Đani Pervan is a Bosnian musician, songwriter, record producer, and

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Life and career

Pervan was born and raised in

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. He is a

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musician. In 1985, Pervan joined the rock band

Letu štuke Letu štuke is a rock band from Bosnia and Herzegovina formed in 1986 in Sarajevo. They published a number of studio albums and gained mainstream popularity in the country with the songs Minimalizam, Mjesto za dvoje, Tesla, and others. The band ...

where he performed as a drummer on their demo songs. In 1987, Pervan joined rock band Major as a drummer. He performed on their first studio album; ''Son Late Zigi Daj'' (1989). As a drummer, Pervan joined jazz band Don Guido i Misionari in 1990. In 1994, Pervan moved to Paris, France, with a pop-rock band Overdream. Next to him, the band members are Samir Ćeramida,

Dušan Vranić Dušan Vranić, known by his nickname Duco, is a Bosnian musician who is a member of the Darko Rundek's band. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Life and career Vranić was born and raised in Sarajevo ...

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, and Boris Bačvić. The band released their only studio album in 1996. In 1996, Pervan accompanied

Sejo Sexon Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjen ...

and Elvis J. Kurtović, with whom he restarted band

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, disbanded in the early 1990s. He performed on their fifth studio album, '' Fildžan viška'', which was released in 1997. American singer-songwriter

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hired Pervan and Dušan Vranić to make

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es of two songs, "I've Been High" and "Beachball", from

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ...

's album '' Reveal'' (2001). The two of them did mentioned remixes under pseudonym Chef. In 2001, Pervan accompanied

Darko Rundek Darko Rundek (born January 30, 1956) is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early 1980s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor. He emigrated to France after the Yugosl ...

with whom he co-produced his studio album ''Ruke'' (2002). Also, he joined the Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar at the same time. In 2005, Pervan returned to Sarajevo to work with his original band Letu Štuke.

Discography

;Major * ''Son Late Zigi Daj'' (1989) ;Overdream * ''Overdream'' (1996) ;Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Fildžan viška'' (1997) ;Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar * ''Ruke'' (2002) * ''Zagrebačka Magla: Plava turneja 2003 Live'' (2004) * ''Mhm A-ha Oh Yeah Da-Da!'' (2006) * ''Live u Domu omladine'' (2008) ;Letu štuke * ''Letu štuke'' (2005) * ''Proteini i ugljikohidrati'' (2008) * ''Brojevi računa'' (2011)

References

External links

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