Mladen Milicevic
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Mladen Milicevic(born 1958) is a composer of experimental music
, sound installations, and film music. He is a Professor and the Chair of the Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles.
Born into a family of film-makers (his father was D.P. and his mother was film editor) Milicevic started playing piano when he was 6. He received a B.A. in music composition (1982) and an M.A. (1986) in music composition and multimedia arts from The Music Academy of Sarajevo, in his native Bosnia-Herzegovina where he studied with Josip Magdic
. Milicevic came to the United States in 1986 to study with Alvin Lucier
at Wesleyan University
in Connecticut, where he received his masters degree in experimental music composition (1988). After Wesleyan, he went to study with Dennis Kam at the University of Miami
in Florida, where he received his doctorate degree in computer and experimental music composition in 1991. For several summers he studied with Michael Czajkowski at the Aspen Music School. In the nineties 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. Milicevic worked in Yugoslavia
as a freelance composer for 10 years, where 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, 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.
Commercial work
In former Yugoslavia
, Milicevic produced in 1985 the second album of the pop band VALENTINO that sold platinum.
In 2009 he also produced an album entitled “Imam pjesmu za tebe” (I’ve got a song for you) by Rade Šerbedžija
and Miroslav Tadić. For this work he was nominated for the PORIN award in Croatia
as the best-produced album.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
, sound installations, and film music. He is a Professor and the Chair of the Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
in Los Angeles.
Born into a family of film-makers (his father was D.P. and his mother was film editor) Milicevic started playing piano when he was 6. He received a B.A. in music composition (1982) and an M.A. (1986) in music composition and multimedia arts from The Music Academy of Sarajevo, in his native Bosnia-Herzegovina where he studied with Josip Magdic
Josip Magdic
Josip Magdić is a professional football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Australian club Melbourne Knights.-Club career:...
. Milicevic came to the United States in 1986 to study with Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and...
at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in Connecticut, where he received his masters degree in experimental music composition (1988). After Wesleyan, he went to study with Dennis Kam at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
in Florida, where he received his doctorate degree in computer and experimental music composition in 1991. For several summers he studied with Michael Czajkowski at the Aspen Music School. In the nineties Milicevic has concentrated on live interactive electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
composition utilizing hyper instruments. He was awarded several music prizes for his compositions in the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
as well as in Europe. Milicevic worked in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
as a freelance composer for 10 years, where 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, 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.
Commercial work
In former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, Milicevic produced in 1985 the second album of the pop band VALENTINO that sold platinum.
In 2009 he also produced an album entitled “Imam pjesmu za tebe” (I’ve got a song for you) by Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija , occasionally credited as Rade Sherbedgia in some English-language productions, is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb origin. He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in...
and Miroslav Tadić. For this work he was nominated for the PORIN award in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
as the best-produced album.