Biography
Zoran Starcevic – one of the best and most productive Balkan guitar players, composer, arranger, producer and the member of: Trio Balkan Strings, was born in 1958 and lives in Belgrade, Serbia. He writes and performs various kinds of music: Balkan-Fusion-Swing-Ethnic-World music, Balkan Guitar Rock, guitar acoustic/electric instrumental music and songs based on the traditional ethnic music from Serbia and from all over the Balkans. The music, written and performed by Zoran Starcevic, is a fusion of the traditional, eastern, Ethnic music and the elements of western, Rock music, Swing, improvisation and modern music. His sons, Nikola and Zeljko, and he are the members of the guitar ensemble Trio Balkan Strings – they performs its original instrumental music, a fusion of many Balkan elements: Serbian, Gypsy, Macedonian, Romanian, Moldavian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Mediterranean, Greek, Oriental…including Jazz improvisations, Swing and classical elements.
TRIO BALKAN STRINGS performs its original guitar music, a fusion of Balkan music, Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Classical music, asymmetrical rhythms and original guitar interpretation. The result, combining many cultures, is BALKAN SWING – WORLD FUSION, virtuoso, rich and unconventional, fresh and spontaneous, brimming with energy. Authentic, attractive music with the finest taste, real presentation of guitar music in Balkan Jazz style, unique interpretation from three of them and the universal music language, without frontiers. A real music trip by Balkan carpet, so if you like Jazz, Swing, Ethno, Classical, or you simply like guitar music, it is your perfect choice. They invented 6 hands playing on one guitar and that is their trademark. They have performed in many Festivals (Jazz, Classical Guitar, World music) and concerts in: USA, Canada, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Russia, Moldova, Slovakia, Chech Republic, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, UK, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway, France, Israel, Ireland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. They did master classes-clinics and concerts for classical and Jazz guitar students in Europe and in the USA.
Zoran has written and recorded about 800 songs, many of which being hits performed by the most famous singers from Serbia, and about 200 instrumentals on 10 solo albums and 4 CD’s with Trio Balkan Strings.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER in the World category of the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition with composition Water-mill written by Nikola Starcevic, performed by Trio Balkan Strings
FIRST PRIZE WINNER -Trio Balkan Strings won first prize and the Dolphin statue for being the best instrumental ensemble on the Music World 2004 Italy Festival Internacionale Fivizzano.
Zoran Starcevic is playing acoustic guitars: Ovation Anniversary, Taylor GS Mini and electric guitars: Fender Strat, Casio Midi Guitar PG-380 and Seller hand made guitar by Slobodan Radivojevic
Trio Balkan Strings (Nikola, Zeljko and Zoran Starcevic) use Cleartone Strings, USA. We are happy to announce our partnership with Cleartone Strings, USA.