Matko Šašek, also known as Koolade is a

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n hip-hop,

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, and

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producer. Born in Zagreb in the late 1970s, he began his music career in the late 1990s. Along with other members of the Blackout family he played a major role in establishing hip-hop genre in the Croatian and regional (

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) music scene, rocking charts, record sales and winning a few national music awards (local equivalent to the

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) in Croatia and Bosnia. Later he and his partner/manager Phat Phillie realized that his production would make a good export, and continued to expand his work throughout Europe and the U.S., where he is perhaps best known for his production work on Masta Ace's "Beautiful" on the album ''

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'', as well as a number of other prominent American hip-hop artists such as

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and

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of the

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, Bow Wow, and others. Koolade is locally and regionally known for his collaborations with the Croatian hip-hop groups Tram 11 and Bolesna Braća, as well as Bosnian rappers

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and

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Early years

Born on 1 June 1978 in

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, he showed great interest in music from his early days. Growing up in the 1980s he listened to artists like

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(being a fan since age of 6),

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, U2, Depeche Mode, New Order,

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, Dire Straits etc. In 5th and 6th grade he took piano lessons, but quit after two years due to a lack of interest in classical music education. He did not play the piano again, until the start of his professional music career in the mid/late 1990s.

Hip Hop

In the years 1989/1990 his sister introduces him to Hip Hop music which he initially hates, but after a year or so, Hip Hop music becomes his obsession. Artists like Run-DMC,

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, N.W.A., Ice Cube,

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would very soon take over his tape deck. Due to a few shows like MTV's

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, Rap Attack, and his future manager Phat Philly's own Blackout Rap Show on

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, he keeps track of the international scene and all the fresh new releases. Soon enough he starts forming his first high school demo bands of pretty much no significance like G-Style and Ill Behavior. Having interest in both rapping and beatmaking he makes his first tracks. Although those would end up being just tries and attempts, but a good practice for his later work.

Blackout

As Hip Hop scene would start resonating more and more with the local kids in Croatia during the early/mid 1990s he starts hangin around clubs and people playing, promoting and making Hip Hop music. Hearing the local artist's demos being played on Blackout Rap Show, he wasn't overwhelmed with the production on those, and decides he wants to contribute to the scene with his musical talent as a beat-maker and producer. Eventually he focuses on beat-making and production, and gets embraced by the local scene very quickly, due to the quality of his material. Very soon he becomes a member of the Blackout Project, the DJ's, MC's and beat-makers revolving and evolving around the Blackout Rap Show. In 1998, his 1st production credit release, which marked the start of his professional career, were two tracks by Tram 11 "Des Mozges" & "Kog je briga za vas", on Blackout Project's "Project Impossible" album. He collaborates with many soon to be renowned local and regional hip hop artists like Tram 11, Sick Rhyme Sayazz aka Bolesna Braća, El Bahattee, Nered & Stoka,

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etc... Meaning, they all make history together, rockin the charts and sales on a mainstream level. In the following years, he gains respect not just in the hip hop scene, but throughout the local, regional, and European urban music scene. In the

region he enjoys a legendary status. He and his manager Phat Phillie continue to work up to date, having a strong bond as partners in crime, and continue shopping and delivering the world music scene with some of that Koolade, placing his music worldwide. He produced ''"Beautiful"'' by Masta Ace.

Media & marketing

Being a music producer and sound engineer, Koolade does and scores quite a few commercials, locally and worldwide, and copyrights his music in the world of media, TV and marketing. Some of the references are H&M,

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, Alizee,

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, and TV shows like

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etc.

Recent Days

Today Koolade continues to produce for other acts as he always used to. One of the recent ones he is affiliated with would be Kandžija, High5, Geralt iz Rivije, Frenkie, Kontra, and the whole of Zagreb's and regional underground scene. His 2016 single "Say Nothing" featured Rah Digga, Sean Price, and Tony Touch, and was released on Duck Down Music. Koolade also has a stream of instrumental EP's, singels and albums, genre wise ranging from beats, alternative hip-hop, electronic beats to future funk. Since 2016, he's been affiliated with a US label Blvnt Records. His music got picked up and played by many international podcasts and radio shows such as Soulection, Voyage Funktastique and WeFunk. He also performs his music live, which includes live sampling, fx tweaking, playing bass lines, leads and talkbox.

