Marin Gradac

Marin Gradac
Also known asMaka / Mako
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments

Marin Gradac is a Bosnian musician who is a trombonist for the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.

Career

In 1996, Gradac accompanied Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurtović, with whom he restarted the band Zabranjeno Pušenje, disbanded in the early 1990s.[1] He sang and performed on two studio albums; Fildžan viška (1997) and Agent tajne sile (1999).[2][3] Also, Gradac performed on their first live album; Hapsi sve! (1998). According to Sejo Sexon, Gradac was a really good singer, but the fans didn't accept him, especially the core ones.[4] Gradac left Zabranjeno Pušenje in 2000 due to other commitments; he went to complete the Sarajevo Music Academy.[5]

Gradac has been playing a trombone for the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra.[6]

Gradas is an executive producer of the Sarajevo Big Band and a board member of the Saraj Pro-Brass Musicians Association.[7]

Discography

Main article: Zabranjeno pušenje discography

Zabranjeno pušenje

References

  1. ^ "Kako je i kad nastalo Zabranjeno Pušenje?". jabuka.tv (in Bosnian). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Zabranjeno Pušenje – Fildžan Viška". discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Zabranjeno Pušenje – Agent Tajne Sile". discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Davor Sučić aka Sejo Sexon (Zabranjeno pušenje): "Crk'o je Vox, a ne Marshall"". muzika.hr. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Kako je i kad nastalo Pušenje?". zabranjeno-pusenje.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "List of the members of the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra". saph.ba. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Najpopularniji hitovi Raya Charlesa u Sarajevu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 December 2019.