Slavko Avsenik Jr. () (9 April 1958) is a

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and

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. He is also the author of numerous children's songs. He is the son of

Slavko Avsenik Slavko Avsenik (November 26, 1929 – July 2, 2015) was a Slovenia, Slovene composer and musician. Beginning in 1953 with the formation of the Avsenik Brothers Ensemble, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and garnered success both in Slovenia ...

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

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, then

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in Austria and as a music editor at Arioli BMG in Germany. He creates

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s and produces music for film, TV, theater, multimedia, using a wide assortment of genres of

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, and music for children. Avsenik collaborated with industrial music group

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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