Awards and recognition

In 2007,

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-based ''URB'' magazine named Koolade one of the top 100 best up-and-coming urban artists, along with artists like M.I.A. and Block Party.

Discography

Croatian & regional production credits

*''Project Impossible'' (Blackout Project album, Radio 101 1997), produced songs: "Intro", "Des Mozges" feat. Tram 11, "Kog je briga za vas" feat. Tram 11 *'' Čovječe Ne Ljuti Se'' ( Tram 11 album, Menart Records 1999), produced songs: "Čovječe Ne Ljuti Se", "Znaš Ko Sam", "Kaj Ima Lima?", "Udri Brigu Na Veselje", "Za Sve Oko Mene", "Nema Škvadre" (featuring Major League Figures), "Mokri Snovi (Remix)", "Lažni Frajeri", "Lančana Reakcija" and "Mikrofon Provjeravam" *''Lovci na šubare'' (Bolesna Braća album, Menart Records 2000), produced songs: "Čiča miča", "Čarobna frula" featuring General Woo, "Sex" featuring

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, "Dame biraju" *''

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'' ( Tram 11 album, Menart Records 2001), produced songs: "Nisi Pazio", "Politiziranje" (featuring Prva petorka), "Crni dani", "Zlo i naopako", "A vi svi", "A vi svi RMX" featuring Prva petorka, Remi, Bizzo & La Bla, "Vrućina gradskog asfalta", "Jedno", "Jedno RMX" featuring KC Da Rookee, "Ti čašpri iskrivljeno" featuring Renman, "Eto šta ima", "Za 10 godina" featuring Ivana Husar, "Samizam" featuring Ink & Ivana Husar and "Ljubomora je kurva" featuring XL *''Svaki pas ima svoj dan'' (El Bahattee album, Dallas Records 2001), produced the whole album *''Od danas do sutra'' (Nered album, Menart Records 2001), produced songs: "Čuvari doline" featuring Remi *'' Takozvani'' ( General Woo album, Menart Records 2002), produced the song "Nema veze" featuring Stu *''

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album, Menart Records 2002): "Slušaj Mater", "Jesmo'l Sami?" *''Stole'' (album, Stoka, Dino Dvornik, Nered, Jacques Houdek, Croatia Records 2003), produced the whole album *'' No Sikiriki'' (

album, Menart Records 2004): "Kliše", "Samo za raju" and "Dragi moj Vlado" *'' 1,68'' (

album, Aquarius Records 2004): "Iza Mene", "Apel za mir" featuring

, "To je hip hop" and "Politika je kurva" featuring

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*'' Baš je lijep ovaj svijet'' ( General Woo & Nered album, Aquarius Records 2005), produced the song "Strogo povjerljivo" featuring Ivana Kindl *''The Album ...nastavak'' (

album, Menart Records 2005), produced the song "Ljubavni Problemi" featuring

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*''Prvo Pa Muško'' (

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album, Menart Records 2005), produced the song "Klade"; also co-produces 5 other songs on the album *'' Stig'o ćumur'' (

album, Menart Records 2006): "Uši zatvori", "To mora da je ljubav" featuring

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, "To što se traži" featuring Dino Šaran and "Nikad Više" *''Ovdje i Sada'' ( MC Popay album, Kingston Sound 2007): "Bashment danas", "Bum!", "Hrpa MC'ja" featuring Nightmare & Blunter, "To smo mi" featuring

*''

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album, Menart Records 2007): "Povratak Cigana" featuring Hamza *''

