Jadranko "Dado" Džihan (1964), also credited as Dado Jehan, is a

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

music producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

and sound master from

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. He is a member of

New Primitives New Primitivism (Serbo-Croatian: ''Novi primitivizam'') was a subcultural movement established in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in March 1983. It primarily used music, along with satire, sketch and surreal comedy on radio and television, as its forms of ...

Top lista nadrealista ''Top lista nadrealista'' ("The Top List of the Surrealists", sometimes "The Surrealists' Chart Toppers")—also known as ''TLN'' or ''Nadrealisti'' ("Surrealists")—is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav sketch comedy and vari ...

an art movement of Sarajevo of the early 1980s. From 1991, he has been based in London. He works as a composer. He is also the brother of Vlado Džihan, best known as one half of the Viennese downtempo electronica duo DZihan & Kamien. 1980-1984 in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

Dado and his friend Darko Ostojić "Ogi" aka Oggie the Kid, formed a rock band with a spiritual touch called Nirvana, later changed to Cyclone. Džihan played keyboards in one of the most successful bands in ex-Yugoslavia,

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno Pušenje () is a Bosnian Rock music, rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with Bosnian folk music, folk influences, often featuring innovative production a ...

– “No Smoking Orchestra” releasing a number of critically acclaimed albums. He was the lead vocalist in the band Kongres, and played keyboards in Valentino (band), Gino Banana,

Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari is a Bosnian pop band. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hari Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and s ...

and many others including the forward-thinking band "BITLISI" co-founded with another dear friend and a colleague from ''

'' Zlaja Ivanisevic. In 1991, in the eve of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

, Džihan moved to London, and continued to work in

Music industry The music industry are individuals and organizations that earn money by Songwriter, writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music and sheet music, presenting live music, concerts, ...

Film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

and TV as a composer, music producer,

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

, sound artist and

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. His eclectic compositional style blends European modern and classical works with ethnic elements from the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

and

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

. He is a classically trained pianist, and also a sound designer and performer with more than 30 years of experience. Some of his film credits include

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie ( ; born Angelina Jolie Voight, , June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards ...

’s directorial debut '' In the Land of Blood and Honey'' (2011),

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed ''Truly, Madly, Deeply (film), ...

’s ''

Breaking and Entering Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually ...

'', Well Tempered Corpses / Dobro Ustimani Mrtvaci by Benjamin Filipovic, and "Sitting Ducks" by Gerald Fox.

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