Dario Vitez (born January 17, 1973) is a Croatian

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specialist,

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and

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. He is most notable as a music manager,

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and public relations manager of the rock band

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 ...

Early life

Vitez was born and raised in

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

(nowadays

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). He earned his

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from the

MIOC MIOC may refer to: * XV Gymnasium Fifteenth Gymnasium () is a public high school in Zagreb, Croatia. It specializes in mathematics and computer science. It was previously called MIOC (; ) and is still well known under that name. History The schoo ...

in 1991. Also, he was play a

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in a music school. Vitez graduated

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

from the

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, but not fulfilled all requirements for an academic degree.

Music manager career

In 1996, Vitez formed his own concert and public relations company, named Dik-koncert.

Zabranjeno pušenje (1997–present)

Since 1997, Vitez has been an executive producer, public relations manager and

tour manager A tour manager (or concert tour manager) is the person who helps to organize the administration for a schedule of appearances of a musical group (band) or artist at a sequence of venues (a concert tour). In general, road managers handle tour det ...

for

, a rock band formed in

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in 1980. As an executive producer, Vitez worked on all Zabranjeno pušenje album releases since 1998, such as ''

Hapsi sve! ''Hapsi sve!'' () is the first live album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1998. It was released through Croatia Records in Croatia and A Records in Yugoslavia. Recording The songs are recorded over two nights at Dom Sportov ...

'' (1998), ''

Agent tajne sile ''Agent tajne sile'' () is the sixth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in June 1999. It was released through Dancing Bear and TLN-Europa in Croatia, RENOME and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Active Time in ...

'' (1999), ''

Bog vozi Mercedes ''Bog vozi Mercedes'' () is the seventh studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in December 2001. It was released through Menart Records and TLN-Europa in Croatia and Active Time in Yugoslavia. Track listing SourceDiscogs ...

'' (2001), ''

Live in St. Louis ''Live in St. Louis'' is the second live album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released on March 22, 2004. It's released through In Takt Records in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Menart Records in Croatia and Mascom Records in Serbia and Montene ...

'' (2004), '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006), '' Muzej revolucije'' (2009), '' Radovi na cesti'' (2013), ''

Šok i nevjerica ''Šok i nevjerica'' () is the eleventh studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released through Tropik in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Menart in Croatia and Serbia, on October 31, 2018. Recording and production In 2017 and early 2 ...

'' (2018), and '' Karamba!'' (2022). Additionally, he

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ed or co–designed

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s on three albums: ''Hapsi sve!'', ''Agent tajne sile'' and ''Bog vozi Mercedes''. In 1997, Vitez organized two guest appearances of

Rambo Amadeus Antonije Pušić (; born 14 June 1963), known professionally as Rambo Amadeus (), is an author and performer. A self-titled "musician, poet, and media manipulator", he is a noted artist across the countries of former Yugoslavia. His songs com ...

at the Zabranjeno pušenje concerts for the ''

Fildžan viška ''Fildžan viška'' () is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1997. It was released through Dallas Records in Croatia and Slovenia, and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's the first album where Sejo ...

'' album promotion in Sarajevo. Those appearances were the first

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performance by a Serbian-Montenegrin artist to the Bosnian Federation.

Other artists

Vitez was a concert manager and public relations manager in Croatia for a Serbian rock band Bajaga & Instruktori from 2004 to 2009. On November 24, 2004, there was a concert for their 20th Band Anniversary at the

Dom sportova Dom sportova (), is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Zagreb, Croatia. The venue was built in 1972 in the Trešnjevka neighborhood, in the western part of the city. It has 32,000 m2 of floorspace, and it features six halls. The se ...

in Zagreb. For their 2005 studio album ''

Šou počinje u ponoć ''Šou počinje u ponoć'' (trans. ''The Show Begins at Midnight'') is the eight studio album from Serbian rock music, rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, released in 2005. The album featured numerous guests: Negative (Serbian band), Negative vocali ...

'' promotion there was two big concerts in Croatia, at the

Arena Gripe Gripe Sports Center () is a sports complex located in the Gripe city district of Split, Croatia. It features four indoor halls, and is used to host many sports, as well as concerts. The seating capacity of the small indoor hall is 3,500, and of t ...

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on December 29, 2005 and at the Dom sportova in Zagreb on April 27, 2006. In 2009, there was two concerts for their 25th Band anniversary at the

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall The Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (), formerly known as Cibona Sports Centre (), is an indoor sports arena located in Zagreb, Croatia. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,400. History The arena was built in 1987, to be used at t ...

in Zagreb, on November 20 and 21. Vitez was a promoter and tour manager of a Bosnian rock singer

Elvir Laković Laka Elvir Laković, also known as Laka ; born 15 March 1969), is a Bosnian rock singer-songwriter, born in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early life He attended music school there studying guitar, but he disliked the school's teaching methods an ...

, the Bosnia and Herzegovina entrant at the

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. From 2008 to 2010, he was a

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for the area of

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, except Bosnia. Vitez was an exclusive booking agent of the Cvetličarna

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, Slovenia, from 2007 to 2009. On June 4, 2009, Vitez organized 30th Band Anniversary Concert of rock band Prljavo kazalište at the Križanke Outdoor Theatre in Ljubljana. Since 1996, he organized or booked concerts for many rock, rap and pop artists, such as:

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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 ...

Dino Dvornik Miljenko Dvornik, known professionally as Dino Dvornik (; 20 August 1964 – 7 September 2008), was a Croatian and Yugoslav musician, music producer, actor and reality television star. Often referred to by the nickname "Kralj funka" ("King of Fu ...

Kemal Monteno Kemal Monteno (17 September 1948 – 21 January 2015) was a Bosnian recording artist and singer-songwriter whose career stretched from the 1960s to the 2010s. He is widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of the former Yugoslavia. Mon ...

, Hladno pivo,

Vlatko Stefanovski Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski ( ; born January 24, 1957) is a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian folk rock, ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar virtuoso. Biography Vlatko was born into a typical theatrical family. His parents, as artists, often ...

, Plavi orkestar,

Majke Majke ("mothers") are a cult Croatian rock band. Founded in 1984 in Vinkovci, Majke were one of the many bands to appear in a town that had a particularly vibrant rock and alternative scene. The band started playing under the influence of band ...

KUD Idijoti KUD Idijoti was a Croatian and Yugoslav punk rock band formed in Pula in 1981. ''KUD'' in the band's name is the abbreviation for ''Kulturno-umetničko društvo'' (trans. ''Culture and Arts Society''), a common designation for amateur folk danc ...

Lačni Franz Lačni Franz (trans. ''Hungry Franz'') was a Slovenian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Maribor in 1979. The band is considered one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene, as well as one of the most prominent acts of the Yugos ...

, Psihomodo pop, Colonia,

Mostar Sevdah Reunion Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a world- fusion musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka fused with contemporary musical styles. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with ...

Esma Redžepova Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska (, ; 8 August 1943 – 11 December 2016) was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. She was nicknamed "the Queen of the Gypsies" per her contribution to Romani culture and music. She started t ...

, Vatra and many others.

Awards and nominations

, - , 2002 , , ''

'' , Album cover design , Davorin , , with Srđan Velimirović , , - , 2003 , , ''www.zabranjeno-pusenje.com'' , Music

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design , Davorin , , ,

References

External links

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