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album, Menart Records 2008) - produced the whole album. *''Narodnjaci'' (Kandžija album, Dallas Records 2009): "Narodnjaci", "Intro", "Bic", "Nije Zadnja" *''Sretan broj'' (Carla Belovari single, Dallas Records 2010): "Sretan Broj" *''Chuck Norris Rap'' (

single, Menart Records 2010): "Chuck Norris Rap (Koolade remix)" *''Koktel od rakije'' (Kandžija album, Dallas Records 2011): "Desno", "Smij se", "Polako", "Retoricka", "Kriza", "Mali mrznja", played bass on "Big Brother" *''Štrajk Mozga'' (

album, Menart Records 2012): "Soma", "Drukčiji" feat. Marchello & Kandžija *''Troyanac'' (

album, Menart Records 2012): "", "Gori", "Messi Rap" feat. Kontra, "Why You Want" feat. Vukašin *''U cipelama moga oca'' (Priki album, Menart Records 2012), produced the song "Ovo Piće" feat. Koolade, co-produced the song "Punije žene" *''"Zlatne Žbice"'' (Kandžija i Toxara album, 2012), Produced the song "Duge Kandže" *''"Kronika Betona"'' (Flamie album, Street13 Records 2013), Produced the song "Kronika Betona" ft. Nemir, Bobi Vejn *''"Zagreb Je Atlanta"'' (Geralt iz Rivije, EP 2015), Produced the song "U Getu" *''"Head Nod (single)"'' (Geralt iz Rivije, 2015) *''"Underground"'' (Nered i Stoka, single, Neki Daniels 2015) *''Stani na put ft. Reksona, Frenkie, General Woo'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *''Stani na put ft. Kontra, Marchello de Facto, Remi(Elemental)'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *''Stani na put ft. Reksona, Frenkie, Remi, General Woo, Kontra, Marčelo, Baby Dooks, Gru'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *''"No Pasaran (single)"'' (Edo Maajka, 2016) *''"OJOJOJ (single)"'' (Edo Maajka, 2016) *''"Od pješaka do rakete"'' (Burky x Geralt iz Rivije x Koolade, Bassivity Digital, 2016), produced the whole album *''"Kune i Dinari (single)"'' (Geralt iz Rivije x Kendi, 2016) *''"Čvarci od Marcipana EP"'' (Riđi Riđ (High5), 2017), produced songs "Dvajst do asa" and "Dado Pršo" *"Beton" (Kandžija, album, Universal Music 2018), produced songs "Ko te šta pito" and "Grah" *"Drugačiji" (Rens, EP, 2018), produced song "Male stvari" ft. Jasmin Jazz *"Na mom umu (Koolade Remix)" (Struka /Aristokrat Music, 2019) *"Obama" (single, Vojko V, ft. Z++ /Croatia Records 2020) *"Obama rmx" (single, Vojko V, Devito /Devito Anonymo 2020) *"Stanija" (single, Mlada Beba /Honey Money Gang 2021), co-produced the song with Mystee *"V.E.R.A." (single, Struka, Goldie, Shea, Koolade /Honey Money Gang 2021) *"Ledolomac" (EP, Vule Košmar, 2021), produced the whole EP *"Jedan i Jedan" (album, Tram 11 /Pad Sistema Records, 2022), produced songs "10 dana u ljubavi", "Pričamo", "Priče sa tamne strane", "Tvrda kopija", "Uhićen", "Tko nam je uzeo sjaj" *"Moćno" (album, Edo Maajka /Dallas Records, 2022), produced the whole album, exept song "Svaki Čovjek (ft. Dino Šaran)", produced by Coby

International production credits

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) *''Nexcalibur'' (KC Da Rookee album, 2001): "Hot Souls", "You Asleep" and "Somethin' Different" featuring Aqeel *''Born Wit' It" b/w Underdog'' ( Strick 12 inch, Fat Beats, 2002): "Born Wit' It" *''Relax Relate Release'' (

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album, 2002): "On and On" (featuring

) and "So Think Again" *''Truly Unique'' (

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12 inch, 2002): "Truly Unique-Koolade Remix" and "Truly Unique-Remix Instrumental" *''Mood Swing'' feat.

