Slavko Avsenik Jr. ( sl, Slavko Avsenik mlajši) (April 9, 1958 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian

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and pianist. He is also the author of numerous children's songs. He is the son of the Slavko Avsenik.

Biography

Avsenik graduated from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in

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in jazz piano, in 1981, and film music composition at

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in Boston in 1985. During and after college he worked as a composer, arranger and producer, first in Ljubljana, then

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in Austria and as a music editor at Arioli BMG in Germany. He creates film scores and produces music for film, TV, theater, multimedia, using a wide assortment of genres of pop music, and music for children. Avsenik collaborates with industrial music group Laibach on their album

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Awards

* 1981 Award of the Austrian Ministry of Culture * 1993 Župančičeva Prix

Filmography

* ''Opus Films: Remington'' (1988) * ''The Wind in the Network'' (1990) * ''Heart Lady'' (1992) * ''Moran'' (1993) * ''A Tale of Awakening'' (1993) * ''Traveling Božidar Jakac'' (1994) * ''Dogged'' (1995) * ''Used Fresco'' (1995) * ''Felix'' (1996) * ''The Abyss'' (1998) * ''Socialization of a Bull'' (1998) * ''Faces of the Green River'' (1999) * ''Hop, Skip and Jump'' (2000) * ''In the Kingdom of Marmots'' (2004)

Theater

* LOVRAČ, Fugitive, Bear With a Rose (A), Jeppe S Hill, Velden 200th * LET F. Prešeren * Lefend OF Kamniške Veronika * STORY Soldier R. MAISTRA, Hansel and Gretel, Cuore (A)

Discography

* Šmentana muha * Spanckaj glasba za dojencke * Izdano na medijih

References