new perspective in sevdahBABY LIVE setup - it consists of Milan Stankovic (guitars, male vocals) Eva Mezei (female vocals) and Lou Benny (MC, turntables), and they have already played in couple of Belgrade clubs....................................................... ............................................................ ............................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Trivia: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Milan Stankovic graduated from Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade and worked as an architect and 3D artist for five years....................................................... ............................................................ ...............................* Milan Stankovic also appears under alias "Brutt Van Daal"....................................................... ............................................................ .............................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Previous releases: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Tu Pa Tam soundtrack, 2005. Dallas Records, Slovenia ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... Various Assets, 2005. Red Bull Music Academy ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... VA Balkan Beats Vol.2, 2006. Eastblok Music, Berlin ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... VA 2911 EP, 2006. Home Made Electronica, Croatia..................................................... ............................................................ ................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... as Brutt Van Daal: ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... 2 semitones, please EP, 2007. Strike Recordings, Colombia ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... BearWho?-Beatbox remix contest, 2007. Dust Traxx, Chicago ............................................................ ............................................................ .........................

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