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12 inch, 2002): "Soon Come-Koolade Remix" and "Soon Come-Remix Instrumental" *'' How We Do'' (

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album, 2003): "Let's Get Money" and "B.S.A.P." (featuring Lovey) *''Innere Sicherheit'' (

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album, 2003): "Rap Gesetze 11-20" *''1 Pied Dans L'biz'' (IPM album, 2003): "Mon Univers" and "Exode" *''

'' ( Masta Ace album, M3 2004): "Beautiful" *''That One Way'' (Czarnok album, Capitol, 2005): "Pimp Tight" *''

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album, 2006): "Good" (featuring

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, co-produced by

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album, 2007): "Job Song" and "Disperse" (featuring Gangsta L. Crisis and Really Doe) *''Eddy Meets Yannah - Remix EP'' (Eddy Meets Yannah EP, Compost 2007): "Losing Wings-Koolade Remix" featuring Capitol A *''The Truth'' ( Young Sid album, Move Te Crowd Records 2007), produced the song "Explosive" feat. David Dallas *'' Face Off'' ( Bow Wow &

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album, 2007): "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" *'' The Show'' ( EMC album, 2008): "Who We Be" *''Millionaire'' (

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single, Decon/Spuldiggaz 2008): "Millionaire" *'' Kizzaland'' (

album, Full Blast Music 2008): "Don't Stop Go", "Millionaire", "They're Everywhere", "Red Wine" *BAZAAR (Sunny Bizness ft. Bazaar, single, independent 2009) *''The Wizard of Izz'' (

album, Full Blast Music 2009): "Don't Stop Go", "Connect The Dots" feat. Collin Munroe, "Set it off", "Red Wine" *''They're Everywhere'' (

single, Full Blast Music 2009): "They're Everywhere" *''Connect The Dots'' (

ep, Decon 2009): "Connect The Dots" featuring Collin Munroe and "Ooh La La (remix)" *''This Is What It Feels Like'' (Spinz album, Vibra Music 2009): "1 in a Million" featuring Koolade also available as a 12" single *''What You Waiting For'' (Mizz Nina featuring Colby O'Donnis album, Mizz Nina Productions/Warner Music Malaysia 2010): "What You Waiting For" featuring Colby O'Donnis *Hip Hop & Rap (Sunny Bizness ft. Vega, single, independent 2010) *Wer? (Sunny Bizznes ft. Nea & Tareq, single, independent 2010) *''Take Over'' (

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featuring Flo Rida single, Mizz Nina Productions/Warner Music Malaysia 2011): "Take Over" featuring Flo Rida *Rapmusik (Sunny Bizness, album independent 2011) produced songs Hip Hop & Rap ft. Vega, Dieter Bohlen, Harz IV Blues, Bong Song, Heiss Heiss Baby, Hoer Mir Zu ft. Jonesmann *''Excuse My Imagination'' (Leeloo Jammais album, Dallas 2011), produced the track "Rain Dance" feat. Koolade *''

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'' (

album, 2012 Nature Sounds/Royal Lion), produced the track "What You See" *'' The Tonite Show'' ( EMC album, M3 Records 2008): "I Like You Like" *'' Barkie'' ( MC DRT album, 2016), produced tracks "Brandschade" and "Woordkracht" *'' Hooikoorts EP'' ( MC DRT, 2016), produced the track "Hooikoorts ft. Hilin Doyou" *Maylay Sparks ft. Last Emperor & Rucker Pawk - "Illadelph Elohim" *GR Team - "Daj mi pokoj!" *GR Team - "Pochop že..." *GR Team - "Zas títo" *XL (Sadat X x El Da Sensei, album, Vinyldigital.de 2018), produced song "Sign In" ft. AG (of Show & AG) *Compton's Most Wanted (Eiht & Chill) (Gangsta Bizness, album, Blue Samp Music 2019), produced songs "Classic Shit" ft. Weazel Loc, Daddy Rich, "I Swear" ft. Big2DaBoy, "Run Everythang" Ft. Tinigi Star, "Fucc Em" *Decko ft. Adela Ostroľudská - Veľký zoošit (Akupunktura, album, Ruka Hore, 2020) *Main Flow - Money Machine (single, Wannabattle Records 2021) *Durrand Bernarr - Homage (B-Boy Blues OST, DSING Records 2022) *Avehre - Something's Missing (B-Boy Blues OST, DSING Records 2022)

