Luka Belani

With his debut indie label album released in 2009, Luka Belani officially entered the world of artists whose music you would happily buy, store on your iPod and the computer, and pay to see him play. His debut album, B-side of My Mind was recorded at Morris Studio, one of the most prominent studios in the country. The recording was done by Miro Vidović and Dave Cartello, an awarded producers and recording engineers who worked with many acclaimed artists from The States and Croatia. Dave Cartello also worked on the mix. Mastering was conducted by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York who mastered songs and albums for John Mayer, Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma, MGMT, Norah Jones and Yo La Tengo to mention a few among the coolest. Production was done by Luka and Marko Rundek, the drummer on the album. The label guilty for releasing the album is Aquarius Records. Special appearance by Freddie J. Cooper and his blues/jazz guitars were recorded on two of eleven tracks: A Bomb in The Hood and Men Seeking Gold. His debut album B-Side of My Mind and its DIY predecessor Out Of This World were characterized as a mix of contemporary acoustic, electric rock, and pop drowned in the 70s school of singing/songwriting. Many parallels with Jacob Dylan and Nick Drake were drawn. Croatia's most acclaimed music critics proclaimed B – Side of My Mind "the debut album of 2009.". The enemy was no wrong! This 24-year-old from the small town of Križevci, who now resides in Zagreb, the Capital of Croatia, polished his style and craft through a few local demo bands, which tortured audience with their raw originals and Neil Young covers up to 160 beats per minute before cutting his first LP. Enrolling into college, moving to the capital, meeting the right people, playing in front of them and even being a monthly resident in one of Zagreb's smoke filled clubs, gave Luka the opportunity to expand his fan base well over Jazz Club's capacity of one hundred. At the start of 2008 Luka departed for London to play a small scale pub tour. One of these shows got cut into a live EP with a limited physical release and as a free download which downloaded surprisingly well. Radio friendly songs about people, bombs, relationships which tend to explode and their mighty hooks were presented throughout more than 70 gigs all over Croatia, its National television and more than a few radio stations, both national and regional. Luka also assembled a band of four that rocks in bigger venues or plays as a band of one in more intimate spaces. The promotion of critically acclaimed B-side of My Mind is still under way and the first video is on its way to hit TV stations, their VJ-s and charts. And YouTube too. HomeBrowseSearchInviteMailBlogFavoritesForumEventsGamesMusicClassifieds



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