Marijan Brkić (born 20 January 1962), also known under the nickname Brk, is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n guitarist and producer, best known for his work with

n bands such as

Parni Valjak Parni Valjak (; trans. '' Steam Roller'') is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1975. They were one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and have maintained large popularity in all former Yugoslav republics a ...

and Prljavo Kazalište, and solo artists, including

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his album ...

. He is one of the most popular Croatian guitarists and session musicians, and is also known as a composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and sound engineer. His first popular band was Prljavo Kazalište, with whom he played from 1979 to 1989. In 1991, he joined Parni Valjak as their lead guitarist. Since he joined them, Parni Valjak has released eight albums, both studio and live, as well as compilations. He remained with Parni Valjak until the band's farewell tour and last performance in December 2005. Following the dismissal of Parni Valjak, he joined Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni. In November 2007, he released his first solo album called ''Bolji Svijet'' (''A Better World''), featuring collaborations with Croatian musicians such as Gibonni, Toni Cetinski, Aki Rahimovski, Dado Topić, Berislav Blažević, etc. The album also features two instrumental compositions. In 2009 he rejoined Parni Valjak on their reunion tour and has been playing with the band since. He also runs his own recording studio "MB" in

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, where Parni Valjak has recorded some of their albums.

Discography

* 1979 – Prljavo Kazalište – Prljavo Kazalište * 1980 – Prljavo Kazalište – Crno-bijeli svijet * 1981 – Prljavo Kazalište – Heroj ulice * 1983 – Prljavo Kazalište – Korak od sna * 1985 – Prljavo Kazalište – Zlatne godine * 1988 – Prljavo Kazalište – Zaustavite zemlju * 1994 – Parni Valjak – Buđenje * 1995 – Parni Valjak – Bez struje: Live in ZeKaEm * 1997 – Parni Valjak – Samo Snovi Teku Uzvodno * 2000 – Parni Valjak – Zastave * 2001 – Parni Valjak – Kao Nekada – Live at S.C. * 2002 – Parni Valjak – 25 godina (DVD) * 2002 – Tina Rupčić – Prvi put * 2004 – Parni Valjak – Pretežno Sunčano? * 2005 – Parni Valjak – Koncentrat 1977–1983 * 2005 – Parni Valjak – Koncentrat 1984–2005 * 2005 – Parni Valjak – Bez struje: Live in ZeKaEm (DVD) * 2007 – Marijan Brkić – ''Bolji Svijet'' * 2007 – Gibonni – Acoustic/Electric

External links

Official website

The Official website of Parni Valjak

The Official website of Parni Valjak
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