Remixed by Koolade...

*''Truly Unique (Koolade Remix)'' (

12 inch, 2002): "Truly Unique-Koolade Remix" and "Truly Unique-Remix Instrumental" *''"Willy Overnight (Broke Niggaz) RMX"'' by

(official 2004) *''"Motivators (Koolade Remix)"'' by A Tribe Called Quest ft.

(unofficial 2004) *''"Romantika (Bloo Room Remix)"'' by

(Menart 2004) *''"Romantika (Koolade Remix)"'' by

(Menart 2004) *''"Mr. Slow Flow (Koolade Remix)"'' by Evidence (unofficial 2005) *''"Losing Wings (Koolade Remix)"'' featuring Capitol A by E''ddy Meets Yannah'' (Eddy Meets Yannah EP, Compost 2007): *''"Hypnotize You (Koolade Remix)"'' by

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(unofficial 2010) *''"Crabs (Koolade Remix)"'' by Respect Tha God ft. Smiff-N-Wessun (official 2011) *''"Chuck Norris Rap (Koolade Remix)"'' by

(Menart 2011) *''"Can We Be Friends (Can We Be Friends)"'' by CHUI (Dancing Bear 2014) *''"Iembi Hipster"'' by Bvandzija / High5 / Koolade (Zlatne Zbice 2014) *''"Meet The Frownies (Koolade Flip)"'', by

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(unofficial 2014) *''"tryingNOT2 (Koolade Remix)"'' by BILK (official 2015) *''"Let Em Know (Koolade Remix)"'' by

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(Threshold Recordings LLC / Diamond Media 360) *''"Am I Wrong (Koolade Remix)"'' by Anderson Paak (unofficial 2016) *''"Laputa (Koolade Rework)"'' by Hiatus Kaiyote (unofficial 2016) *''"Over (Koolade Remix)"'' by Drake (unofficial 2017) *''"Driven ft. Roc Marciano (Koolade Remix)"'' by JR & PH7 x St. Joe Louis (Below System Records, 2017) *"Link Up (Koolade Remix)" by NxWorries (unofficial 2018) *"Suede (Koolade Remix)" by NxWorries (unofficial 2018) *''"Ye (Koolade Remix)"'' by Burna Boy (unofficial 2020) *''"Location (Koolade Remix)"'' by Dave ft. Burna Boy (unofficial 2020) *''"Never Call Me (Koolade Remix)"'' by Jhene Aiko (unofficial 2020) *''"Slide (Koolade Remix)"'' by H.E.R. (unofficial 2020) *''"Toast (Koolade Remix)"'' by Koffee (unofficial 2021) *''"On and On"'' by Erykah Badu (unofficial 2021)

Featuring Koolade...

*''"Tepanje"'' by Tram 11 (demo album ''Workshop Class'' 11, 1997) *''"Nema Skvadre"'' by Tram 11 feat. Major League Figures (album ''Covjece ne ljuti se'', Menart 1999) *''"Pocasna loza"'' by Sick Rhyme Sayazz aka Bolesna braca feat. Dash & Koolade (album ''Lovci Na Subare'', Menart 2000) *''"Ovaj ritam volim"'' by

(album ''Balkansko a nase'', Menart 2008) *''"FM Jam I Like"'' by

feat. Disciplinska komisija (album ''Balkansko a nase'', Menart 2008) *''"1 in a MIllion"'' by Spinz (album This Is What It Feels Like, Dallas 2009) *''"Rain Dance"'' by Leeloo Jammais (album Excuse My Imagination, Dallas 2011) *''"Ovo Piće" ft. Koolade'', by Priki (album "U cipelama moga oca", Menart 2012) *"Pterodaktil", by Koolade & Kendi (album "Papirni avioni", Aristokrat Music 2017) *"Hamburg City Love" ft. Koolade N Cissalc, by Ben Bada Boom (album "The B-funk Story", Ninetofive Records 2019) *"Reach Out" ft. Koolade, by Ben Bada Boom (album "The B-funk Story", Ninetofive Records 2019)

Various artist compilation, film & theater placements and scores

*''"Mimoilazišta"'' (adaptation of the novel "Passing Places" by Stephen Greenhorn), theater play music score (Satiričko kazalište Kerempuh, 2001) *''Phat Phillie & FRX present: Blackout 10 godina - The Best of Hip Hop'' (album, 2003), features songs: "Čiča miča - Bolesna Braća", "A vi svi - Tram 11, and "Svaki pas ima svoj dan - El Bahattee" *''Speakin in Tongues'' (Stonegroove 2001) features track "Pocasna loza" by Sick Rhyme Sayazz feat. Dash & Koolade *'' Birthday Girl OST'' (Miramax/Film Four 2001) features track "Pocasna loza" by Sick Rhyme Sayazz feat. Dash & Koolade *''Beats to the Rhyme'' (Play It Again Sam 2004) features track "Beautiful" by Koolade feat. Masta Ace *''Hits You Missed, Vol.2'' (M3 2005) features track "Survival" by Koolade feat. Masta Ace *''Ugly Betty (TV series)'' features track "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" by Bow Wow and Omarion (Produced by Koolade) *''So You Think You Can Dance (US)'' (TV talent show) features track "They're Everywhere" by Izza Kizza (Produced by Kooalde) *''The Nicest - Indie Hip Hop, Vol.2'' (Regulatin' Music 2012) features track ''Survival'' by Koolade feat. Masta Ace *''The Nicest - Indie Hip Hop, Vol.5'' (Regulatin' Music 2012) features track ''No More Music'' by Koolade feat.

*''10 Jahre Hip Hop Open Allstars (compiled by DJ Schowi)'' (0711 Entertainment/Four Artists/Warner Music Group 2012) features track ''Beautiful'' by Koolade feat. Masta Ace *''Stani na put ft. Reksona, Frenkie, General Woo'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *''Stani na put ft. Kontra, Marchello de Facto, Remi(Elemental)'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *''Stani na put ft. Reksona, Frenkie, Remi, General Woo, Kontra, Marčelo, Baby Dooks, Gru'' (Bassivity Digital/Red Bull 2015) theme song from the film "Stani na put" (MTV Adria/RedBull 2015) *Cruisin' (various artist compilation), song "Moon Thug" (Blvnt Records 2016) *Collect Beats vol.3 (various artist compilation), song "Lone Jazz Sunday" (InchPerSecond Records 2016) *Feeding You New Knocks Vol.1 (various artist compilation), song "Phone Queue" (More Bounce Collective/Wicked Wax Records 2018)

Copywriting, marketing & media

*''"Simpa Ti & Ja"'' TV commercial music score, HT 1999 *''"

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"'', song placement,

2009,

: "Millionaire" *"

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2008, Bow Wow &

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2008,

: "They're Everywhere" *''" H&M Kids Fashion Flash Mob"'' song placement, H&M 2009,

: "Set It Off" *''"Y2K NBA Basketball 2009"'' song placement,

: "They're Everywhere" *''"Mix It Up"'' web ad score/song placement, Alize 2009,

: "Mix It Up" *''"Nice Ice"'' song placement,

2010, Buco aka Mali Dado: "Nice Ice" *Viceland (two placements, unreleased/unnamed beats)

References

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External links

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